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Wang Z, Su J, Feng D, Yao Y, Yan Y, Cui Y, Rignanese GM, Hosono H, Wang J. Discovery of Bimetallic Hexagonal MBene Mo 2ErB 3T 2.5 (T = O, F, and Cl). SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2407100. [PMID: 39344552 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202407100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2024] [Indexed: 10/01/2024]
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Exfoliation from quaternary hexagonal MAB (h-MAB) phases has been suggested as a method for producing 2D in-plane ordered MBenes (i-MBenes) with the general formula (M'2/3M″1/3)2AB2. However, experimental realization of defect-free i-MBenes has not been achieved yet due to the absence of a suitable parent quaternary h-MAB phase. In this study, a machine learning (ML) model is used to predict the stability of 15771 quaternary h-MAB phases generated by considering 33 transition metals for the M site and 16 p-block elements for the A site. Out of these compounds, only 195 are identified as potentially stable. Subsequent high-precision first-principles calculations confirm that 47 of them exhibit both thermodynamic and dynamic stability. Their potential for exfoliation into bimetallic i-MBenes is investigated by bonding analysis. Leveraging these theoretical insights, a bimetallic i-MBene is successfully synthesized, namely 2D Mo2ErB3T2.5 (T = F, Cl and O). Further experimental scrutiny reveals its excellent performance for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), highlighting the application potential of bimetallic i-MBenes.
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- Zhiqi Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
- IMCN-MODL, Université catholique de Louvain, Chemin des Étoiles, 8, Louvain-la-Neuve, B-1348, Belgium
- WEL Research Institute, Wavre, B-1300, Belgium
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- MDX Research Center for Element Strategy, International Research Frontiers Initiative, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, P. R. China
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Liu L, Gao Z, Liao Y, Du K, Xia L, Li X, Qing Y, Wu Y. MoS 2/NiO heterocatalyst featuring stacking Structures, oxygen Vacancies, and hydrophilic Interfaces for hydrogen production via urea electrolysis. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 678:864-872. [PMID: 39321642 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.09.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2024] [Revised: 09/18/2024] [Accepted: 09/18/2024] [Indexed: 09/27/2024]
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Two-dimensional nano-MoS2 holds remarkable potential for widespread use in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) applications owing to its high catalytic activity, abundant availability, and low cost. However, its electrocatalytic performance is significantly lower than that of Pt-based catalysts necessitating strategies to improve its catalytic activity. We developed an effective strategy for enhancing the HER performance of MoS2 based on the synergistic effect of oxygen vacancies (Ov), heterostructures, and interfacial wettability. In particular, highly graphitized wood-based carbon (GWC) was used as a platform to prepare a hydrophilic/aerophobic MoS2@Ov-NiO-GWC heterocatalyst featuring nanosheet stacking and containing abundant Ov. Consequently, a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and an overpotential of only 77 mV were achieved in a 1 M KOH electrolyte using the prepared catalyst; notably, the overpotential increase was only 1.2 % after continuous operation for 90 h. Density functional theory calculations showed that coupling MoS2 with the Ov-NiO heterointerface increased the exposure of the MoS2 active sites on the heterointerface and accelerated the electron transfer between NiO and the MoS2 interface, considerably enhancing the HER performance. Moreover, an overall urea electrolysis cell assembled using this heterocatalyst demonstrated excellent hydrogen production activity and durability, with current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm-2 at cell voltages of only 1.33 and 1.46 V, respectively. Even after continuous operation for 75 h at a current density of 100 mA cm-2, the cell exhibited a voltage retention rate of 92.8 %. These results demonstrate the potential of this nano-heterocatalyst to efficiently produce hydrogen via overall urea electrolysis.
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- Lei Liu
- College of Material Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China.
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, PR China.
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Choi J, Seo S, Kim M, Han Y, Shao X, Lee H. Relationship between Structure and Performance of Atomic-Scale Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2304560. [PMID: 37544918 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202304560] [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: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Atomic-scale electrocatalysts greatly improve the performance and efficiency of water splitting but require special adjustments of the supporting structures for anchoring and dispersing metal single atoms. Here, the structural evolution of atomic-scale electrocatalysts for water splitting is reviewed based on different synthetic methods and structural properties that create different environments for electrocatalytic activity. The rate-determining step or intermediate state for hydrogen or oxygen evolution reactions is energetically stabilized by the coordination environment to the single-atom active site from the supporting material. In large-scale practical use, maximizing the loading amount of metal single atoms increases the efficiency of the electrocatalyst and reduces the economic cost. Dual-atom electrocatalysts with two different single-atom active sites react with an increased number of water molecules and reduce the adsorption energy of water derived from the difference in electronegativity between the two metal atoms. In particular, single-atom dimers induce asymmetric active sites that promote the degradation of H2O to H2 or O2 evolution. Consequently, the structural properties of atomic-scale electrocatalysts clarify the atomic interrelation between the catalytic active sites and the supporting material to achieve maximum efficiency.
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- Jungsue Choi
- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
- Creative Research Institute (CRI), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
- Creative Research Institute (CRI), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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Wang Y, Zhao Y, Lu Y, Huang G, Shen Z, Selvakumar K, Ma S, Yan Y, Sui M. Surficial Reconstruction of Pt-Ni/NiS and Its Effect on Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline Medium. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:44879-44888. [PMID: 39138606 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c09347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2024]
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Cyclic voltammetry pretreatment of Pt-based electrocatalysts has been proven to be a normal activation process on achieving the optimal alkaline hydrogen evolution performance. Until now, the congruent relationship between the microstructural evolution and performance improvement during this process has rarely been reported. Herein, when the in situ transmission electron microscopy and in situ Raman analyses are employed, a self-reconstruction process from crystalline NiS into amorphous nickel hydroxide hydrate [Ni(OH)2-x·H2O, where x ≈ 0.3] on the surface of platinum-nickel nanowires has first been captured, which is the critical water dissociation active site to offer a sufficient proton supply. Furthermore, such a surficial reconstruction triggers an increase in the current density from -2.3 to -38.8 mA/cm2 (at -70 mV), which is nearly 17 times. These observations point to the fact that it is essential to consider the fundamental mechanisms of hydrogen evolution on the active sites when the process is scaled up.
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- Yueshuai Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Excellence for Environmental Safety and Biological Effects, Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, Department of Chemistry and Biology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Excellence for Environmental Safety and Biological Effects, Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, Department of Chemistry and Biology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Advanced Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, People's Republic of China
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Hanslin SØ, Jónsson H, Akola J. Doping-Induced Enhancement of Hydrogen Evolution at MoS 2 Electrodes. Chemphyschem 2024:e202400349. [PMID: 39177078 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400349] [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: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/24/2024]
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Rate theory and DFT calculations of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) on MoS2 with Co, Ni and Pt impurities show the significance of dihydrogen (H2*) complex where both hydrogen atoms are interacting with the surface. Stabilization of such a complex affects the competing Volmer-Heyrovsky (direct H2 release) and Volmer-Tafel (H2* intermediate) pathways. The resulting evolution proceeds with a very small overpotential for all dopants ( η ${\eta }$ =0.1 to 0.2 V) at 25 % edge substitution, significantly reduced from the already low η ${\eta }$ =0.27 V for the undoped edge. At full edge substitution, Co-MoS2 remains highly active ( η ${\eta }$ =0.18 V) while Ni- and Pt-MoS2 are deactivated ( η ${\eta }$ =0.4 to 0.5 V) due to unfavorable interaction with H2*. Instead of the single S-vacancy, the site of intrinsic activity in the basal plane was found to be the undercoordinated central Mo-atom in threefold S-vacancy configurations, enabling hydrogen evolution with η ${\eta }$ =0.52 V via a H2* intermediate. The impurity atoms interact favorably with the intrinsic sulfur vacancies on the basal plane, stabilizing but simultaneously deactivating the triple vacancy configuration. The calculated shifts in overpotential are consistent with reported measurements, and the dependence on doping level may explain variations in experimental observations.
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- Sander Ø Hanslin
- Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
- Science Institute and Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Iceland, IS-107, Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Science Institute and Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Iceland, IS-107, Reykjavík, Iceland
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- Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
- Computational Physics Laboratory, Tampere University, FI-33101, Tampere, Finland
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Liu Z, Sun Z, Qu X, Nie K, Yang Y, Li B, Chong S, Yin Z, Huang W. Solution-Processable Microstructuring of 1T'-Phase Janus MoSSe Monolayers for Boosted Hydrogen Production. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:23252-23264. [PMID: 39120959 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/11/2024]
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Janus monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) offer versatile applications due to their tunable polymorphisms. While previous studies focused on conventional 2H-phase Janus monolayers, the scalable synthesis of an unconventional 1T' phase remains challenging. We present a novel solution strategy for fabricating Janus 1T'-MoOSe and MoSSe monolayers by growing sandwiched Se-Mo-O/S shells onto Au nanocores. The Janus Au@1T'-MoSSe catalyst exhibits superior electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity compared to 1T'-MoS2, -MoSe2, and -MoOSe, attributed to its unique electronic structure and intrinsic strain. Remarkably, photoexciting the nanoplasmonic Au cores further enhances the HER via a localized surface plasmon (LSP) effect that drives hot electron injection into surface sulfur vacancies of 1T'-MoSSe monolayer shells, accelerating proton reduction. This synergistic activation of anion vacancies by internal strain and external light-induced Au LSPs, coupled with our scalable synthesis, provides a pathway for developing tailorable polymorphic Janus TMDs for specific applications.
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- Zhengqing Liu
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China
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- Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, International Center for Dielectric Research, and Shaanxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China
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- Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710129, China
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Anil A, Bhagya TC, Bijimol BI, Sasidharan S, Meera MS, Shibli SMA. Architectural Decoration of Bioleached NiFeP Surfaces by Co 3O 4 Flowers for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Generation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:42176-42188. [PMID: 39087237 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c07039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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In the quest for sustainable hydrogen production via water electrolysis, the development of high-performance, noble-metal-free catalytic systems is highly desired. Herein, we proposed an innovative strategy for the development of an electrocatalyst by refining the surface characteristics of a NiFeP alloy through microbiological techniques and subsequent enrichment of active sites by tailoring 3D hierarchical flower-like structures with intact and interconnected two-dimensional (2D) Co3O4. The resultant 3D Co3O4@NiFeP-5/24h has a porous structure comprised of intercrossed nanoparticles covering the entirety of the catalytic surface. This design ensures comprehensive electrolyte ion penetration and facilitates the release of gas bubbles while reducing bubble adhesion rates. Remarkably, the Co3O4@NiFeP-5/24h electrode demonstrates superior hydrogen evolution (HER) performance in an alkaline medium, characterized by its high stability, low overpotential (106 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2), and reduced Tafel slope (98 mV dec-1). Besides, the minimized interfacial contact resistance among the phases of electrode and electrolyte emphasizes the high HER performance of the 3D Co3O4@NiFeP-5/24h electrode. The innovative design and fabrication strategy employed herein holds significant potential for advancing the field of water-splitting electrocatalysis, offering a promising path toward the rational design and development of noble-metal-free electrocatalysts.
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- Anaswara Anil
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram 695 581, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram 695 581, India
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- Centre for Renewable Energy and Materials, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram 695 581, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram 695 581, India
- Centre for Renewable Energy and Materials, University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram 695 581, India
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Wang Y, Arandiyan H, Mofarah SS, Shen X, Bartlett SA, Koshy P, Sorrell CC, Sun H, Pozo-Gonzalo C, Dastafkan K, Britto S, Bhargava SK, Zhao C. Stacking Fault-Enriched MoNi 4/MoO 2 Enables High-Performance Hydrogen Evolution. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2402156. [PMID: 38869191 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202402156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 06/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Producing green hydrogen in a cost-competitive manner via water electrolysis will make the long-held dream of hydrogen economy a reality. Although platinum (Pt)-based catalysts show good performance toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), the high cost and scarce abundance challenge their economic viability and sustainability. Here, a non-Pt, high-performance electrocatalyst for HER achieved by engineering high fractions of stacking fault (SF) defects for MoNi4/MoO2 nanosheets (d-MoNi) through a combined chemical and thermal reduction strategy is shown. The d-MoNi catalyst offers ultralow overpotentials of 78 and 121 mV for HER at current densities of 500 and 1000 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH, respectively. The defect-rich d-MoNi exhibits four times higher turnover frequency than the benchmark 20% Pt/C, together with its excellent durability (> 100 h), making it one of the best-performing non-Pt catalysts for HER. The experimental and theoretical results reveal that the abundant SFs in d-MoNi induce a compressive strain, decreasing the proton adsorption energy and promoting the associated combination of *H into hydrogen and molecular hydrogen desorption, enhancing the HER performance. This work provides a new synthetic route to engineer defective metal and metal alloy electrocatalysts for emerging electrochemical energy conversion and storage applications.
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- Yuan Wang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
- Centre for Applied Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Engineering Research Centre of Advanced Functional Material Manufacturing of Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, 066004, P. R. China
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC, 3125, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK
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- Centre for Applied Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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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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Pang N, Li Y, Wang C, Tong X, Wang M, Shi H, Wu D, Xiong D, Xu S, Sorokin PB, Wang L, Jiang L, Chu PK. Facilitating the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Basal-Plane S Sites on MoS 2@Ni 3S 2 by Dual Ti and N Plasma Treatment. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 39066693 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c05758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Atomic engineering of the basal plane active sites in MoS2 holds great promise to boost the electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution reactions (HER), yet the performance optimization and mechanism exploration are still not satisfactory. Herein, we proposed a dual-plasma engineering strategy to implant Ti and N heteroatoms into the basal plane of MoS2 supported by Ni3S2 nanorods on nickel foam (MSNF) for efficient electrocatalysis of HER. Owing to the low formation energy of Ti dopants in MoS2 and the extra charge carriers introduced by N dopants, the optimally codoped samples N1.0@Ti500-MSNF demonstrate significant morphology changes from nanorods to urchin-like nanospheres with the surface active areas increased by seven-fold, as well as enhanced electrical conductivity in comparison with the nondoped counterparts. The HER performance of N1.0@Ti500-MSNF is comparable with the Pt-based catalyst: overpotential of 26 mV at 20 mA cm-2, Tafel slope of 35.6 mV dec-1, and long-term stability over 50 h. First-principles calculation reveals that N doping accelerates the dissociation of water molecules while Ti doping activates the adjacent S sites for hydrogen adsorption by lowering the Gibbs free energy, resulting in excellent HER activity. This work thus provides an effective strategy for basal plane engineering of MoS2 heterostructures toward high-performance HER and sustainable energy supply at reasonable costs.
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- Ning Pang
- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou 521041, P. R. China
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- School of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, 20 Chengzhong Road, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
- Jiangsu Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, Changshu 215500, P. R. China
- Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, Changshu 215500, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- National University of Science and Technology "MISIS", Leninsky prospect 4, Moscow 119049, Russian Federation
- Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials, Troitsk, Moscow 142190, Russia
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, 20 Chengzhong Road, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Szkoda M, Roda D, Skorupska M, Glazer R, Ilnicka A. Molybdenum sulfide modified with nickel or platinum nanoparticles as an effective catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. Sci Rep 2024; 14:17255. [PMID: 39060418 PMCID: PMC11282300 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67252-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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In this study, we investigate the catalytic performance of molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) modified with either nickel (Ni) or platinum (Pt) nanoparticles as catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The MoS2 was prepared on the TiO2 nanotube substrates via a facile hydrothermal method, followed by the deposition by magnetron sputtering of Ni or Pt nanoparticles on the MoS2 surface. Structural and morphological characterization confirmed the successful incorporation of Ni or Pt nanoparticles onto the MoS2 support. Electrochemical measurements revealed that Ni- and Pt-modified MoS2 catalysts exhibited enhanced HER activity compared to pristine MoS2. Obtained catalysts demonstrated a low onset potential, reduced overpotential, and increased current density, indicating efficient electrocatalytic performance. Furthermore, the Ni or Pt-modified MoS2 catalyst exhibited remarkable stability during prolonged HER operation. The improved catalytic activity can be attributed to the synergistic effect between metal nanoparticles and MoS2, facilitating charge transfer kinetics and promoting hydrogen adsorption and desorption. Incorporating Ni and Pt nanoparticles also provided additional active sites on the MoS2 surface, enhancing the catalytic activity.
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- Mariusz Szkoda
- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Functional Materials, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233, Gdańsk, Poland.
- Advanced Materials Center, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233, Gdańsk, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Functional Materials, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarina 7, 87-100, Toruń, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Functional Materials, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarina 7, 87-100, Toruń, Poland
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Sun X, Araujo RB, Dos Santos EC, Sang Y, Liu H, Yu X. Advancing electrocatalytic reactions through mapping key intermediates to active sites via descriptors. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:7392-7425. [PMID: 38894661 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs01130e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Descriptors play a crucial role in electrocatalysis as they can provide valuable insights into the electrochemical performance of energy conversion and storage processes. They allow for the understanding of different catalytic activities and enable the prediction of better catalysts without relying on the time-consuming trial-and-error approaches. Hence, this comprehensive review focuses on highlighting the significant advancements in commonly used descriptors for critical electrocatalytic reactions. First, the fundamental reaction processes and key intermediates involved in several electrocatalytic reactions are summarized. Subsequently, three types of descriptors are classified and introduced based on different reactions and catalysts. These include d-band center descriptors, readily accessible intrinsic property descriptors, and spin-related descriptors, all of which contribute to a profound understanding of catalytic behavior. Furthermore, multi-type descriptors that collectively determine the catalytic performance are also summarized. Finally, we discuss the future of descriptors, envisioning their potential to integrate multiple factors, broaden application scopes, and synergize with artificial intelligence for more efficient catalyst design and discovery.
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- Xiaowen Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ångstrom Laboratory, Uppsala University, SE-751 03 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Departamento de Física dos Materials e Mecânica, Instituto de Física, Universidade de SãoPaulo, 05508-090, São Paulo, Brazil
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
- Jinan Institute of Quantum Technology, Jinan Branch, Hefei National Laboratory, Jinan, 250101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
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Kokkiligadda S, Mondal A, Um SH, Park SH, Biswas C. Observation of Ultrahigh Photoconductivity in DNA-MoS 2 Nano-Biocomposite. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2400124. [PMID: 38488277 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202400124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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A nano-biocomposite film with ultrahigh photoconductivity remains elusive and critical for bio-optoelectronic applications. A uniform, well-connected, high-concentration nanomaterial network in the biological matrix remains challenging to achieve high photoconductivity. Wafer-scale continuous nano-biocomposite film without surface deformations and cracks plays another major obstacle. Here ultrahigh photoconductivity is observed in deoxyribonucleic acid-molybdenum disulfide (DNA-MoS2) nano-biocomposite film by incorporating a high-concentration, well-percolated, and uniform MoS2 network in the ss-DNA matrix. This is achieved by utilizing DNA-MoS2 hydrogel formation, which results in crack-free, wafer-scale DNA-MoS2 nano-biocomposite films. Ultra-high photocurrent (5.5 mA at 1 V) with a record-high on/off ratio (1.3 × 106) is observed, five orders of magnitude higher than conventional biomaterials (≈101) reported so far. The incorporation of the Wely semimetal (Bismuth) as an electrical contact exhibits ultrahigh photoresponsivity (2.6 × 105 A W-1). Such high photoconductivity in DNA-MoS2 nano-biocomposite could bridge the gap between biology, electronics, and optics for innovative biomedicine, bioengineering, and neuroscience applications.
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- Samanth Kokkiligadda
- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics, Institute for Basic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics, Institute for Basic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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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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Luo Y, Zhang Y, Zhu J, Tian X, Liu G, Feng Z, Pan L, Liu X, Han N, Tan R. Material Engineering Strategies for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Catalysts. SMALL METHODS 2024:e2400158. [PMID: 38745530 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202400158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Water electrolysis, a key enabler of hydrogen energy production, presents significant potential as a strategy for achieving net-zero emissions. However, the widespread deployment of water electrolysis is currently limited by the high-cost and scarce noble metal electrocatalysts in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Given this challenge, design and synthesis of cost-effective and high-performance alternative catalysts have become a research focus, which necessitates insightful understandings of HER fundamentals and material engineering strategies. Distinct from typical reviews that concentrate only on the summary of recent catalyst materials, this review article shifts focus to material engineering strategies for developing efficient HER catalysts. In-depth analysis of key material design approaches for HER catalysts, such as doping, vacancy defect creation, phase engineering, and metal-support engineering, are illustrated along with typical research cases. A special emphasis is placed on designing noble metal-free catalysts with a brief discussion on recent advancements in electrocatalytic water-splitting technology. The article also delves into important descriptors, reliable evaluation parameters and characterization techniques, aiming to link the fundamental mechanisms of HER with its catalytic performance. In conclusion, it explores future trends in HER catalysts by integrating theoretical, experimental and industrial perspectives, while acknowledging the challenges that remain.
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- Yue Luo
- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Mechatronical and Electrical Engineering, Hebei Agricultrual Univesity, Baoding, 07001, China
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- Warwick Electrochemical Engineering, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Warwick Electrochemical Engineering, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- IDTECH (Suzhou) Co. Ltd., Suzhou, 215217, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
- Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Key Laboratory of High Performance Structural Materials and Thermo-surface Processing (Guangxi University), Nanning, 530004, China
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- School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 44, bus 2450, Heverlee, B-3001, Belgium
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- Warwick Electrochemical Engineering, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
- Department of Chemcial Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, SA1 8EN, United Kingdom
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Shabana N, Muhsin P, Yang YY, Chou PT. Phase-Engineered Dichalcogenides/Fluorine-Free V 4C 3T x (T = OH, O) Heterostructures for pH-Universal Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. SMALL METHODS 2024:e2400572. [PMID: 38741547 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202400572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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This research addresses the pH-dependency limitation in electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions (HER) by creating heterostructures through the chemical bonding between 2D-dichalcogenides and V4C3Tx (T = OH, O) planes. The one-step solvothermal synthesis employed in this study constructs a synergistically interacted 1T phase of, e.g., MoS2 and V4C3Tx MXene, demonstrating an omnidirectional improvement on catalytic stability, active site exposure, surface area enlargement, electrical conductivity, and hence enhancement of water dissociation activities. Despite the notable progress in creating hydrogen production catalysts with ground breaking performances, a significant gap remains in the availability of catalysts capable of functioning effectively under high current densities. The catalyst 1T MoS2@V4C3Tx shows remarkable activities under the current density of 1000 mA cm-2, which require overpotentials of 16, 24, and 37 mV in 0.5 m H2SO4, 1 m KOH, and 0.1 m PBS electrolytes, respectively at 10 mA cm-2, and exhibits excellent HER performance with small overpotentials of 103.16 and 138 mV to achieve current densities of 500 and 1000 mA cm-2, respectively, with outstanding stability for 1000 cylic voltammetric cycle HER test without degradation in acidic media. Enhanced HER performance has also been observed in other 2D-dichalcogenides/V4C3Tx heterostructures, providing prospects for phase-engineered dichalcogenides/fluorine-free V4C3Tx composites for pH-universal HER.
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- Neermunda Shabana
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Instrumentation Center, College of Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Center for Emerging Material and Advanced Devices, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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Qiao M, Li B, Fei T, Xue M, Yao T, Tang Q, Zhu D. Design Strategies towards Advanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysts at Large Current Densities. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303826. [PMID: 38221628 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Hydrogen (H2), produced by water electrolysis with the electricity from renewable sources, is an ideal energy carrier for achieving a carbon-neutral and sustainable society. Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is the cathodic half-reaction of water electrolysis, which requires active and robust electrocatalysts to reduce the energy consumption for H2 generation. Despite numerous electrocatalysts have been reported by the academia for HER, most of them were only tested under relatively small current densities for a short period, which cannot meet the requirements for industrial water electrolysis. To bridge the gap between academia and industry, it is crucial to develop highly active HER electrocatalysts which can operate at large current densities for a long time. In this review, the mechanisms of HER in acidic and alkaline electrolytes are firstly introduced. Then, design strategies towards high-performance large-current-density HER electrocatalysts from five aspects including number of active sites, intrinsic activity of each site, charge transfer, mass transfer, and stability are discussed via featured examples. Finally, our own insights about the challenges and future opportunities in this emerging field are presented.
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- Man Qiao
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Institute of Advanced Materials and Flexible Electronics (IAMFE), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Institute of Advanced Materials and Flexible Electronics (IAMFE), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Institute of Advanced Materials and Flexible Electronics (IAMFE), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Institute of Advanced Materials and Flexible Electronics (IAMFE), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Institute of Advanced Materials and Flexible Electronics (IAMFE), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Institute of Advanced Materials and Flexible Electronics (IAMFE), Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
- Anhui Key Laboratory of low temperature Co-fired Materials, Huainan Normal University, Huainan, 232038, China
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Satheesh D, Baskar L, Jayavelu Y, Dekshinamoorthy A, Sakthinathan VR, Daniel PJ, Vijayaraghavan S, Krishnan K, Rajendran R, Pachaiappan R, Manavalan K. Efficient electrochemical hydrogen evolution activity of nanostructured Ag 3PO 4/MoS 2 heterogeneous composite catalyst. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 351:141220. [PMID: 38224749 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141220] [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: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Hydrogen (H2) generation by electrochemical water splitting is a key technique for sustainable energy applications. Two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal dichalcogenide (MoS2) and silver phosphate (Ag3PO4) possess excellent electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) properties when they are combined together as a composite rather than individuals. Reports examining the HER activity by using Ag3PO4, especially, in combination with the 2D layered MoS2 are limited in literature. The weight fraction of MoS2 in Ag3PO4 is optimized for 1, 3, and 5 wt%. The Ag3PO4/1 wt % MoS2 combination exhibits enhanced HER activity with least overpotential of 235 mV among the other samples in the acidic medium. The synergistic effect of optimal nano-scale 2D layered MoS2 structure and Ag3PO4 is essential for creating higher electrochemical active surface area of 217 mF/cm2, and hence this leads to faster reaction kinetics in the HER. This work suggests the advantages of Ag3PO4/1 wt % MoS2 heterogeneous composite catalyst for electrochemical analysis and HER indicating lower resistivity and low Tafel slope value (179 mV/dec) among the prepared catalysts making it a promising candidate for its use in practical energy applications.
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- Divyadharshini Satheesh
- Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, 603203, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, 603203, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana, 506004, India
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- Corrosion and Materials Protection Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamilnadu, India
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- Corrosion and Materials Protection Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana, 506004, India
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- Corrosion and Materials Protection Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamilnadu, India
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- Corrosion and Materials Protection Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Physics, St. Theresa's Arts & Science College for Women, Tharangambadi, Mayiladuthurai District, Tamilnadu, 609313, India
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Tarapacá, Avda. General Velasquez 1775 , Arica, Chile
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- Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, 603203, Tamilnadu, India.
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Kazemi A, Manteghi F, Tehrani Z. Metal Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Production in Water Splitting. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:7310-7335. [PMID: 38405471 PMCID: PMC10882616 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c07911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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The rising demand for fossil fuels and the resulting pollution have raised environmental concerns about energy production. Undoubtedly, hydrogen is the best candidate for producing clean and sustainable energy now and in the future. Water splitting is a promising and efficient process for hydrogen production, where catalysts play a key role in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). HER electrocatalysis can be well performed by Pt with a low overpotential close to zero and a Tafel slope of about 30 mV dec-1. However, the main challenge in expanding the hydrogen production process is using efficient and inexpensive catalysts. Due to electrocatalytic activity and electrochemical stability, transition metal compounds are the best options for HER electrocatalysts. This study will focus on analyzing the current situation and recent advances in the design and development of nanostructured electrocatalysts for noble and non-noble metals in HER electrocatalysis. In general, strategies including doping, crystallization control, structural engineering, carbon nanomaterials, and increasing active sites by changing morphology are helpful to improve HER performance. Finally, the challenges and future perspectives in designing functional and stable electrocatalysts for HER in efficient hydrogen production from water-splitting electrolysis will be described.
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- Amir Kazemi
- Research
Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and Environment, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, 16846-13114 Tehran, Iran
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- Research
Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and Environment, Department of Chemistry, Iran University of Science and Technology, 16846-13114 Tehran, Iran
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- The
Future Manufacturing Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, SA1 8EN Swansea, United Kingdom
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Yuan H, Jiang D, Li Z, Liu X, Tang Z, Zhang X, Zhao L, Huang M, Liu H, Song K, Zhou W. Laser Synthesis of PtMo Single-Atom Alloy Electrode for Ultralow Voltage Hydrogen Generation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2305375. [PMID: 37930270 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202305375] [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: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Maximizing atom-utilization efficiency and high current stability are crucial for the platinum (Pt)-based electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Herein, the Pt single-atom anchored molybdenum (Mo) foil (Pt-SA/Mo-L) as a single-atom alloy electrode is synthesized by the laser ablation strategy. The local thermal effect with fast rising-cooling rate of laser can achieve the single-atom distribution of the precious metals (e.g., Pt, Rh, Ir, and Ru) onto the Mo foil. The synthesized self-standing Pt-SA/Mo-L electrode exhibits splendid catalytic activity (31 mV at 10 mA cm-2 ) and high-current-density stability (≈850 mA cm-2 for 50 h) for HER in acidic media. The strong coordination of Pt-Mo bonding in Pt-SA/Mo-L is critical for the efficient and stable HER. In addition, the ultralow electrolytic voltage of 0.598 V to afford the current density of 50 mA cm-2 is realized by utilization of the anodic molybdenum oxidation instead of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Here a universal synthetic strategy of single-atom alloys (PtMo, RhMo, IrMo, and RuMo) as self-standing electrodes is provided for ultralow voltage and membrane-free hydrogen production.
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- Haifeng Yuan
- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, 27 Shandanan Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, 27 Shandanan Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, P. R. China
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- Electron Microscopy Center, Shandong University, 27 Shandanan Road, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (iAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, P. R. China
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Zhang X, Zhang D, Chen X, Zhou D, Zhang J, Wang Z. Te-doped-WSe 2/W as a stable monolith catalyst for ampere-level current density hydrogen evolution reaction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:3880-3889. [PMID: 38226853 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp05790a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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The development of efficient electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) holds immense importance in the context of large-scale hydrogen production from water. Nevertheless, the practical application of such catalysts still relies on precious platinum-based materials. There is a pressing need to design high-performing, non-precious metal electrocatalysts capable of generating hydrogen at substantial current levels. We report here a stable monolith catalyst of Te-doped-WSe2 directly supported by a highly conductive W mesh. This catalyst demonstrates outstanding electrocatalytic performance and stability in acidic electrolytes, especially under high current conditions, surpassing the capabilities of commercial 5% Pt/C catalysts. Specifically, at current densities of 10 and 1200 mA cm-2, it exhibits a minimal overpotential of 79 and 232 mV, along with a small Tafel slope of 55 mV dec-1, respectively. The remarkable catalytic activity of Te-WSe2 can be attributed to the exceptional electron transfer facilitated by the stable monolithic structure, as well as the abundant and efficient active sites in the material. In addition, density functional theory calculations further indicate that Te doping adjusts H atom adsorption on various positions of WSe2, making it closer to thermal neutrality compared to the original material. This study presents an innovative approach to develop cost-effective HER electrocatalysts that perform optimally under high current density conditions.
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- Xingchen Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Biophotonics, Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Biophotonics, Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Biophotonics, Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Biophotonics, Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Center of Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy (CNRE), School of Electrical Engineering, Xian Jiaotong University, Xian, Shanxi, 710049, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Biophotonics, Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, PR China.
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Kang L, Liu S, Zhang Q, Zou J, Ai J, Qiao D, Zhong W, Liu Y, Jun SC, Yamauchi Y, Zhang J. Hierarchical Spatial Confinement Unlocking the Storage Limit of MoS 2 for Flexible High-Energy Supercapacitors. ACS NANO 2024; 18:2149-2161. [PMID: 38190453 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c09386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) is a promising electrode material for supercapacitors; however, its limited Mo/S edge sites and intrinsic inert basal plane give rise to sluggish active electronic states, thus constraining its electrochemical performance. Here we propose a hierarchical confinement strategy to develop ethylene molecule (EG)-intercalated Co-doped sulfur-deficient MoS2 (Co-EG/SV-MoS2) for efficient and durable K-ion storage. Theoretical analyses suggest that the intercalation-confined EG and lattice-confined Co can enhance the interfacial K-ion storage capacity while reducing the K-ion diffusion barrier. Experimentally, the intercalated EG molecules with mildly reducing properties induced the creation of sulfur vacancies, expanded the interlayer spacing, regulated the 2H-1T phase transition, and strengthened the structural grafting between layers, thereby facilitating ion diffusion and ensuring structural durability. Moreover, the Co dopants occupying the initial Mo sites initiated charge transfer, thus activating the basal plane. Consequently, the optimized Co-EG/SV-MoS2 electrode exhibited a substantially improved electrochemical performance. Flexible supercapacitors assembled with Co-EG/SV-MoS2 delivered a notable areal energy density of 0.51 mW h cm-2 at 0.84 mW cm-2 with good flexibility. Furthermore, supercapacitor devices were integrated with a strain sensor to create a self-powered system capable of real-time detection of human joint motion.
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- Ling Kang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multidimensional Information Processing, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multidimensional Information Processing, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multidimensional Information Processing, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multidimensional Information Processing, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multidimensional Information Processing, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, No. 7166 Baotongxi Street, Weifang 261053, China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Process Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, South Korea
- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multidimensional Information Processing, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200241, China
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Wang M, Hu Y, Pu J, Zi Y, Huang W. Emerging Xene-Based Single-Atom Catalysts: Theory, Synthesis, and Catalytic Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2303492. [PMID: 37328779 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In recent years, the emergence of novel 2D monoelemental materials (Xenes), e.g., graphdiyne, borophene, phosphorene, antimonene, bismuthene, and stanene, has exhibited unprecedented potentials for their versatile applications as well as addressing new discoveries in fundamental science. Owing to their unique physicochemical, optical, and electronic properties, emerging Xenes have been regarded as promising candidates in the community of single-atom catalysts (SACs) as single-atom active sites or support matrixes for significant improvement in intrinsic activity and selectivity. In order to comprehensively understand the relationships between the structure and property of Xene-based SACs, this review represents a comprehensive summary from theoretical predictions to experimental investigations. Firstly, theoretical calculations regarding both the anchoring of Xene-based single-atom active sites on versatile support matrixes and doping/substituting heteroatoms at Xene-based support matrixes are briefly summarized. Secondly, controlled synthesis and precise characterization are presented for Xene-based SACs. Finally, current challenges and future opportunities for the development of Xene-based SACs are highlighted.
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- Mengke Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226019, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226019, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226019, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226019, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226019, P. R. China
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Zhao S, Ran S, Shi N, Liu M, Sun W, Yu Y, Zhu Z. Structural Design Induced Electronic Optimization in Single-Phase MoCoP Nanocrystal for Boosting Oxygen Reduction, Oxygen Evolution, and Hydrogen Evolution. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2302414. [PMID: 37420333 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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Structural and compositional design of multifunctional materials is critical for electrocatalysis, but their rational modulation and effective synthesis remain a challenge. Herein, a controllable one-pot synthesis for construction of trifunctional sites and preparation of porous structures is adopted for synthesizing dispersed MoCoP sites on N, P codoped carbonized substance. This tunable synthetic strategy also endorses the exploration of the electrochemical activities of Mo (Co)-based unitary, Mo/Co-based dual and MoCo-based binary metallic sites. Eventually benefiting from the structural regulation, MoCoP-NPC shows excellent oxygen reduction abilities with a half-wave potential of 0.880 V, and outstanding oxygen evolution and hydrogen evolution performance with an overpotential of 316 mV and 91 mV, respectively. MoCoP-NPC-based Zn-air battery achieves excellent cycle stability for 300 h and a high open-circuit voltage of 1.50 V. When assembled in a water-splitting device, MoCoP-NPC reaches 10 mA cm-2 at 1.65 V. Theoretical calculations demonstrate that the Co atom in the single-phase MoCoP has a low energy barrier for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) owing to the migration of Co 3d orbital toward the Fermi level. This work shows a simplified method for controllable preparation of prominent trifunctional catalysts.
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- Songlin Zhao
- Institute of Nano-science and Nano-technology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano-science and Nano-technology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano-science and Nano-technology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano-science and Nano-technology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Laser Technology and Optoelectronic Functional Materials of, Hainan Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, 571158, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano-science and Nano-technology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, P. R. China
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- Institute of Nano-science and Nano-technology, College of Physical Science and Technology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, 430079, P. R. China
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Li B, Nie K, Zhang Y, Yi L, Yuan Y, Chong S, Liu Z, Huang W. Engineering Single-Layer Hollow Structure of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides with High 1T-Phase Purity for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2303285. [PMID: 37534746 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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Rational design and controllable synthesis of hollow structures based on transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have gained tremendous attention in the field of clean energy. However, the general synthetic strategies to fabricate single-layer hollow structures of TMDs, especially with unconventional phases (e.g., 1T or 1T'), still pose significant challenges. Herein, a scalable method is reported for the synthesis of single-layer hollow spheres (SLHS) of TMDs with high 1T-phase purity by etching bismuth (Bi) cores from pre-synthesized Bi@TMDs core-shell heterostructures including SLHS-1T-MoS2 , SLHS-1T-MoSe2 , SLHS-1T-WS2 , and SLHS-1T-WSe2 . Additionally, the etched Bi ions can be adsorbed on the single-layer TMDs shells in the form of single atoms (SAs) via the Bi─S bond. Due to the benefits of the single-layer hollow structure, high conductivity of 1T phase, and synergistic effect of Bi SAs and TMDs supports, the fabricated SLHS-1T-MoS2 exhibits superior electrocatalytic performance for hydrogen production. This work provides a way to manufacture advanced functional materials based on the single-layer hollow structures of 1T-TMDs and to expand their applications.
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- Binjie Li
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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Lee GS, Kim JG, Kim JT, Lee CW, Cha S, Choi GB, Lim J, Padmajan Sasikala S, Kim SO. 2D Materials Beyond Post-AI Era: Smart Fibers, Soft Robotics, and Single Atom Catalysts. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2307689. [PMID: 37777874 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202307689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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Recent consecutive discoveries of various 2D materials have triggered significant scientific and technological interests owing to their exceptional material properties, originally stemming from 2D confined geometry. Ever-expanding library of 2D materials can provide ideal solutions to critical challenges facing in current technological trend of the fourth industrial revolution. Moreover, chemical modification of 2D materials to customize their physical/chemical properties can satisfy the broad spectrum of different specific requirements across diverse application areas. This review focuses on three particular emerging application areas of 2D materials: smart fibers, soft robotics, and single atom catalysts (SACs), which hold immense potentials for academic and technological advancements in the post-artificial intelligence (AI) era. Smart fibers showcase unconventional functionalities including healthcare/environmental monitoring, energy storage/harvesting, and antipathogenic protection in the forms of wearable fibers and textiles. Soft robotics aligns with future trend to overcome longstanding limitations of hard-material based mechanics by introducing soft actuators and sensors. SACs are widely useful in energy storage/conversion and environmental management, principally contributing to low carbon footprint for sustainable post-AI era. Significance and unique values of 2D materials in these emerging applications are highlighted, where the research group has devoted research efforts for more than a decade.
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- Gang San Lee
- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- KAIST Institute for Nanocentry, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- KAIST Institute for Nanocentry, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- KAIST Institute for Nanocentry, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- KAIST Institute for Nanocentry, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- KAIST Institute for Nanocentry, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- KAIST Institute for Nanocentry, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Information Display, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
- KHU-KIST Department of Converging Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- KAIST Institute for Nanocentry, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Multi-Dimensional Directed Nanoscale Assembly, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- KAIST Institute for Nanocentry, KAIST, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
- Materials Creation, Seoul, 06179, Republic of Korea
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Meng G, Chang Z, Zhu L, Chen C, Chen Y, Tian H, Luo W, Sun W, Cui X, Shi J. Adsorption Site Regulations of [W-O]-Doped CoP Boosting the Hydrazine Oxidation-Coupled Hydrogen Evolution at Elevated Current Density. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2023; 15:212. [PMID: 37707720 PMCID: PMC10501108 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01185-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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Hydrazine oxidation reaction (HzOR) assisted hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) offers a feasible path for low power consumption to hydrogen production. Unfortunately however, the total electrooxidation of hydrazine in anode and the dissociation kinetics of water in cathode are critically depend on the interaction between the reaction intermediates and surface of catalysts, which are still challenging due to the totally different catalytic mechanisms. Herein, the [W-O] group with strong adsorption capacity is introduced into CoP nanoflakes to fabricate bifunctional catalyst, which possesses excellent catalytic performances towards both HER (185.60 mV at 1000 mA cm-2) and HzOR (78.99 mV at 10,00 mA cm-2) with the overall electrolyzer potential of 1.634 V lower than that of the water splitting system at 100 mA cm-2. The introduction of [W-O] groups, working as the adsorption sites for H2O dissociation and N2H4 dehydrogenation, leads to the formation of porous structure on CoP nanoflakes and regulates the electronic structure of Co through the linked O in [W-O] group as well, resultantly boosting the hydrogen production and HzOR. Moreover, a proof-of-concept direct hydrazine fuel cell-powered H2 production system has been assembled, realizing H2 evolution at a rate of 3.53 mmol cm-2 h-1 at room temperature without external electricity supply.
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- Ge Meng
- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, People's Republic of China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, People's Republic of China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, People's Republic of China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, People's Republic of China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, People's Republic of China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China.
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, People's Republic of China.
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- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, People's Republic of China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China.
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He Q, Sheng B, Zhu K, Zhou Y, Qiao S, Wang Z, Song L. Phase Engineering and Synchrotron-Based Study on Two-Dimensional Energy Nanomaterials. Chem Rev 2023; 123:10750-10807. [PMID: 37581572 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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In recent years, there has been significant interest in the development of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials with unique physicochemical properties for various energy applications. These properties are often derived from the phase structures established through a range of physical and chemical design strategies. A concrete analysis of the phase structures and real reaction mechanisms of 2D energy nanomaterials requires advanced characterization methods that offer valuable information as much as possible. Here, we present a comprehensive review on the phase engineering of typical 2D nanomaterials with the focus of synchrotron radiation characterizations. In particular, the intrinsic defects, atomic doping, intercalation, and heterogeneous interfaces on 2D nanomaterials are introduced, together with their applications in energy-related fields. Among them, synchrotron-based multiple spectroscopic techniques are emphasized to reveal their intrinsic phases and structures. More importantly, various in situ methods are employed to provide deep insights into their structural evolutions under working conditions or reaction processes of 2D energy nanomaterials. Finally, conclusions and research perspectives on the future outlook for the further development of 2D energy nanomaterials and synchrotron radiation light sources and integrated techniques are discussed.
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- Qun He
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, China
- Zhejiang Institute of Photonelectronics, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, China
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Yang F, Hu P, Yang FF, Chen B, Yin F, Hao K, Sun R, Gao L, Sun Z, Wang K, Yin Z. CNTs Bridged Basal-Plane-Active 2H-MoS 2 Nanosheets for Efficient Robust Electrocatalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2301468. [PMID: 37140080 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202301468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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2D 2H-phase MoS2 is promising for electrocatalytic applications because of its stable phase, rich edge sites, and large surface area. However, the pristine low-conductive 2H-MoS2 suffers from limited electron transfer and surface activity, which become worse after their highly likely aggregation/stacking and self-curling during applications. In this work, these issues are overcome by conformally attaching the intercalation-detonation-exfoliated, surface S-vacancy-rich 2H-MoS2 onto robust conductive carbon nanotubes (CNTs), which electrically bridge bulk electrode and local MoS2 catalysts. The optimized MoS2 /CNTs nanojunctions exhibit outstanding stable electroactivity (close to commercial Pt/C): a polarization overpotential of 79 mV at the current density of 10 mA cm-2 and the Tafel slope of 33.5 mV dec-1 . Theoretical calculations unveil the metalized interfacial electronic structure of MoS2 /CNTs nanojunctions, enhancing defective-MoS2 surface activity and local conductivity. This work provides guidance on rational design for advanced multifaceted 2D catalysts combined with robust bridging conductors to accelerate energy technology development.
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- Fan Yang
- State Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Functional Materials Processing, School of Metallurgy Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710055, P. R. China
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- State Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Functional Materials Processing, School of Metallurgy Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710055, P. R. China
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- State Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Functional Materials Processing, School of Metallurgy Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710055, P. R. China
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- State Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Functional Materials Processing, School of Metallurgy Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710055, P. R. China
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- State Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Functional Materials Processing, School of Metallurgy Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710055, P. R. China
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- State Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Functional Materials Processing, School of Metallurgy Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710055, P. R. China
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- State Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Functional Materials Processing, School of Metallurgy Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710055, P. R. China
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- State Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Functional Materials Processing, School of Metallurgy Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710055, P. R. China
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- Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- State Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Functional Materials Processing, School of Metallurgy Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710055, P. R. China
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- Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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Zhang XL, Yu PC, Su XZ, Hu SJ, Shi L, Wang YH, Yang PP, Gao FY, Wu ZZ, Chi LP, Zheng YR, Gao MR. Efficient acidic hydrogen evolution in proton exchange membrane electrolyzers over a sulfur-doped marcasite-type electrocatalyst. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadh2885. [PMID: 37406120 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh2885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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Large-scale deployment of proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolyzers has to overcome a cost barrier resulting from the exclusive adoption of platinum group metal (PGM) catalysts. Ideally, carbon-supported platinum used at cathode should be replaced with PGM-free catalysts, but they often undergo insufficient activity and stability subjecting to corrosive acidic conditions. Inspired by marcasite existed under acidic environments in nature, we report a sulfur doping-driven structural transformation from pyrite-type cobalt diselenide to pure marcasite counterpart. The resultant catalyst drives hydrogen evolution reaction with low overpotential of 67 millivolts at 10 milliamperes per square centimeter and exhibits no degradation after 1000 hours of testing in acid. Moreover, a PEM electrolyzer with this catalyst as cathode runs stably over 410 hours at 1 ampere per square centimeter and 60°C. The marked properties arise from sulfur doping that not only triggers formation of acid-resistant marcasite structure but also tailors electronic states (e.g., work function) for improved hydrogen diffusion and electrocatalysis.
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- Xiao-Long Zhang
- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, CAS, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Division of Theoretical and Computational Sciences, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, 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, Anhui 230009, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Wang Y, Meng C, Zhao L, Zhang J, Chen X, Zhou Y. Surface and near-surface engineering design of transition metal catalysts for promoting water splitting. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023. [PMID: 37334928 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc01593a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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Transition metal catalysts are widely used in the field of hydrogen production via water electrolysis. The surface state and near-surface environment of the catalysts greatly affect the efficiency of hydrogen production. Therefore, the rational design of surface engineering and near-surface engineering of transition metal catalysts can significantly improve the performance of water electrolysis. This review systematically introduces surface engineering strategies, including heteroatom doping, vacancy engineering, strain regulation, heterojunction effect, and surface reconstruction. These strategies optimize the surface electronic structure of the catalysts, expose more active sites, and promote the formation of highly active species, ultimately enhancing water electrolysis performance. Furthermore, near-surface engineering strategies, such as surface wettability, three-dimensional structure, high-curvature structure, external field assistance, and extra ion addition, are thoroughly discussed. These strategies expedite the mass transfer of reactants and gas products, improve the local chemical environment near the catalyst surface, and contribute toward achieving an industrial-level current density for overall water splitting. Finally, the key challenges faced by surface engineering and near-surface engineering of transition metal catalysts are highlighted and potential solutions are proposed. This review offers essential guidelines for the design and development of efficient transition metal catalysts for water electrolysis.
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- Yanmin Wang
- College of Energy Storage Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China.
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- College of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China.
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- College of Energy Storage Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China.
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- College of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China.
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- College of Science, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- College of Energy Storage Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China.
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Sun T, Tang Z, Zang W, Li Z, Li J, Li Z, Cao L, Dominic Rodriguez JS, Mariano COM, Xu H, Lyu P, Hai X, Lin H, Sheng X, Shi J, Zheng Y, Lu YR, He Q, Chen J, Novoselov KS, Chuang CH, Xi S, Luo X, Lu J. Ferromagnetic single-atom spin catalyst for boosting water splitting. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2023:10.1038/s41565-023-01407-1. [PMID: 37231143 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-023-01407-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Heterogeneous single-atom spin catalysts combined with magnetic fields provide a powerful means for accelerating chemical reactions with enhanced metal utilization and reaction efficiency. However, designing these catalysts remains challenging due to the need for a high density of atomically dispersed active sites with a short-range quantum spin exchange interaction and long-range ferromagnetic ordering. Here, we devised a scalable hydrothermal approach involving an operando acidic environment for synthesizing various single-atom spin catalysts with widely tunable substitutional magnetic atoms (M1) in a MoS2 host. Among all the M1/MoS2 species, Ni1/MoS2 adopts a distorted tetragonal structure that prompts both ferromagnetic coupling to nearby S atoms as well as adjacent Ni1 sites, resulting in global room-temperature ferromagnetism. Such coupling benefits spin-selective charge transfer in oxygen evolution reactions to produce triplet O2. Furthermore, a mild magnetic field of ~0.5 T enhances the oxygen evolution reaction magnetocurrent by ~2,880% over Ni1/MoS2, leading to excellent activity and stability in both seawater and pure water splitting cells. As supported by operando characterizations and theoretical calculations, a great magnetic-field-enhanced oxygen evolution reaction performance over Ni1/MoS2 is attributed to a field-induced spin alignment and spin density optimization over S active sites arising from field-regulated S(p)-Ni(d) hybridization, which in turn optimizes the adsorption energies for radical intermediates to reduce overall reaction barriers.
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- Tao Sun
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- School of Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Special Energy Materials, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Physics and Devices, Centre for Physical Mechanics and Biophysics, School of Physics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering to College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Mobile Information Communication and Security, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics at Extreme Conditions, High Magnetic Field Laboratory, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics at Extreme Conditions, High Magnetic Field Laboratory, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China
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- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering to College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering to College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering to College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Pesek Road Jurong Island, Singapore, Singapore.
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Physics and Devices, Centre for Physical Mechanics and Biophysics, School of Physics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
- Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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Yan W, Ma H, Zhao X, Zhang Y, Vishniakov P, Wang X, Zhong X, Hong Z, Maximov MY, Song L, Peng S, Li L. P and Se Binary Vacancies and Heterostructures Modulated MoP/MoSe 2 Electrocatalysts for Improving Hydrogen Evolution and Coupling Electricity Generation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2208270. [PMID: 37026657 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202208270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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It is not enough to develop an ideal hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts by single strategy. Here, the HER performances are significantly improved by the combined strategies of P and Se binary vacancies and heterostructure engineering, which is rarely explored and remain unclear. As a result, the overpotentials of MoP/MoSe2 -H heterostructures rich in P and Se binary vacancies are 47 and 110 mV at 10 mA cm-2 in 1 m KOH and 0.5 m H2 SO4 electrolytes, respectively. Especially, in 1 m KOH, the overpotential of MoP/MoSe2 -H is very close to commercial Pt/C at the beginning and even better than Pt/C when current density is over 70 mA cm-2 . The strong interactions between MoSe2 and MoP facilitate electrons transfer from P to Se. Thus, MoP/MoSe2 -H possesses more electrochemically active sites and faster charge transfer capability, which are all in favor of high HER activities. Additionally, Zn-H2 O battery with MoP/MoSe2 -H as cathode is fabricated for simultaneous generation of hydrogen and electricity, which displays the maximum power density of up to 28.1 mW cm-2 and stable discharging performance for 125 h. Overall, this work validates a vigorous strategy and provides guidance for the development of efficient HER electrocatalysts.
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- Wensi Yan
- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China
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- Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University, Saint Petersburg, 195251, Russia
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China
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- Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University, Saint Petersburg, 195251, Russia
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China
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Huang S, Cao Y, Yao F, Zhang D, Yang J, Ye S, Yao D, Liu Y, Li J, Lei D, Wang X, Huang H, Wu M. Interface Density Engineering on Heterogeneous Molybdenum Dichalcogenides Enabling Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis and Sodium Ion Storage. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2207919. [PMID: 36938911 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Constructing active heterointerfaces is powerful to enhance the electrochemical performances of transition metal dichalcogenides, but the interface density regulation remains a huge challenge. Herein, MoO2 /MoS2 heterogeneous nanorods are encapsulated in nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon matrix (MoO2 /MoS2 @NSC) by controllable sulfidation. MoO2 and MoS2 are coupled intimately at atomic level, forming the MoO2 /MoS2 heterointerfaces with different distribution density. Strong electronic interactions are triggered at these MoO2 /MoS2 heterointerfaces for enhancing electron transfer. In alkaline media, the optimal material exhibits outstanding hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performances that significantly surpass carbon-covered MoS2 nanorods counterpart (η10 : 156 mV vs 232 mV) and most of the MoS2 -based heterostructures reported recently. First-principles calculation deciphers that MoO2 /MoS2 heterointerfaces greatly promote water dissociation and hydrogen atom adsorption via the O-Mo-S electronic bridges during HER process. Moreover, benefited from the high pseudocapacitance contribution, abundant "ion reservoir"-like channels, and low Na+ diffusion barrier appended by high-density MoO2 /MoS2 heterointerfaces, the material delivers high specific capacity of 888 mAh g-1 , remarkable rate capability and cycling stability of 390 cycles at 0.1 A g-1 as the anode of sodium ion battery. This work will undoubtedly light the way of interface density engineering for high-performance electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems.
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- Senchuan Huang
- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies & School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200127, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics and Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, P. R. China
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Yu X, Yan F, Geng B, Bai X, Zhao C, Wang M, Zhao Y, Zhao G, Zhang X. Role of introduced Se element and induced anion vacancies in Mo(SSe) 2-x/G van der Waals heterostructure for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 633:155-165. [PMID: 36436348 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.11.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The Gibbs free energy of hydrogen adsorption at the edge of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is close to that of Pt, meaning that MoS2 is the best candidate to replace Pt-based materials. However, easy agglomeration between layers to mask active sites, lack of catalytic activity in the basal planes, and poor electronic conductivity make MoS2 exhibit dissatisfactory hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalytic performance. Here, we successfully construct a van der Waals heterostructure stacked alternately with Mo(SSe)2-x and graphene (Mo(SSe)2-x/G) to enhance its catalytic ability. The introduction of Se into MoS2 and the thermal treatment induce the sample to generate more anion vacancies. Theoretical and experimental results demonstrate the constructed van der Waals heterostructure, the introduced Se element, and the increased anion vacancies are in favor of promoting the number of active sites and improving the electronic conductivity of the catalyst. Therefore, Mo(SSe)2-x/G exhibits superior HER catalytic performance (the overpotentials of 137 mV and 136 mV at a current of 10 mA cm-2) and long-term stabilities (>90 h and 140 h at a current density of 20 mA cm-2) in both acidic and alkaline media.
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- Xianbo Yu
- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.
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- Key Laboratory of In-Fiber Integrated Optics, Ministry of Education, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China.
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- Key Laboratory of In-Fiber Integrated Optics, Ministry of Education, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China
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Gu C, Sun T, Wang Z, Jiang S, Wang Z. High Resolution Electrochemical Imaging for Sulfur Vacancies on 2D Molybdenum Disulfide. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2201529. [PMID: 36683170 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2 ) is considered as one of the most promising non-noble-metal catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). To achieve practical application, introducing sulfur (S) vacancies on the inert basal plane of MoS2 is a widely accepted strategy to improve its HER activity. However, probing active sites at the nanoscale and quantitatively analyzing the related electrocatalytic activity in electrolyte aqueous solution are still great challenges. In this work, utilizing high-resolution scanning electrochemical microscopy, optimized electrodes and newly designed thermal drift calibration software, the HER activity of the S vacancies on an MoS2 inert surface is in situ imaged with less than 20-nm-radius sensitivity and the HER kinetic data for S vacancies, including Tafel plot and onset potential, are quantitatively measured. Additionally, the stability of S vacancies over the wide range of pH 0-13 is investigated. This study provides a viable strategy for obtaining the catalytic kinetics of nanoscale active sites on structurally complex electrocatalysts and evaluating the stability of defects in different environments for 2D material-based catalysts.
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- Chaoqun Gu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Sino-Japanese Center for Collaborative Research of Carbon Nanomaterials, Instrumental Analysis Center of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Sino-Japanese Center for Collaborative Research of Carbon Nanomaterials, Instrumental Analysis Center of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Sino-Japanese Center for Collaborative Research of Carbon Nanomaterials, Instrumental Analysis Center of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Sino-Japanese Center for Collaborative Research of Carbon Nanomaterials, Instrumental Analysis Center of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Sino-Japanese Center for Collaborative Research of Carbon Nanomaterials, Instrumental Analysis Center of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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Wyatt BC, Thakur A, Nykiel K, Hood ZD, Adhikari SP, Pulley KK, Highland WJ, Strachan A, Anasori B. Design of Atomic Ordering in Mo 2Nb 2C 3T x MXenes for Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:931-938. [PMID: 36700844 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c04287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The need for novel materials for energy storage and generation calls for chemical control at the atomic scale in nanomaterials. Ordered double-transition-metal MXenes expanded the chemical diversity of the family of atomically layered 2D materials since their discovery in 2015. However, atomistic tunability of ordered MXenes to achieve ideal composition-property relationships has not been yet possible. In this study, we demonstrate the synthesis of Mo2+αNb2-αAlC3 MAX phases (0 ≤ α ≤ 0.3) and confirm the preferential ordering behavior of Mo and Nb in the outer and inner M layers, respectively, using density functional theory, Rietveld refinement, and electron microscopy methods. We also synthesize their 2D derivative Mo2+αNb2-αC3Tx MXenes and exemplify the effect of preferential ordering on their hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalytic behavior. This study seeks to inspire further exploration of the ordered double-transition-metal MXene family and contribute composition-behavior tools toward application-driven design of 2D materials.
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- Brian C Wyatt
- Department of Mechanical & Energy Engineering and Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Purdue School of Engineering & Technology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- Department of Mechanical & Energy Engineering and Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Purdue School of Engineering & Technology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- School of Materials Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Applied Materials Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Applied Materials Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Mechanical & Energy Engineering and Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Purdue School of Engineering & Technology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- Department of Mechanical & Energy Engineering and Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Purdue School of Engineering & Technology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- School of Materials Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Mechanical & Energy Engineering and Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Purdue School of Engineering & Technology, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
- School of Materials Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Xu T, Jiao D, Liu M, Zhang L, Fan X, Zheng L, Zheng W, Cui X. Ni Center Coordination Reconstructed Nanocorals for Efficient Water Splitting. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2205605. [PMID: 36382551 PMCID: PMC9896050 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Efficient electrocatalytic reactions require a coordinated active center that may provide a properly reaction intermediates adsorption in water splitting. Herein, a Ni active center coordination reconstruction method achieved by multidimensional modulation of phase transition, iodine coordination, and vacancy defects is designed and implemented. This coordination reconstruction results in the successful synthesis of Ni5 P4- x Ix /Ni2 P nanocorals that show outstanding bifunctional catalytic activity due to deep optimization of the adsorption energy. The overpotentials of hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction at 10 mA cm-2 are 46 and 163 mV, respectively. Only 1.46 V is required to drive alkaline overall water splitting. Novel coordination environment is investigated by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy. A 4D integrated material design strategy of "thermodynamic stability-electronic properties-charge transfer-adsorption energy" for water-splitting catalysts is proposed. This coordination reconstruction concept and material design method provide new perspectives for the research of novel catalysts.
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- Tianyi Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and ControlSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringKey Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOEJilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High‐Efficiency Clean Energy MaterialsElectron Microscopy CenterJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and ControlSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringKey Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOEJilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High‐Efficiency Clean Energy MaterialsElectron Microscopy CenterJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and ControlSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringKey Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOEJilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High‐Efficiency Clean Energy MaterialsElectron Microscopy CenterJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- College of ChemistryJilin University2699 Qianjin StreetChangchun130012P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and ControlSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringKey Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOEJilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High‐Efficiency Clean Energy MaterialsElectron Microscopy CenterJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation FacilityInstitute of High Energy PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and ControlSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringKey Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOEJilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High‐Efficiency Clean Energy MaterialsElectron Microscopy CenterJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and ControlSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringKey Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOEJilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High‐Efficiency Clean Energy MaterialsElectron Microscopy CenterJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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Chandra P, Choudhary N, Mobin SM. The game between molecular photoredox catalysis and hydrogen: The golden age of hydrogen budge. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2023.112921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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He W, Zhang R, Cao D, Li Y, Zhang J, Hao Q, Liu H, Zhao J, Xin HL. Super-Hydrophilic Microporous Ni(OH)x/Ni 3 S 2 Heterostructure Electrocatalyst for Large-Current-Density Hydrogen Evolution. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2205719. [PMID: 36373671 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Exploiting active and stable non-precious metal electrocatalysts for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at large current density plays a key role in realizing large-scale industrial hydrogen generation. Herein, a self-supported microporous Ni(OH)x/Ni3 S2 heterostructure electrocatalyst on nickel foam (Ni(OH)x/Ni3 S2 /NF) that possesses super-hydrophilic property through an electrochemical process is rationally designed and fabricated. Benefiting from the super-hydrophilic property, microporous feature, and self-supported structure, the electrocatalyst exhibits an exceptional HER performance at large current density in 1.0 M KOH, only requiring low overpotential of 126, 193, and 238 mV to reach a current density of 100, 500, and 1000 mA cm-2 , respectively, and displaying a long-term durability up to 1000 h, which is among the state-of-the-art non-precious metal electrocatalysts. Combining hard X-rays absorption spectroscopy and first-principles calculation, it also reveals that the strong electronic coupling at the interface of the heterostructure facilitates the dissociation of H2 O molecular, accelerating the HER kinetics in alkaline electrolyte. This work sheds a light on developing advanced non-precious metal electrocatalysts for industrial hydrogen production by means of constructing a super-hydrophilic microporous heterostructure.
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- Wenjun He
- Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information, Hebei University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information, Hebei University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information, Hebei University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information, Hebei University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information, Hebei University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information, Hebei University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information, Hebei University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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Recent advances in understanding and design of efficient hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts for water splitting: A comprehensive review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 311:102811. [PMID: 36436436 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2022.102811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An unsustainable reliance on fossil fuels is the primary cause of the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions, which in turn lead to climate change. Green hydrogen (H2), which may be generated by electrolyzing water with renewable power sources, is a possible substitute for fossil fuels. On the other hand, the increasing intricacy of hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts that are presently being explored makes it more challenging to integrate catalytic theories, catalytic fabrication procedures, and characterization techniques. This review will initially present the thermodynamics, kinetics, and associated electrical and structural characteristics for HER electrocatalysts before highlighting design approaches for the electrocatalysts. Secondly, an in-depth discussion regarding the rational design, synthesis, mechanistic insight, and performance improvement of electrocatalysts is centered on both the intrinsic and extrinsic influences. Thirdly, the most recent technological advances in electrocatalytic water-splitting approaches are described. Finally, the difficulties and possibilities associated with generating extremely effective HER electrocatalysts for water-splitting applications are discussed.
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Yang J, Guo B, Li L, Chen Q, Shen C, Zhou J. Enhancement of peroxymonosulfate activation for 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid removal by MoSe 2 induced Fe redox cycles. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 311:137170. [PMID: 36356816 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137170] [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: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The limited regeneration of Fe2+ in the Fe-catalyzed advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) constrained its application for the removal of organic pollutants. Herein, MoSe2 was introduced to promote the degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) in the Fe2+/PMS system. Compared with Fe2+/PMS processes, the 2,4-D degradation efficiency and PMS decomposition rate respectively increased by 73.8% and 84.2% in the MoSe2/Fe2+/PMS system. DFT simulation results suggested that Se atoms acted smoothly as the bridge supporting the charge transfer from Mo to adjacent Fe atoms, which led to the reduction of Fe3+. The rapid regeneration of Fe2+ boosted the activation of PMS and the degradation of pollutants. Additionally, the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and quenching experiments results indicated that SO4∙-, ∙OH, and 1O2 accounted for 2,4-D degradation, and SO4∙- and 1O2 predominated the reaction. The Mo based co-catalysts showed better co-catalytic effect than the W counterparts, and the moderate adsorption for PMS and lower electron transfer electron transfer resistance accounted for the more excellent co-catalytic performance of MoSe2 than that of WSe2. In addition, the degradation efficiency of 2,4-D was up to 95.5% after five cycles of MoSe2 in the co-catalytic system. The coexistent humic acid (HA) and Cl- showed ignorant negative effect on the degradation, while HCO3- would depress the oxidation reaction. The acidic etching wastewater can be applied as the Fe ions source in this co-catalytic process to remove 2,4-D effectively.
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- Jiaojiao Yang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200092, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200092, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200092, PR China.
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Zhang Y, Arpino KE, Yang Q, Kikugawa N, Sokolov DA, Hicks CW, Liu J, Felser C, Li G. Observation of a robust and active catalyst for hydrogen evolution under high current densities. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7784. [PMID: 36526636 PMCID: PMC9758214 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35464-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Despite the fruitful achievements in the development of hydrogen production catalysts with record-breaking performances, there is still a lack of durable catalysts that could work under large current densities (>1000 mA cm-2). Here, we investigated the catalytic behaviors of Sr2RuO4 bulk single crystals. This crystal has demonstrated remarkable activities under the current density of 1000 mA cm-2, which require overpotentials of 182 and 278 mV in 0.5 M H2SO4 and 1 M KOH electrolytes, respectively. These materials are stable for 56 days of continuous testing at a high current density of above 1000 mA cm-2 and then under operating temperatures of 70 °C. The in-situ formation of ferromagnetic Ru clusters at the crystal surface is observed, endowing the single-crystal catalyst with low charge transfer resistance and high wettability for rapid gas bubble removal. These experiments exemplify the potential of designing HER catalysts that work under industrial-scale current density.
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- Yudi Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Rd, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, 305-0003, Japan
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Rd, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China.
- Center for Advanced Solidification Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187, Dresden, Germany.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Rd, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Gong X, Jiang Z, Zeng W, Hu C, Luo X, Lei W, Yuan C. Alternating Magnetic Field Induced Magnetic Heating in Ferromagnetic Cobalt Single-Atom Catalysts for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:9411-9417. [PMID: 36410739 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c03359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Alternating magnetic field (AMF) is a promising methodology for further improving magnetic single-atom catalyst (SAC) activity toward oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, the anchoring of Co single atoms on MoS2 support (Co@MoS2), leading to the appearance of in-plane room-temperature ferromagnetic properties, is favorable for the parallel spin arrangement of oxygen atoms when a magnetic field is applied. Moreover, field-assisted electrocatalytic experiments confirmed that the spin direction of Co@MoS2 is changing with the applied magnetic field. On this basis, under AMF, the active sites in ferromagnetic Co@MoS2 were heated by exploiting the magnetic heating generated from spin polarization flip of these SACs to further expedite OER efficiency, with overpotential at 10 mA cm-2 reduced from 317 mV to 250 mV. This work introduces a feasible and efficient approach to enhance the OER performance of Co@MoS2 by AMF, shedding some light on the further development of magnetic SACs for energy conversion.
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- Xunguo Gong
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Sensors, School of Physics, Communication and Electronics, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Avenue, Nanchang 330022, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Sensors, School of Physics, Communication and Electronics, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Avenue, Nanchang 330022, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Sensors, School of Physics, Communication and Electronics, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Avenue, Nanchang 330022, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Sensors, School of Physics, Communication and Electronics, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Avenue, Nanchang 330022, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Sensors, School of Physics, Communication and Electronics, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Avenue, Nanchang 330022, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Sensors, School of Physics, Communication and Electronics, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Avenue, Nanchang 330022, Jiangxi, China
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Xia L, Li Y, Song H, Li X, Gong W, Jiang X, Javanbakht M, Zhang X, Gao B, Chu PK. MoO 2 nanosheets anchored with Co nanoparticles as a bifunctional electrocatalytic platform for overall water splitting. RSC Adv 2022; 12:34760-34765. [PMID: 36545597 PMCID: PMC9721104 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra06117a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Electrochemical water splitting is one of the potential commercial techniques to produce clean hydrogen energy because of the high efficiency and environmental friendliness. However, development of low-cost bifunctional electrocatalysts that can replace Pt-based catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is challenging. Herein, Co nanoparticles (NPs) are anchored on MoO2 nanosheets (Co/MoO2) by thermal reduction of the CoMoO4 nanosheet array in Ar/H2. The uniformly distributed Co NPs improve the electron transfer capability and modulate the surface states of the MoO2 nanosheets to enhance hydrogen desorption and HER kinetics. Moreover, the Co/MoO2 composite is beneficial to the interfacial structure and the MoO2 nanosheets prevent aggregation of Co NPs to improve the intrinsic OER characteristics in the alkaline electrolyte. As a result, the Co/MoO2 electrocatalyst shows low HER and OER overpotentials of 178 and 318 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH. The electrolytic cell consisting of the bifunctional Co/MoO2 electrodes shows a small voltage of 1.72 V for a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in overall water splitting.
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- Lu Xia
- The College of Resources and Environment Engineering and Hubei Key Laboratory for Efficient Utilization and Agglomeration of Metallurgic Mineral Resources, Wuhan University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430081 China
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- The College of Resources and Environment Engineering and Hubei Key Laboratory for Efficient Utilization and Agglomeration of Metallurgic Mineral Resources, Wuhan University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430081 China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy and Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430081 China
- Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy and Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430081 China
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- The College of Resources and Environment Engineering and Hubei Key Laboratory for Efficient Utilization and Agglomeration of Metallurgic Mineral Resources, Wuhan University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430081 China
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- The College of Resources and Environment Engineering and Hubei Key Laboratory for Efficient Utilization and Agglomeration of Metallurgic Mineral Resources, Wuhan University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430081 China
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- Renewable Energy Research Center, Amirkabir University of Technology Tehran Iran
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy and Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430081 China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy and Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430081 China
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- Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon Hong Kong China
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Strain-regulated Gibbs free energy enables reversible redox chemistry of chalcogenides for sodium ion batteries. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5588. [PMID: 36151139 PMCID: PMC9508189 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33329-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Manipulating the reversible redox chemistry of transition metal dichalcogenides for energy storage often faces great challenges as it is difficult to regulate the discharged products directly. Herein we report that tensile-strained MoSe2 (TS-MoSe2) can act as a host to transfer its strain to corresponding discharged product Mo, thus contributing to the regulation of Gibbs free energy change (ΔG) and enabling a reversible sodium storage mechanism. The inherited strain results in lattice distortion of Mo, which adjusts the d-band center upshifted closer to the Fermi level to enhance the adsorbability of Na2Se, thereby leading to a decreased ΔG of the redox chemistry between Mo/Na2Se and MoSe2. Ex situ and in situ experiments revealed that, unlike the unstrained MoSe2, TS-MoSe2 shows a highly reversible sodium storage, along with an evidently improved reaction kinetics. This work sheds light on the study on electrochemical energy storage mechanism of other electrode materials. Manipulating the redox chemistry of transition metal dichalcogenides still faces challenges. Here the authors report that tensile-strained MoSe2 can pass on the strain to its sodiated product Mo, and thus regulate the Gibbs free energy in the charging process to enable the reversible sodium storage.
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Zhang D, Wang F, Zhao W, Cui M, Fan X, Liang R, Ou Q, Zhang S. Boosting Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Activity of Amorphous Molybdenum Sulfide Under High Currents Via Preferential Electron Filling Induced by Tungsten Doping. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2202445. [PMID: 35876393 PMCID: PMC9507386 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202202445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The lack of highly efficient, durable, and cost-effective electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) working at high current densities poses a significant challenge for the large-scale implementation of hydrogen production from renewable energy. Herein, amorphous molybdenum tungsten sulfide/nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites (a-MoWSx /N-RGO) are synthesized by plasma treatment for use as high-performance HER catalysts. By adjusting the plasma treatment duration and chemical composition, an optimal a-MoWSx /N-RGO catalyst is obtained, which exhibits a low overpotential of 348 mV at a current density of 1000 mA cm-2 and almost no decay after 24 h of working at this current density, outperforming commercial platinum/carbon (Pt/C) and previously reported heteroatom-doped MoS2 -based catalysts. Based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations, it is found that with a reasonable tungsten doping level, the catalytic active site (2S2 - ) shows excellent catalytic performance working at high current densities because extra electrons preferentially fill at 2S2 - . The introduction of tungsten tends to lower the electronic structure energy, resulting in a closer-to-zero positive Δ G H ∗ $\Delta {G}_{{{\rm{H}}}^{\rm{*}}}$ . Excessive tungsten introduction, however, can lead to structural damage and a worse HER performance under high current densities. The work provides a route towards rationally designing high-performance catalysts for the HER at industrial-level currents using earth-abundant elements.
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- Dai Zhang
- Institute of Future LightingAcademy for Engineering and TechnologyFudan UniversityShanghai200433P.R. China
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- Institute for Electric Light SourcesSchool of Information Science and TechnologyFudan UniversityShanghai200433P.R. China
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- Institute for Electric Light SourcesSchool of Information Science and TechnologyFudan UniversityShanghai200433P.R. China
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- Institute for Electric Light SourcesSchool of Information Science and TechnologyFudan UniversityShanghai200433P.R. China
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- Department of ChemistryShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative MaterialsLaboratory of Advanced Materials and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200433P.R. China
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- Institute of Future LightingAcademy for Engineering and TechnologyFudan UniversityShanghai200433P.R. China
- Institute for Electric Light SourcesSchool of Information Science and TechnologyFudan UniversityShanghai200433P.R. China
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- Institute of Future LightingAcademy for Engineering and TechnologyFudan UniversityShanghai200433P.R. China
- Institute for Electric Light SourcesSchool of Information Science and TechnologyFudan UniversityShanghai200433P.R. China
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- Institute of Future LightingAcademy for Engineering and TechnologyFudan UniversityShanghai200433P.R. China
- Institute for Electric Light SourcesSchool of Information Science and TechnologyFudan UniversityShanghai200433P.R. China
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Jin M, Zhang X, Niu S, Wang Q, Huang R, Ling R, Huang J, Shi R, Amini A, Cheng C. Strategies for Designing High-Performance Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysts at Large Current Densities above 1000 mA cm -2. ACS NANO 2022; 16:11577-11597. [PMID: 35952364 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c02820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The depletion of fossil fuels and rapidly increasing environmental concerns have urgently called for the utilization of clean and sustainable sources for future energy supplies. Hydrogen (H2) is recognized as a prioritized green resource with little environmental impact to replace traditional fossil fuels. Electrochemical water splitting has become an important method for large-scale green production of hydrogen. The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is the cathodic half-reaction of water splitting that can be promoted to produce pure H2 in large quantities by active electrocatalysts. However, the unsatisfactory performance of HER electrocatalysts cannot follow the extensive requirements of industrial-scale applications, including working efficiently and stably over long periods of time at high current densities (⩾1000 mA cm-2). In this review, we study the crucial issues when electrocatalysts work at high current densities and summarize several categories of strategies for the design of high-performance HER electrocatalysts. We also discuss the future challenges and opportunities for the development of HER catalysts.
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- Mengtian Jin
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Center for Infrastructure Engineering, Western Sydney University, Kingswood, New South Wales 2751, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Wu J, Fan J, Zhao X, Wang Y, Wang D, Liu H, Gu L, Zhang Q, Zheng L, Singh DJ, Cui X, Zheng W. Atomically Dispersed MoO x on Rhodium Metallene Boosts Electrocatalyzed Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207512. [PMID: 35762984 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Accelerating slow water dissociation kinetics is key to boosting the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline media. We report the synthesis of atomically dispersed MoOx species anchored on Rh metallene using a one-pot solvothermal method. The resulting structures expose the oxide-metal interfaces to the maximum extent. This leads to a MoOx -Rh catalyst with ultrahigh alkaline HER activity. We obtained a mass activity of 2.32 A mgRh -1 at an overpotential of 50 mV, which is 11.8 times higher than that of commercial Pt/C and surpasses the previously reported Rh-based electrocatalysts. First-principles calculations demonstrate that the interface between MoOx and Rh is the active center for alkaline HER. The MoOx sites preferentially adsorb and dissociate water molecules, and adjacent Rh sites adsorb the generated atomic hydrogen for efficient H2 evolution. Our findings illustrate the potential of atomic interface engineering strategies in electrocatalysis.
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- Jiandong Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Electron Microscopy, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Electron Microscopy, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211-7010, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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Koudakan PA, Wei C, Mosallanezhad A, Liu B, Fang Y, Hao X, Qian Y, Wang G. Constructing Reactive Micro-Environment in Basal Plane of MoS 2 for pH-Universal Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2107974. [PMID: 35665596 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202107974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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MoS2 represents a promising catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in water splitting, but the inefficient catalytic activity in a pH-universal environment is an obstacle to developing practical applications. Boosting and balancing the water dissociation and hydrogen desorption kinetics is crucial in designing high-performance catalysts for the overall pH range. Herein, it is experimentally demonstrated that cobalt single-atom doping can effectively construct a reactive CoMoS micro-environment on the basal plane of MoS2 and thus alter the uniformity of surface electron density, which is further confirmed by the theoretical results. The reactive micro-environment consisting of single-atom Co with the surrounding Mo and S atoms possesses excellent water dissociation and hydrogen desorption kinetics, exhibiting a superior performance of 36 mV at 10 mA cm-2 with a Tafel slope of 33 mV dec-1 in the alkaline condition. Meanwhile, it also shows worthy activity in the acidic (97 mV) and neutral (117 mV) environments. This work provides a facile strategy to improve the HER catalysis of MoS2 in pH-universal environments.
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- Payam Ahmadian Koudakan
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Chuzhou University, Chuzhou, Anhui, 239000, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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