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Wang W, Xiong F, Zhu S, Yan M, Liao X, Yu K, Cui L, Chen J, Wang J, Lan R, Xie J, An Q, Mai L. Electron-injection-engineering induced dual-phase MoO 2.8F 0.2/MoO 2.4F 0.6 heterostructure for magnesium storage. Natl Sci Rev 2024; 11:nwae238. [PMID: 39131923 PMCID: PMC11312365 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwae238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024] Open
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Rechargeable magnesium batteries (RMBs) have received increased attention due to their high volumetric capacity and safety. Nevertheless, the sluggish diffusion kinetics of highly polarized Mg2+ in host lattices severely hinders the development of RMBs. Herein, we report an electron injection strategy for modulating the Mo 4d-orbital splitting manner and first fabricate a dual-phase MoO2.8F0.2/MoO2.4F0.6 heterostructure to accelerate Mg2+ diffusion. The electron injection strategy triggers weak Jahn-Teller distortion in MoO6 octahedra and reorganization of the Mo 4d-orbital, leading to a partial phase transition from orthorhombic phase MoO2.8F0.2 to cubic phase MoO2.4F0.6. As a result, the designed heterostructure generates a built-in electric field, simultaneously improving its electronic conductivity and ionic diffusivity by at least one order of magnitude compared to MoO2.8F0.2 and MoO2.4F0.6. Importantly, the assembled MoO2.8F0.2/MoO2.4F0.6//Mg full cell exhibits a remarkable reversible capacity of 172.5 mAh g-1 at 0.1 A g-1, pushing forward the orbital-scale manipulation for high-performance RMBs.
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- Weixiao Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicate Materials for Architectures, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- Hubei Longzhong Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology (Xiangyang Demonstration Zone), Xiangyang 441000, China
- Hainan Institute, Wuhan University of Technology, Sanya 572000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- Hubei Longzhong Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology (Xiangyang Demonstration Zone), Xiangyang 441000, China
- Hainan Institute, Wuhan University of Technology, Sanya 572000, China
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Chen X, Kong Y, Yin H, Yang X, Zhao Q, Xiao D, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Xue Q. Unveiling the Enhancement of Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Activity in Ru-Fe 2O 3/CoS Heterojunction Catalysts. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2403427. [PMID: 39076054 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202403427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2024] [Revised: 07/19/2024] [Indexed: 07/31/2024]
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The development of highly efficient electrocatalysts for the sluggish anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial to meet the practical demand for water splitting. In this study, an effective approach is proposed that simultaneously enhances interfacial interaction and catalytic activity by modifying Fe2O3/CoS heterojunction using Ru doping strategy to construct an efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution catalyst. The unique morphology of Ru doped Fe2O3 (Ru-Fe2O3) nanoring decorated by CoS nanoparticles ensures a large active surface area and a high number of active sites. The designed Ru-Fe2O3/CoS catalyst achieves a low OER overpotential (264 mV) at 10 mA cm-2 and demonstrates exceptional stability even at high current density of 100 mA cm-2, maintaining its performance for an impressive duration of 90 h. The catalytic performance of this Ru-Fe2O3/CoS catalyst surpasses that of other iron-based oxide catalysts and even outperforms the state-of-the-art RuO2. Density functional theory (DFT) calculation as well as experimental in situ characterization confirm that the introduction of Ru atoms can enhance the interfacial electron interaction, accelerating the electron transfer, and serve as highly active sites reducing the energy barrier for rate determination step. This work provides an efficient strategy to reveal the enhancement of electrocatalytic oxygen evolution activity of heterojunction catalysts by doping engineering.
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- Xue Chen
- School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China
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- School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, China
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- School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, China
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- School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, China
- Condensed Matter Theory Group, Materials Theory Division, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, Uppsala, 75120, Sweden
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- School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130022, China
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- School of Physics and Physical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, 273165, China
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
- Department of physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Li H, Pu Y, Li W, Yan Z, Deng R, Shi F, Zhao C, Zhang Y, Duan T. Sulfur-Vacancy Engineering Accelerates Rapid Surface Reconstruction in Ni-Co Bimetal Sulfide Nanosheet for Urea Oxidation Electrocatalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2403311. [PMID: 38874118 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202403311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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Developing a highly efficient catalyst for electrocatalytic urea oxidation reaction (UOR) is not only beneficial for the degradation of urea pollutants in wastewater but also provides a benign route for hydrogen production. Herein, a sulfur-vacancy (Sv) engineering is proposed to accelerate the formation of metal (oxy)hydroxide on the surface of Ni-Co bimetal sulfide nanosheet arrays on nickel foam (Sv-CoNiS@NF) for boosting the urea oxidation electrocatalysis. As a result, the obtained Sv-CoNiS@NF demonstrates an outstanding electrocatalytic UOR performance, which requires a low potential of only 1.397 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode to achieve the current density of 100 mA cm-2. The ex situ Raman spectra and density functional theory calculations reveal the key roles of the Sv site and Co9S8 in promoting the electrocatalytic UOR performance. This work provides a new strategy for accelerating the transformation of electrocatalysts to active metallic (oxy)hydroxide for urea electrolysis via engineering the surface vacancies.
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- Haoyuan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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Lan J, Wu H, Yang L, Chen J. The design engineering of nanocatalysts for high power redox flow batteries. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:10566-10577. [PMID: 38738335 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00689e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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Redox flow batteries (RFBs) are one of the most promising long-term energy storage technologies which utilize the redox reaction of active species to realize charge and discharge. With the decoupled power and energy components, RFBs exhibit high battery pile construction flexibility and long lifespan. However, the inherent slow electrochemical kinetics of the current widely applied redox active species severely impedes the power output of RFBs. Developing high performance electrocatalysts for these redox active species would boost the power output and energy efficiency of RFBs. Here, we present a critical review of nanoelectrocatalysts to improve the sluggish kinetics of different redox active species, mainly including the chemical components, structure and integration methods. The relationship between the physicochemical properties of nanoelectrocatalysts and the power output of RFBs is highlighted. Finally, the future design of nanoelectrocatalysts for commercial RFBs is proposed.
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- Jinji Lan
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China.
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Qian Y, Zhang F, Luo X, Zhong Y, Kang DJ, Hu Y. Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Applications of Layer-Structured Metal Chalcogenides Composites. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2310526. [PMID: 38221685 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202310526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Featured with the attractive properties such as large surface area, unique atomic layer thickness, excellent electronic conductivity, and superior catalytic activity, layered metal chalcogenides (LMCs) have received considerable research attention in electrocatalytic applications. In this review, the approaches developed to synthesize LMCs-based electrocatalysts are summarized. Recent progress in LMCs-based composites for electrochemical energy conversion applications including oxygen reduction reaction, carbon dioxide reduction reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction, overall water splitting, and nitrogen reduction reaction is reviewed, and the potential opportunities and practical obstacles for the development of LMCs-based composites as high-performing active substances for electrocatalytic applications are also discussed. This review may provide an inspiring guidance for developing high-performance LMCs for electrochemical energy conversion applications.
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- Yongteng Qian
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, P. R. China
- College of Pharmacy, Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321007, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321007, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Jinhua Polytechnic, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, P. R. China
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Yao Y, Liu Y, Shin J, Cai S, Zhang X, Guo Z, Blackman CS. In-situ fabrication of self-supported cobalt molybdenum sulphide on carbon paper for bifunctional water electrocatalysis. Heliyon 2024; 10:e31108. [PMID: 38826749 PMCID: PMC11141360 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024] Open
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The fabrication of highly efficient yet stable noble-metal-free bifunctional electrocatalysts that can simultaneously catalyse both hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) remains challenging. Herein, we employ the heterostructure coupling strategy, showcasing an aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition (AACVD) aided synthetic approach for the in-situ growth of cobalt molybdenum sulphide nanocomposites on carbon paper (CoMoS@CP) as a bifunctional electrocatalyst. The AACVD allows the rational incorporation of Co in the Mo-S binary structure, which modulates the morphology of CoMoS@CP, resulting in enhanced HER activity (ŋ10 = 171 mV in acidic and ŋ10 = 177 mV in alkaline conditions). Furthermore, the CoS2 species in the CoMoS@CP ternary structure extends the OER capability, yielding an ŋ100 of 455 mV in 1 M KOH. Lastly, we found that the synergistic effect of the Co-Mo-S interface elevates the bifunctional performance beyond binary counterparts, achieving a low cell voltage (1.70 V at 10 mA cm-2) in overall water splitting test and outstanding catalytic stability (∼90 % performance retention after 50-/30-h continuous operation at 10 and 100 mA cm-2, respectively). This work has opened up a new methodology for the controllable synthesis of self-supported transition metal-based electrocatalysts for applications in overall water splitting.
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- Yuting Yao
- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK
- Department of Chemistry, HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on New Materials, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
- HKU Zhejiang Institute of Research and Innovation, Hangzhou, 311305, China
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Khan IA, Alzahrani AS, Ali S, Mansha M, Tahir MN, Khan M, Qayyum HA, Khan SA. Development of Membranes and Separators to Inhibit Cross-Shuttling of Sulfur in Polysulfide-Based Redox Flow Batteries: A Review. CHEM REC 2024; 24:e202300171. [PMID: 37606899 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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The global rapid transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy resources necessitates the implementation of long-duration energy storage technologies owing to the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources. Therefore, the deployment of grid-scale energy storage systems is inevitable. Sulfur-based batteries can be exploited as excellent energy storage devices owing to their intrinsic safety, low cost of raw materials, low risk of environmental hazards, and highest theoretical capacities (gravimetric: 2600 Wh/kg and volumetric: 2800 Wh/L). However, sulfur-based batteries exhibit certain scientific limitations, such as polysulfide crossover, which causes rapid capacity decay and low Coulombic efficiency, thereby hindering their implementation at a commercial scale. In this review article, we focus on the latest research developments between 2012-2023 to improve the separators/membranes and overcome the shuttle effect associated with them. Various categories of ion exchange membranes (IEMs) used in redox batteries, particularly polysulfide redox flow batteries and lithium-sulfur batteries, are discussed in detail. Furthermore, advances in IEM constituents are summarized to gain insights into different fundamental strategies for attaining targeted characteristics, and a critical analysis is proposed to highlight their efficiency in mitigating sulfur cross-shuttling issues. Finally, future prospects and recommendations are suggested for future research toward the fabrication of more effective membranes with desired properties.
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- Ibad Ali Khan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemical Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemical Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Physics, College of General Studies, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabi
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Chen Q, Hao J, Zhang S, Tian Z, Davey K, Qiao SZ. High-Reversibility Sulfur Anode for Advanced Aqueous Battery. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2309038. [PMID: 37970742 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202309038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Despite being extensively explored as cathodes in batteries, sulfur (S) can function as a low-potential anode by changing charge carriers in electrolytes. Here, a highly reversible S anode that fully converts from S8 0 to S2- in static aqueous S-I2 batteries by using Na+ as the charge carrier is reported. This S anode exhibits a low potential of -0.5 V (vs standard hydrogen electrode) and a near-to-theoretical capacity of 1404 mA h g-1 . Importantly, it shows significant advantages over the widely used Zn anode in aqueous media by obviating dendrite formation and H2 evolution. To suppress "shuttle effects" faced by both S and I2 electrodes, a scalable sulfonated polysulfone (SPSF) membrane is proposed, which is superior to commercial Nafion in cost (US$1.82 m-2 vs $3500 m-2 ) and environmental benignity. Because of its ultra-high selectivity in blocking polysulfides/iodides, the battery with SPSF displays excellent cycling stability. Even under 100% depth of discharge, the battery demonstrates high capacity retention of 87.6% over 500 cycles, outperforming Zn-I2 batteries with 3.1% capacity under the same conditions. These findings broaden anode options beyond metals for high-energy, low-cost, and fast-chargeable batteries.
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- Qianru Chen
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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Zhao Z, Pan Y, Yi S, Su Z, Chen H, Huang Y, Niu B, Long D, Zhang Y. Enhanced Electron Delocalization within Coherent Nano-Heterocrystal Ensembles for Optimizing Polysulfide Conversion in High-Energy-Density Li-S Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2310052. [PMID: 38145615 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202310052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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Commercialization of high energy density Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) batteries is impeded by challenges such as polysulfide shuttling, sluggish reaction kinetics, and limited Li+ transport. Herein, a jigsaw-inspired catalyst design strategy that involves in situ assembly of coherent nano-heterocrystal ensembles (CNEs) to stabilize high-activity crystal facets, enhance electron delocalization, and reduce associated energy barriers is proposed. On the catalyst surface, the stabilized high-activity facets induce polysulfide aggregation. Simultaneously, the surrounded surface facets with enhanced activity promote Li2 S deposition and Li+ diffusion, synergistically facilitating continuous and efficient sulfur redox. Experimental and DFT computations results reveal that the dual-component hetero-facet design alters the coordination of Nb atoms, enabling the redistribution of 3D orbital electrons at the Nb center and promoting d-p hybridization with sulfur. The CNE, based on energy level gradient and lattice matching, endows maximum electron transfer to catalysts and establishes smooth pathways for ion diffusion. Encouragingly, the NbN-NbC-based pouch battery delivers a Weight energy density of 357 Wh kg-1 , thereby demonstrating the practical application value of CNEs. This work unveils a novel paradigm for designing high-performance catalysts, which has the potential to shape future research on electrocatalysts for energy storage applications.
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- Zhiqiang Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
- Key Laboratory for Specially Functional Materials and Related Technology of the Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
- Key Laboratory for Specially Functional Materials and Related Technology of the Ministry of Education, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China
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Balpınar Ö, Nadaroğlu H, Hacımüftüoğlu A. Green synthesis, characterization of melatonin-like drug bioconjugated CoS quantum dots and its antiproliferative effect on different cancer cells. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:9143-9151. [PMID: 37768465 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08817-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Quantum dots are usually particles smaller than 100 nm and have a low toxic effect. This study aimed to bioconjugate the anticancer effective melatonin agonist to quantum dots and demonstrate its effects in two cancer lines. This is the first study that aims to examine the anticancer activity of ramelteon bioconjugation to quantum dots, providing a new perspective on the use of Melatonin and its derivatives in cancer. METHODS AND RESULTS For this purpose, first of all, cobalt sulfide (CoS) quantum dots were synthesized, bioconjugated and characterized with Punica granatum extract by green synthesis method. The effects of synthesized nanomaterials on neuroblastoma and prostate cancer cells were investigated. It was noted that nanomaterials reduced cell viability by 50% in neuroblastoma and prostate cancer lines at a dose of 50 µg/mL. Ramelteon bioconjugated nanomaterials reduced cancer cell viability by 1.4 times more than free melatonin. CoS quantum dots were determined to double the oxidative stress in the neuroblastoma cell line compared to the control, while no change was observed in prostate cancer. In the gene expression findings, it was observed that CoS nanoparticles caused an increase in the expression levels of apoptosis-related genes in the neuroblastoma cell line and induced key protein expression levels of pathways such as ROR-alpha in the prostate cancer cell line. CONCLUSION As a result, it was observed that the viability of the neuroblastoma cell line decreased with apoptosis induced by oxidative stress, while this effect was observed in the DU-145 cell line via the ROR-alpha pathway.
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- Özge Balpınar
- Hemp Research Institute, Ondokuz Mayıs University, 55200, Samsun, Turkey.
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- Department of Nano-Science and Nano-Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey
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Lan J, Li K, Yang L, Lin Q, Duan J, Zhang S, Wang X, Chen J. Hierarchical Nano-Electrocatalytic Reactor for High Performance Polysulfides Redox Flow Batteries. ACS NANO 2023; 17:20492-20501. [PMID: 37787504 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c07085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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The aqueous polysulfides is an important Earth-abundant and multielectron redox couple to construct high capacity density and low-cost aqueous redox flow batteries (RFB) ; nevertheless, the sluggish conversion and kinetic behavior of S2-/Sx2- result in a low power density output and poor active material utilizations. Herein, we present nanoconfined self-assembled ordered hierarchical porous Co and N codoped carbon (OHP-Co/NC) as an electrocatalytic reactor to enhance the mass transfer and redox activity of aqueous polysulfides. Finite element method simulation proves that the OHP-Co/NC with interconnected macropores and mesopores exhibits an enhanced mass transfer and delivers a larger redox electrolyte utilization of 50.1% compared to 23.3% of conventional Co/NC. Notably, the OHP-Co/NC obtained at 850 °C delivers the smallest redox peak potential difference (ΔE = 99 mV). Comparison studies of in operando Raman for aqueous polysulfides in the redox electrolyte and in situ electrochemical Raman on the single OHP-Co/NC particle for the adsorbed polysulfides were carried out. And it confirms that the OHP-Co/NC-850 catalyst has a strong adsorption of S42- and can retard the strong disproportionation and hydrolysis behavior of polysulfides on the electrocatalyst interface. Therefore, the polysulfide/ferrocyanide RFB with an OHP-Co/NC-850 based membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) exhibited a high power density of 110 mW cm-2, as well as a steady capacity retention over 99.7% in 300 cycles.
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- Jinji Lan
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChem), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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Han L, Song P, Zhang R, Zhu L, Wang L, Shen X, Shen S. Kinetics and mechanism effects of 2D carbon supports in hydrogen spillover composites. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:15855-15864. [PMID: 37750347 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr03268j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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Extensive research has been performed using two-dimensional (2D) carbon materials as catalyst supports to achieve high-performance hydrogen storage composites through the hydrogen spillover phenomenon. However, the kinetics and mechanism effects of different support materials still need to be investigated. This study employed high-energy ball milling to fabricate Co1-xS/C60 and C1-xS/rGO composites with stable structures and abundant hydrogen storage sites. We explored the mechanism of hydrogen adsorption behavior through electrode kinetic studies and density functional theory calculations, revealing the intrinsic relationship between material composition, structure, and hydrogen diffusion kinetics. The 2D flakes of C60 and rGO support and connect C1-xS nanoparticles, providing electron transport pathways for the composites. Theoretically, the spherical C60 support with less steric hindrance showed a more vital ability to increase the hydrogen adsorption capacity, while kinetically, thin film rGO offers fast channels for hydrogen diffusion. These findings contribute to our understanding of hydrogen spillover and present opportunities to investigate the synergistic effects in 2D carbon-based composites.
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- Lu Han
- College of Chemical Engineering, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, China.
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- College of Horticultural Science &Technology, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, China.
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Huynh ND, Choi WM, Hur SH. Exploring the Effects of Various Two-Dimensional Supporting Materials on the Water Electrolysis of Co-Mo Sulfide/Oxide Heterostructure. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2463. [PMID: 37686972 PMCID: PMC10490037 DOI: 10.3390/nano13172463] [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: 08/13/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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In this study, various two-dimensional (2D) materials were used as supporting materials for the bimetallic Co and Mo sulfide/oxide (CMSO) heterostructure. The water electrolysis activity of CMSO supported on reduced graphene oxide (rGO), graphite carbon nitride (gC3N4), and siloxene (SiSh) was better than that of pristine CMSO. In particular, rGO-supported CMSO (CMSO@rGO) exhibited a large surface area and a low interface charge-transfer resistance, leading to a low overpotential and a Tafel slope of 259 mV (10 mA/cm2) and 85 mV/dec, respectively, with excellent long-term stability over 40 h of continuous operation in the oxygen evolution reaction.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Ulsan, Daehak-ro 93, Nam-gu, Ulsan 44610, Republic of Korea;
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Ulsan, Daehak-ro 93, Nam-gu, Ulsan 44610, Republic of Korea;
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Miao Z, Xu J, Xu C, Zhang J, Liu Y, Wanyan B, Yu H, Yan L, Zhang L, Shu J. Tailoring short-chain sulfur molecules to drive redox dynamics for sulfur-based aqueous battery. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2307646120. [PMID: 37579150 PMCID: PMC10450428 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2307646120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023] Open
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Solid-solid reactions stand out in rechargeable sulfur-based batteries due to the robust redox couples and high sulfur utilization in theory. However, conventional solid-solid reactions in sulfur cathode always present slow reaction kinetics and huge redox polarization due to the low electronic conductivity of sulfur and the generation of various electrochemical inert intermediates. In view of this, it is crucial to improve the electrochemical activity of sulfur cathode and tailor the redox direction. Guided by thermodynamics analysis, short-chain sulfur molecules (S2-4) are successfully synthesized by space-limited domain principle. Unlike conventional cyclic S8 molecules with complex routes in solid-solid reaction, short-chain sulfur molecules not only shorten the length of the redox chain but also inhibit the formation of irreversible intermediates, which brings excellent redox dynamics and reversibility. As a result, the Cu-S battery built by short-chain sulfur molecules can deliver a high reversible capacity of 3,133 mAh g-1. To put this into practice, quasi-solid-state aqueous flexible battery based on short-chain sulfur molecules is also designed and evaluated, showing superior mechanical flexibility and electrochemical property. It indicates that the introduction of short-chain sulfur molecules in rechargeable battery can promote the development and application of high-performance sulfur-based aqueous energy storage systems.
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- Zhonghao Miao
- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang315211, China
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Chen B, Huang H, Lin J, Zhu K, Yang L, Wang X, Chen J. Doping Engineering of M-N-C Electrocatalyst Based Membrane-Electrode Assembly for High-Performance Aqueous Polysulfides Redox Flow Batteries. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2206949. [PMID: 37066747 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202206949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Polysulfides aqueous redox flow batteries (PS-ARFBs) with large theoretical capacity and low cost are one of the most promising solutions for large-scale energy storage technology. However, sluggish electrochemical redox kinetics and nonnegligible crossover of aqueous polysulfides restrict the battery performances. Herein, it is found that the Co, Zn dual-doped N-C complex have enhanced electrochemical adsorption behaviors for Na2 S2 . It exhibits significantly electrochemical redox activity compared to the bare glassy carbon electrode. And the redox reversibility is also improved from ΔV = 210 mV on Zn-doped N-C complex to ΔV = 164 mV on Co, Zn-doped N-C complex. Furthermore, membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) based on Co, Zn-doped N-C complex is firstly proposed to enhance the redox performances and relieve the crossover in PS-ARFBs. Thus, an impressively high and reversible capacity of 157.5 Ah L-1 for Na2 S2 with a high capacity utilization of 97.9% could be achieved. Moreover, a full cell PS-ARFB with Na2 S2 anolyte and Na4 [Fe(CN)6 ] catholyte exhibits high energy efficiency ≈88.4% at 10 mA cm-2 . A very low capacity decay rate of 0.0025% per cycle is also achieved at 60 mA cm-2 over 200 cycles.
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- Bixian Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China
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Wagh NK, Kim DH, Lee CH, Kim SH, Um HD, Kwon JSI, Shinde SS, Lee SU, Lee JH. Heterointerface promoted trifunctional electrocatalysts for all temperature high-performance rechargeable Zn-air batteries. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2023. [PMID: 37183764 DOI: 10.1039/d3nh00108c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The rational design of wide-temperature operating Zn-air batteries is crucial for their practical applications. However, the fundamental challenges remain; the limitation of the sluggish oxygen redox kinetics, insufficient active sites, and poor efficiency/cycle lifespan. Here we present heterointerface-promoted sulfur-deficient cobalt-tin-sulfur (CoS1-δ/SnS2-δ) trifunctional electrocatalysts by a facile solvothermal solution-phase approach. The CoS1-δ/SnS2-δ displays superb trifunctional activities, precisely a record-level oxygen bifunctional activity of 0.57 V (E1/2 = 0.90 V and Ej=10 = 1.47 V) and a hydrogen evolution overpotential (41 mV), outperforming those of Pt/C and RuO2. Theoretical calculations reveal the modulation of the electronic structures and d-band centers that endorse fast electron/proton transport for the hetero-interface and avoid the strong adsorption of intermediate species. The alkaline Zn-air batteries with CoS1-δ/SnS2-δ manifest record-high power density of 249 mW cm-2 and long-cycle life for >1000 cycles under harsh operations of 20 mA cm-2, surpassing those of Pt/C + RuO2 and previous state-of-the-art catalysts. Furthermore, the solid-state flexible Zn-air battery also displays remarkable performance with an energy density of 1077 Wh kg-1, >690 cycles for 50 mA cm-2, and a wide operating temperature from +80 to -40 °C with 85% capacity retention, which provides insights for practical Zn-air batteries.
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- Nayantara K Wagh
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, Republic of Korea.
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M Energy Institute, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M Energy Institute, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, Republic of Korea.
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Li C, Wu J, Liu D. SnO2 coupled cobalt pyrite for Hg0 removal from simulated flue gas. Chem Phys 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2023.111861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Xie H, Feng Y, He X, Zhu Y, Li Z, Liu H, Zeng S, Qian Q, Zhang G. Construction of Nitrogen-Doped Biphasic Transition-Metal Sulfide Nanosheet Electrode for Energy-Efficient Hydrogen Production via Urea Electrolysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2207425. [PMID: 36703521 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Urea-assisted hybrid water splitting is a promising technology for hydrogen (H2 ) production, but the lack of cost-effective electrocatalysts hinders its extensive application. Herein, it is reported that Nitrogen-doped Co9 S8 /Ni3 S2 hybrid nanosheet arrays on nickel foam (N-Co9 S8 /Ni3 S2 /NF) can act as an active and robust bifunctional catalyst for both urea oxidation reaction (UOR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), which could drive an ultrahigh current density of 400 mA cm-2 at a low working potential of 1.47 V versus RHE for UOR, and gives a low overpotential of 111 mV to reach 10 mA cm-2 toward HER. Further, a hybrid water electrolysis cell utilizing the synthesized N-Co9 S8 /Ni3 S2 /NF electrode as both the cathode and anode displays a low cell voltage of 1.40 V to reach 10 mA cm-2 , which can be powered by an AA battery with a nominal voltage of 1.5 V. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations decipher that N-doped heterointerfaces can synergistically optimize Gibbs free energy of hydrogen and urea, thus accelerating the catalytic kinetics of HER and UOR. This work significantly advances the development of the promising cobalt-nickel-based sulfide as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for energy-saving electrolytic H2 production and urea-rich innocent wastewater treatment.
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- Hui Xie
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 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, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 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, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 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, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 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, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 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, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 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, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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Wang Z, Song Y, Wang J, Lin Y, Meng J, Cui W, Liu XX. Vanadium Oxides with Amorphous-Crystalline Heterointerface Network for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202216290. [PMID: 36725680 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202216290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Rechargeable aqueous Zn-VOx batteries are attracting attention in large scale energy storage applications. Yet, the sluggish Zn2+ diffusion kinetics and ambiguous structure-property relationship are always challenging to fulfil the great potential of the batteries. Here we electrodeposit vanadium oxide nanobelts (VO-E) with highly disordered structure. The electrode achieves high capacities (e.g., ≈5 mAh cm-2 , 516 mAh g-1 ), good rate and cycling performances. Detailed structure analysis indicates VO-E is composed of integrated amorphous-crystalline nanoscale domains, forming an efficient heterointerface network in the bulk electrode, which accounts for the good electrochemical properties. Theoretical calculations indicate that the amorphous-crystalline heterostructure exhibits the favorable cation adsorption and lower ion diffusion energy barriers compared to the amorphous and crystalline counterparts, thus accelerating charge carrier mobility and electrochemical activity of the electrode.
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- Zhihui Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Heavy Metal Deep-Remediation in Water and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental and Chemistry Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China.,National Frontiers Science Center for Industrial Intelligence and Systems Optimization, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China.,Key Laboratory of Data Analytics and Optimization for Smart Industry, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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Liu T, Lv G, Liu M, Zhao C, Liao L, Liu H, Shi J, Zhang J, Guo J. Synergistic Transition-Metal Selenide Heterostructure as a High-Performance Cathode for Rechargeable Aluminum Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:11906-11913. [PMID: 36843285 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c23205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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We synthesize and characterize a rechargeable aluminum battery cathode material composed of heterostructured Co3Se4/ZnSe embedded in a hollow carbon matrix. This heterostructure is synthesized from a metal-organic framework composite, in which ZIF-8 is grown on the surface of ZIF-67 cube. Both experimental and theoretical studies indicate that the internal electric field across the heterostructure interface between Co3Se4 and ZnSe promotes the fast transport of electron and Al-ion diffusion. As a result, the heterostructured Co3Se4/ZnSe demonstrates superior specific capacity and cycle stability compared to the single-phase Co3Se4 and ZnSe cathode materials.
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- Tianming Liu
- School of Science, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Geological Carbon Storage and Low Carbon Utilization of Resources, Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Geological Carbon Storage and Low Carbon Utilization of Resources, Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Science, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Ministry of Education for Geological Carbon Storage and Low Carbon Utilization of Resources, Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Science, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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Lu G, Wang Z, Zhang S, Ding J, Luo J, Liu X. Cathode materials for halide-based aqueous redox flow batteries: recent progress and future perspectives. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:4250-4260. [PMID: 36756795 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr07291b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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As the population increases sharply around the globe, huge shortages are occurring in energy resources. Renewable resources are urgently required to be developed to satisfy human demands. Unlike the lithium-ion batteries with safety and cost issues, the redox flow battery (RFB) is economical, stable, and convenient for the development of large-scale stationary electrical energy storage applications. Especially, the aqueous redox flow battery (ARFB) further exhibits a promising potential in larger power grids owing to its unique structural features of storing energy by filling the tank with electrolytes. The ARFB is capable of modulating battery parameters by controlling the volume and concentration of the electro-active species (EAS). Further, halogens show excellent properties, such as low cost and appropriate potential as an EAS for ARFB, further showing an efficient, safe, and affordable energy storage system (ESS). Moreover, to attain the demands of strong activity, high sensitivity, convenience as well as practicality, further attention needs to be paid to material (electrode) design and adjustment. In this mini-review, novel electrode materials, including their potential internal mechanisms and effective regulatory means, are summarized and applied in the zinc-halogen, hydrogen-halogen, and polysulfide-halogen ARFB systems, promoting the development of valuable material systems and the innovation of the energy storage/conversion technologies.
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- Guolong Lu
- Chemistry and chemical engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, School of Resource, Environments and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China.
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- Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China.
- ShenSi Lab, Shenzhen Institute for Advanced Study, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Longhua District, Shenzhen 518110, China
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- Chemistry and chemical engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
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Chen Z, Wang X, Han Z, Zhang S, Pollastri S, Fan Q, Qu Z, Sarker D, Scheu C, Huang M, Cölfen H. Revealing the Formation Mechanism and Optimizing the Synthesis Conditions of Layered Double Hydroxides for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202215728. [PMID: 36588090 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Layered double hydroxides (LDHs), whose formation is strongly related to OH- concentration, have attracted significant interest in various fields. However, the effect of the real-time change of OH- concentration on LDHs' formation has not been fully explored due to the unsuitability of the existing synthesis methods for in situ characterization. Here, the deliberately designed combination of NH3 gas diffusion and in situ pH measurement provides a solution to the above problem. The obtained results revealed the formation mechanism and also guided us to synthesize a library of LDHs with the desired attributes in water at room temperature without using any additives. After evaluating their oxygen evolution reaction performance, we found that FeNi-LDH with a Fe/Ni ratio of 25/75 exhibits one of the best performances so far reported.
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- Zongkun Chen
- University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, 266100, Qingdao, China
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, 40237, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, 40237, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, 266100, Qingdao, China
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Zhang Y, Li X, Li Y, Zhang X, Yu D, Chen C, Zhao G. Explosive effect-assisted synthesis of hierarchical porous carbon for high-performance aqueous Zn-ion hybrid supercapacitors with commercial level mass loading. Electrochim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.142114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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Xu D, Zhang SN, Chen JS, Li XH. Design of the Synergistic Rectifying Interfaces in Mott-Schottky Catalysts. Chem Rev 2023; 123:1-30. [PMID: 36342422 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The functions of interfacial synergy in heterojunction catalysts are diverse and powerful, providing a route to solve many difficulties in energy conversion and organic synthesis. Among heterojunction-based catalysts, the Mott-Schottky catalysts composed of a metal-semiconductor heterojunction with predictable and designable interfacial synergy are rising stars of next-generation catalysts. We review the concept of Mott-Schottky catalysts and discuss their applications in various realms of catalysis. In particular, the design of a Mott-Schottky catalyst provides a feasible strategy to boost energy conversion and chemical synthesis processes, even allowing realization of novel catalytic functions such as enhanced redox activity, Lewis acid-base pairs, and electron donor-acceptor couples for dealing with the current problems in catalysis for energy conversion and storage. This review focuses on the synthesis, assembly, and characterization of Schottky heterojunctions for photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and organic synthesis. The proposed design principles, including the importance of constructing stable and clean interfaces, tuning work function differences, and preparing exposable interfacial structures for designing electronic interfaces, will provide a reference for the development of all heterojunction-type catalysts, electrodes, energy conversion/storage devices, and even super absorbers, which are currently topics of interest in fields such as electrocatalysis, fuel cells, CO2 reduction, and wastewater treatment.
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- Dong Xu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai200240, P. R. China
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Singh MK, Krishnan S, Rai DK. Rational design of Ti3C2Tx MXene coupled with hierarchical CoS for a flexible supercapattery. Electrochim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.141825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Aqueel Ahmed AT, Sekar S, Lee S, Im H, Preethi V, Ansari AS. Nitrogen-doped cobalt sulfide as an efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline and acidic media. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY 2022; 47:40340-40348. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.04.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Zhang CY, Zhang C, Sun GW, Pan JL, Gong L, Sun GZ, Biendicho JJ, Balcells L, Fan XL, Morante JR, Zhou JY, Cabot A. Spin Effect to Promote Reaction Kinetics and Overall Performance of Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries under External Magnetic Field. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202211570. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202211570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Chao Yue Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics & Institute of Advanced Materials Nanjing Tech University 30 South Puzhu Road Nanjing 211816 China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona Campus de la UAB 08193 Bellaterra Catalonia Spain
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
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- Key Laboratory for Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education & School of Physical Science & Technology Lanzhou University Lanzhou 730000 China
- School of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering Qinghai Normal University Xining 810008 China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research, IREC Sant Adrià de Besòs 08930 Barcelona Spain
- Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, ICREA Pg. Lluís Companys 23 08010 Barcelona Spain
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Gao L, Ding Y, He G, Yu G. Bio-Derived and Cost-Effective Membranes with High Selectivity for Redox Flow Batteries Based on Host-Guest Chemistry. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2107055. [PMID: 35199473 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202107055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Redox flow batteries (RFBs) stand out as a promising energy storage system to solve the grid interconnection problems of renewable energy. Membranes play a critical role in regulating the performance of RFBs, and the selectivity is commonly controlled via either size exclusion or Donnan exclusion. Membranes typically account for 40% of the stack cost of RFBs, and it is essential to develop cost-effective membranes with high selectivity to achieve widespread application. Here, a type of membrane composed of highly abundant materials derived in nature, based on a scalable fabrication process, is reported. Moreover, high selectivity is achieved attributed to the host-guest interactions between membranes and redox species, which effectively alleviate the crossover of redox-active molecules. By incorporating starch into a chitosan matrix for zinc-iodine RFBs, the highly selective recognition of starch and chitosan (host) toward triiodide (guest) builds a "wall" to block the triiodide-based active materials, meanwhile, the conducting properties of such a membrane are not compromised. The proof-of-concept battery delivers a Coulombic efficiency of 98.6% and energy efficiency of 77.4% at a current density of 80 mA cm-2 , showing the promise of such a novel and cost-effective membrane design beyond traditional selectivity chemistry.
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- Li Gao
- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, R&D Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, R&D Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program and Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA
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Shen L, Cheng J, Wang X, Wang H, Lu Z, Guo L, Ma H, Li L, Wen H. Fabrication of CoS/CdS heterojunctions for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production. Inorganica Chim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2022.121085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Gu M, Jiang L, Zhao S, Wang H, Lin M, Deng X, Huang X, Gao A, Liu X, Sun P, Zhang X. Deciphering the Space Charge Effect of the p-n Junction between Copper Sulfides and Molybdenum Selenides for Efficient Water Electrolysis in a Wide pH Range. ACS NANO 2022; 16:15425-15439. [PMID: 36037404 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c07255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Space charge transfer is crucial for an efficient electrocatalytic process, especially for narrow-band-gap metal sulfides/selenides. Herein, we designed and synthesized a core-shell structure which is an ultrathin MoSe2 nanosheet coated CuS hollow nanoboxes (CuS@MoSe2) to form an open p-n junction structure. The space charge effect in the p-n junction region will greatly improve electron mass transfer and conduction, and also have abundant active interfaces. It was used as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for water oxidation at a wide pH range. It exhibits a low overpotential of 49 mV for the HER and 236 mV for the OER at a current density of 10 mA·cm-2 in acidic pH, 72 mV for the HER and 219 mV at 10 mA·cm-2 for the OER in alkaline pH, and 62 mV for the HER and 230 mV at 10 mA·cm-2 for the OER under neutral conditions. The experimental results and density functional theory calculations testify that the p-n junction in CuS@MoSe2 designed and synthesized has a strong space charge region with a synergistic effect. The built-in field can boost the electron transport during the electrocatalytic process and can stabilize the charged active center of the p-n junction. This will be beneficial to improve the electrocatalytic performance. This work provides the understanding of semiconductor heterojunction applications and regulating the electronic structure of active sites.
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- Mingzheng Gu
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Engineering Research Center of Carbon Neutrality, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Engineering Research Center of Carbon Neutrality, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Engineering Research Center of Carbon Neutrality, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Engineering Research Center of Carbon Neutrality, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Engineering Research Center of Carbon Neutrality, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Engineering Research Center of Carbon Neutrality, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Engineering Research Center of Carbon Neutrality, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Engineering Research Center of Carbon Neutrality, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Engineering Research Center of Carbon Neutrality, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Engineering Research Center of Carbon Neutrality, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Key Laboratory of Molecule-Based Materials, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory of New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, Anhui Engineering Research Center of Carbon Neutrality, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241002, P. R. China
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Co1-xS/Co3S4@N,S-co-doped agaric-derived porous carbon composites for high-performance supercapacitors. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Wang D, Li L, Liu Z, Gao S, Zhang G, Hou Y, Wen G, Zhang L, Gu H, Zhang R. A unique two-phase heterostructure with cubic NiSe 2 and orthorhombic NiSe 2 for enhanced lithium ion storage and electrocatalysis. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:12829-12838. [PMID: 35959790 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt01948e] [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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Two-phase heterostructures have received tremendous attention in energy-related fields as high-performance electrode materials. However, heterogeneous interfaces are usually constructed by introducing foreign elements, which disturbs the investigation of the intrinsic effect of the two-phase heterostructure. Herein, unique heterostructures constructed with orthorhombic NiSe2 and cubic NiSe2 phases are developed, which are embedded in in situ formed porous carbon from metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) (O/C-NiSe2@C). Precisely-controlled selenylation of MOFs is crucial for the formation of the O/C-NiSe2 heterostructure. The heterogeneous interfaces with lattice dislocations and charge distribution are conducive to the high-speed transfer of electrons and ions during electrochemical processes, so as to improve the electrochemical reaction kinetics for lithium-ion storage and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). When used as the anode of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), O/C-NiSe2@C shows a superior electrochemical performance to the counterparts with only the cubic phase (C-NiSe2@C), in view of the cycling performance (719.3 mA h g-1 at 0.1 A g-1 for 100 cycles; 456.3 mA h g-1 at 1 A g-1 for 1000 cycles) and rate capabilities (344.8 mA h g-1 at 4 A g-1). Furthermore, O/C-NiSe2@C also exhibits better HER properties than C-NiSe2@C, that is, much lower overpotentials of 154 mV and 205 mV in 0.5 M H2SO4 and 1 M KOH, respectively, at 10 mA cm-2, a smaller Tafel slope as well as stable electrocatalytic activities for 2000 cycles/10 h. Preliminary observations indicate that the unique orthorhombic/cubic two-phase heterostructure could significantly improve the electrochemical performance of NiSe2 without additional modifications such as doping, suggesting the O/C-NiSe2 heterostructure as a promising bifunctional electrode for energy conversion and storage applications.
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- Dong Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China. .,State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Float Glass, Bengbu 233000, P. R. China.,Shangdong Si-Nano Materials Technology Co., Ltd., Zibo 255000, P. R. China
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- Shangdong Si-Nano Materials Technology Co., Ltd., Zibo 255000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China. .,Shangdong Si-Nano Materials Technology Co., Ltd., Zibo 255000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China.
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- Shanghai Radio Equipment Research Institute, Shanghai 200000, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China.
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Microwave-assisted synthesis of porous heterojunction ZnO/ZnMn2O4 microrods for efficient degradation of organic pollutants. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.109845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Zhang Y, Zheng G, Li A, Zhu X, Jiang J, Zhang Q, Deng L, Gao X, Ouyang F. Hexagonal Single-Crystal CoS Nanosheets: Controllable Synthesis and Tunable Oxygen Evolution Performance. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:7568-7578. [PMID: 35512266 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cobalt-based sulfides with variable valence states and unique physical and chemical properties have shown great potential as oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts for electrochemical water-splitting reactions. However, poor morphological characteristics and a small specific surface area limit its further application. Here, hexagonal single-crystal two-dimensional (2D) CoS nanosheets with different thicknesses are successfully prepared by an atmospheric-pressure chemical vapor deposition method. Because of the advantages of the 2D structure, more exposed catalytic active sites, better reactant adsorption ability, accelerated electron transfer, and enhanced electrical conductivities can be achieved from the thinnest 5 nm CoS nanosheets (CoS-5), significantly improving OER performance. The electrochemical tests manifest that CoS-5 show an overpotential of 290 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and a Tafel slope of 65.6 mV dec-1 in the OER in an alkaline solution, superior to those for other thicknesses of CoS, bulk CoS, and RuO2. For the mechanistic investigation, the lowest charge transfer resistance (Rct) and the highest double-layer capacitance (Cdl) were obtained for CoS-5, demonstrating the faster OER kinetics and the larger active area. Density functional theory calculations further reveal the enhanced density of states around the Fermi level and higher H2O molecule adsorption energy for thinner CoS nanosheets, promoting its intrinsic catalytic activity. Moreover, the two-electrode system with CoS-5 as the anode and Pt/C as the cathode requires only 1.56 V to attain 10 mA cm-2 in the overall water-splitting reaction. We believe that this study will provide a fresh view for thickness-dependent catalytic performance and offers a new material for the study of electronic and energy devices.
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- Yue Zhang
- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory for Super-Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory for Super-Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy and Powder Metallurgy Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy and Powder Metallurgy Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory for Super-Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory for Super-Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory for Super-Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory for Super-Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory for Super-Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, and Hunan Key Laboratory of Nanophotonics and Devices, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy and Powder Metallurgy Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China.,School of Physics and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, People's Republic of China
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A cost-effective alkaline polysulfide-air redox flow battery enabled by a dual-membrane cell architecture. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2388. [PMID: 35501344 PMCID: PMC9061742 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30044-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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AbstractWith the rapid development of renewable energy harvesting technologies, there is a significant demand for long-duration energy storage technologies that can be deployed at grid scale. In this regard, polysulfide-air redox flow batteries demonstrated great potential. However, the crossover of polysulfide is one significant challenge. Here, we report a stable and cost-effective alkaline-based hybrid polysulfide-air redox flow battery where a dual-membrane-structured flow cell design mitigates the sulfur crossover issue. Moreover, combining manganese/carbon catalysed air electrodes with sulfidised Ni foam polysulfide electrodes, the redox flow battery achieves a maximum power density of 5.8 mW cm−2 at 50% state of charge and 55 °C. An average round-trip energy efficiency of 40% is also achieved over 80 cycles at 1 mA cm−2. Based on the performance reported, techno-economic analyses suggested that energy and power costs of about 2.5 US$/kWh and 1600 US$/kW, respectively, has be achieved for this type of alkaline polysulfide-air redox flow battery, with significant scope for further reduction.
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Yan Y, Ran Z, Zeng T, Wen X, Xu H, Li R, Zhao C, Shu C. Interfacial Electron Redistribution of Hydrangea-like NiO@Ni 2 P Heterogeneous Microspheres with Dual-Phase Synergy for High-Performance Lithium-Oxygen Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2106707. [PMID: 35032095 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202106707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Lithium-oxygen batteries (LOBs) with ultra-high theoretical energy density (≈3500 Wh kg-1 ) are considered as the most promising energy storage systems. However, the sluggish kinetics during the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) can induce large voltage hysteresis, inferior roundtrip efficiency and unsatisfactory cyclic stability. Herein, hydrangea-like NiO@Ni2 P heterogeneous microspheres are elaborately designed as high-efficiency oxygen electrodes for LOBs. Benefitting from the interfacial electron redistribution on NiO@Ni2 P heterostructure, the electronic structure can be modulated to ameliorate the chemisorption of the intermediates, which is confirmed by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and experimental characterizations. In addition, the interpenetration of the PO bond at the NiO@Ni2 P heterointerface leads to the internal doping effect, thereby boosting electron transfer to further improve ORR and OER activities. As a result, the NiO@Ni2 P electrode shows a low overpotential of only 0.69 V, high specific capacity of 18254.1 mA h g-1 and superior long-term cycling stability of over 1400 h. The exploration of novel bifunctional electrocatalyst in this work provides a new solution for the practical application of LOBs.
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- Yu Yan
- College of Materials and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1# Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610059, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1# Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610059, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1# Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610059, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1# Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610059, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1# Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610059, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1# Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610059, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1# Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610059, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1# Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610059, P. R. China
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Boosting polysulfides immobilization and conversion through CoS 2 catalytic sites loaded carbon fiber for robust lithium sulfur batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 608:963-972. [PMID: 34785471 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The practical applications of lithium sulfur battery is impeded by the lithium polysulfide shuttling and sluggish redox kinetics. To address the issues, herein, a multifunctional host is developed by the combination of nitrogen, phosphorus co-doped carbon fiber (NPCF) and CoS2 towards boost the soluble polysulfides adsorption and transformation. Benefiting from the NPCF originated from biomass cattail fibers, a high conductive network is provided, and shuttle effect is reduced due to the strong chemical interaction between abundant heteroatom polar sites and lithium polysulfides. Moreover, the electrocatalytic CoS2 on the carbon skeleton facilitate lithium polysulfides conversion and lithium sulfide deposition based on the density functional theory calculations and experiments. The efficient lithium polysulfides entrapment and subsequent electrocatalytic conversion improve dynamic stability during cycling, especially for rate capability. With these advantageous features, the electrode with NPCF/CoS2 host can deliver a good rate capability (903 and 782 mAh g-1 at 1C and 2C, respectively) and stable cycling performance with an ultra-low capacity decay of 0.014% per cycle at 1C. Notably, the cell can achieve a high areal capacity of 4.96 mA h cm-2 under an elevated sulfur loading of 5.0 mg cm-2. Overall, the improvement on the electrochemical performance ascertains the validity of the design strategy based on synergy engineering, which is a highly suitable approach for energy storage and conversion application.
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Zhang Y, Li W, Cao Y, Chen M, Li W, Zai J, Iqbal A, Qi R, Qian X. Selective Electrosynthesis of 2,5-Diformylfuran in a Continuous-Flow System. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202102596. [PMID: 34927792 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202102596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The gram-scale selective oxidation of biomass-based chemicals, in particular 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), into value-added 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF) has a high application potential but suffers from high cost, low selectivity, and harsh reaction conditions. Besides, the electrooxidation strategy requires the usage of expensive electrodes and struggles with low selectivity and efficiency, which restricts its further scaled-up application. In this regard, a continuous-flow system was developed through redox mediator I- /I2 for the efficient synthesis of DFF, which could accelerate the mass transfer of I- (I2 ) to aqueous (organic) phase and avoid over-oxidation to achieve high selectivity. After the solvent system, iodine concentration, and reaction time were optimized, highly efficient DFF synthesis (selectivity >99 %) could be achieved in the electrochemical flow system using inexpensive graphite felt (GF) as electrode. Moreover, selective HMF oxidation was paired with the hydrogen evolution reaction with increased efficiency after using in-situ-loaded GF-CoS2 /CoS and GF-Pt electrodes. As a result, the required energy to achieve the gram-scale synthesis of DFF was significantly reduced, demonstrating outstanding potential for large-scale production of the target product.
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- Yuchi Zhang
- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polyolefins and Catalysis, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Catalysis Technology for Polyolefins, Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, Shanghai, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Polyolefins and Catalysis, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Catalysis Technology for Polyolefins, Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Zhang T, Song F, Wang Y, Yuan J, Niu L, Wang AJ, Fang K. Bifunctional WS2@Co3S4 core-shell nanowire arrays for efficient water splitting. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Huang J, Hao M, Mao B, Zheng L, Zhu J, Cao M. The Underlying Molecular Mechanism of Fence Engineering to Break the Activity–Stability Trade‐Off in Catalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202114899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Jingbin Huang
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science Ministry of Education of China Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science Ministry of Education of China Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science Ministry of Education of China Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 P. R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science Ministry of Education of China Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science Ministry of Education of China Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing 100081 P. R. China
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Liu H, He Y, Zhang H, Wang S, Cao K, Jiang Y, Liu X, Jing QS. Heterostructure engineering of ultrathin SnS 2/Ti 3C 2T x nanosheets for high-performance potassium-ion batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 606:167-176. [PMID: 34388569 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.07.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Revised: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Layered metal sulfides are considered as promising candidates for potassium ion batteries (KIBs) owing to the unique interlayer passages for ion diffusion. However, the insufficient electronic conductivity, inevitable volume expansion, and sulfur loss hinder the promotion of K-ion storage performance. Herein, few-layered Ti3C2Tx nanosheets were selected as the multi-functional substrate for cooperating few-layered SnS2 nanosheets, constructing SnS2/Ti3C2Tx hetero-structural nanosheets (HNs) with the thickness as thin as about 5 nm. In this configuration, the formed Ti-S bonds provide robust interaction between SnS2 and Ti3C2Tx nanosheets, which hinders the agglomeration of SnS2 and the restack of Ti3C2Tx, endowing the hybrid material with robust nanostructure. Thus, the shortcomings of the SnS2 anode are muchly relieved. In this way, the as-prepared SnS2/Ti3C2Tx HNs electrode delivers reversible capacities of 462.1 mAh g-1 at 0.1 A g-1 and 166.1 mAh g-1 at 2.0 A g-1, respectively, and a capacity of 85.5 mAh g-1 is remained even after 460 cycles at 2.0 A g-1. These results are superior to those of the counterpart electrode, confirming aggressive promotion of K-ion storage performance of SnS2 anode brought by the cooperation of Ti3C2Tx, and presenting a reliable strategy to improve the electrochemical performance of sulfide anodes.
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- Huiqiao Liu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Utilization of Non-Metallic Mineral in the South of Henan, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Utilization of Non-Metallic Mineral in the South of Henan, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Utilization of Non-Metallic Mineral in the South of Henan, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Utilization of Non-Metallic Mineral in the South of Henan, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Utilization of Non-Metallic Mineral in the South of Henan, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Utilization of Non-Metallic Mineral in the South of Henan, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Utilization of Non-Metallic Mineral in the South of Henan, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Province Key Laboratory of Utilization of Non-Metallic Mineral in the South of Henan, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, China
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Zhang Y, Iqbal A, Zai J, Zhang SY, Guo H, Liu X, ul Islam I, Fazal H, Qian X. Bromine and oxygen redox species mediated highly selective electro-epoxidation of styrene. Org Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo01588e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Olefin epoxidation is an essential transformation and arouses great interest among the scientific community for the key role of epoxide in the chemical industry.
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- Yuchi Zhang
- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Electrochemical Energy Devices Research Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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Ni S, Qu H, Xing H, Xu Z, Zhu X, Yuan M, Rong M, Wang L, Yu J, Li Y, Yang L, Liu H. Interfacial engineering of transition-metal sulfides heterostructures with built-in electric-field effects for enhanced oxygen evolution reaction. Chin J Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2021.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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He W, Wu S, Zhang Z, Yang Q. Vacancy-rich graphene supported electrocatalysts synthesized by radio-frequency plasma for oxygen evolution reaction. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi00364c] [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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Cobalt compounds supported on reduced graphene oxides using radio frequency plasma method. The plasma creates vacancy defects on the cobalt compound.
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- Wenkai He
- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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Zhou H, Xu K, Ha N, Cheng Y, Ou R, Ma Q, Hu Y, Trinh V, Ren G, Li Z, Ou JZ. Reversible Room Temperature H 2 Gas Sensing Based on Self-Assembled Cobalt Oxysulfide. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 22:303. [PMID: 35009847 PMCID: PMC8749549 DOI: 10.3390/s22010303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Reversible H2 gas sensing at room temperature has been highly desirable given the booming of the Internet of Things (IoT), zero-emission vehicles, and fuel cell technologies. Conventional metal oxide-based semiconducting gas sensors have been considered as suitable candidates given their low-cost, high sensitivity, and long stability. However, the dominant sensing mechanism is based on the chemisorption of gas molecules which requires elevated temperatures to activate the catalytic reaction of target gas molecules with chemisorbed O, leaving the drawbacks of high-power consumption and poor selectivity. In this work, we introduce an alternative candidate of cobalt oxysulfide derived from the calcination of self-assembled cobalt sulfide micro-cages. It is found that the majority of S atoms are replaced by O in cobalt oxysulfide, transforming the crystal structure to tetragonal coordination and slightly expanding the optical bandgap energy. The H2 gas sensing performances of cobalt oxysulfide are fully reversible at room temperature, demonstrating peculiar p-type gas responses with a magnitude of 15% for 1% H2 and a high degree of selectivity over CH4, NO2, and CO2. Such excellent performances are possibly ascribed to the physisorption dominating the gas-matter interaction. This work demonstrates the great potentials of transition metal oxysulfide compounds for room-temperature fully reversible gas sensing.
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- Hui Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China; (H.Z.); (Y.C.); (Z.L.); (J.Z.O.)
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- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (N.H.); (R.O.); (Q.M.); (Y.H.); (V.T.); (G.R.)
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- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (N.H.); (R.O.); (Q.M.); (Y.H.); (V.T.); (G.R.)
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China; (H.Z.); (Y.C.); (Z.L.); (J.Z.O.)
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- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (N.H.); (R.O.); (Q.M.); (Y.H.); (V.T.); (G.R.)
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- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (N.H.); (R.O.); (Q.M.); (Y.H.); (V.T.); (G.R.)
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- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (N.H.); (R.O.); (Q.M.); (Y.H.); (V.T.); (G.R.)
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- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (N.H.); (R.O.); (Q.M.); (Y.H.); (V.T.); (G.R.)
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- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (N.H.); (R.O.); (Q.M.); (Y.H.); (V.T.); (G.R.)
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China; (H.Z.); (Y.C.); (Z.L.); (J.Z.O.)
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China; (H.Z.); (Y.C.); (Z.L.); (J.Z.O.)
- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (N.H.); (R.O.); (Q.M.); (Y.H.); (V.T.); (G.R.)
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Huang J, Hao M, Mao B, Zheng L, Zhu J, Cao M. The Underlying Molecular Mechanism of Fence Engineering to Break the Activity-stability Trade-off of Catalysts. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202114899. [PMID: 34931747 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202114899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Non-precious-metal (NPM) catalysts often face the formidable challenge of a trade-off between long-term stability and high activity, which has not yet been widely addressed. Here we propose distinct molecule-selective fence as a promising novel concept to solve this activity-stability trade-off. This unique fence has the characteristics of preventing poisonous species from invading catalysts, but allowing catalytic reaction-related species to diffuse freely. We applied this concept to construct CoS2 layer with the function of molecular selectivity on the external surface of highly active Co doped MoS2, achieving a remarkable catalytic stability towards alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction, along with a further optimized activity. In situ spectroscopy technologies uncovered the underlying molecule mechanism of the CoS2 fence for breaking the activity-stability trade-off of the MoS2 catalyst. This work offers valuable guidance for rationally designing efficient and stable NPM catalysts.
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- Jingbin Huang
- Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, CHINA
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- Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Haidian District, Beijing, CHINA
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Li H, Fan H, Hu B, Hu L, Chang G, Song J. Spatial Structure Regulation: A Rod‐Shaped Viologen Enables Long Lifetime in Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202110010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Hongbin Li
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 China
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- Instrumental Analysis Center of Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials Shaanxi International Research Center for Soft Matter Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 China
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Li T, Li Y, Gong W, Yuan S, Bai J, Li S, Tian Y, Wang Y, Bai Y, Zhang T. High-Performance Aqueous Zn Battery Based on MoS 2-Loaded MnO 2-x@Carbon Aerogel. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:11114-11121. [PMID: 34752103 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The MnO2-based aqueous Zn cell can meet the requirements of safety, flexibility, and low cost for portable/wearable electronics; however, its low intrinsic conductivity, weak kinetics, and poor high-loading capacity restrict its practical performance. In this study, the synergistic architecture of MoS2-loaded, oxygen-defect-rich MnO2-x nanocrystals with a carbon coating (M-PM2-x-H2 aerogel) was prepared. As corevealed by various characterizations, this synergistic design not only improves the electronic/ionic conductivity but also motivates the conversion kinetics of the surficial electrochemical reaction. As a result, the M-PM2-x-H2 cathode delivers a much improved capacity of 567 mA h·g-1 at 0.1 A·g-1 and shows a high capacity retention of 176% after 150 cycles at 0.5 A·g-1. More impressively, the high areal loading (3.97 mg·cm-1) of the M-PM2-x-H2 electrode also displays a high capacity of 367 mA h·g-1 at 0.1 A·g-1. In addition, the derived all-solid-state cell exhibits excellent flexibility and safety under the conditions of weight loading, cutting, and bending.
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- Tie Li
- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, 96, Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
- Gusu Laboratory for Materials Science, 388 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, 96, Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
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- i-Lab, Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 398 Ruoshui Road, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China
- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, 96, Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Li Q, Song T, Wang Z, Wang X, Zhou X, Wang Q, Yang Y. A General Strategy toward Metal Sulfide Nanoparticles Confined in a Sulfur-Doped Ti 3 C 2 T x MXene 3D Porous Aerogel for Efficient Ambient N 2 Electroreduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2103305. [PMID: 34605149 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202103305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Three-dimensional (3D) porous MXene-based aerogel architectures have attracted great interest for many applications, despite limits in renewable energy conversion owing to the lack of multifunctionality in their components. Herein, a simple and general strategy for constructing a novel functional 3D MXene-based composite heterojunction aerogel (MS@S-MAs) is presented via divalent metal-ion assembly and subsequent thermal sulfidation, and its application in electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is studied. The as-prepared MS@S-MAs comprises metal sulfide nanoparticles uniformly confined in 3D interconnected conductive S-doped MXene sheets with intimate interfacial interaction. Benefiting from the unique properties and an interfacial interaction, MS@S-MAs exhibit significantly improved NRR catalytic performance and excellent stability because of the higher exposure of electrochemically active sites coupled with easier accessibility, faster mass diffusion, and quicker carrier transport at the interface. Remarkably, CoS@S-MAs show an NH3 yield rate and a Faradaic efficiency of 12.4 µg h-1 mg-1 cat and 27.05% at the lower potential of -0.15 V versus a reversible hydrogen electrode in 0.1 m Na2 SO4 solution under ambient conditions, which rivals or exceeds most of the previously reported MXene-based and Co-based catalysts. This work will open avenues to construct 3D MXene-based materials with rich functionalities for energy storage and conversion, catalysis, and other applications.
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- Qinglin Li
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Qingdao New Energy Shandong Laboratory, Qingdao, 266101, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, China
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Long Y, Xu Z, Wang G, Xu H, Yang M, Ding M, Yuan D, Yan C, Sun Q, Liu M, Jia C. A neutral polysulfide/ferricyanide redox flow battery. iScience 2021; 24:103157. [PMID: 34646992 PMCID: PMC8497995 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Energy storage systems are crucial in the deployment of renewable energies. As one of the most promising solutions, redox flow batteries (RFBs) are still hindered for practical applications by low energy density, high cost, and environmental concerns. To breakthrough the fundamental solubility limit that restricts boosting energy density of the cell, we here demonstrate a new RFB system employing polysulfide and high concentrated ferricyanide (up to 1.6 M) species as reactants. The RFB cell exhibits high cell performances with capacity retention of 96.9% after 1,500 cycles and low reactant cost of $32.47/kWh. Moreover, neutral aqueous electrolytes are environmentally benign and cost-effective. A cell stack is assembled and exhibits low capacity fade rate of 0.021% per cycle over 642 charging-discharging steps (spans 60 days). This neutral polysulfide/ferricyanide RFB technology with high safety, long-duration, low cost, and feasibility of scale-up is an innovative design for storing massive energy.
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- Yong Long
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China.,National Engineering Laboratory of Highway Maintenance Technology, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Super-microstructure and Ultrafast Process in Advanced Materials, School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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