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Gao H, Song M, Zhao B, Liu J, Shi R, Liu Y, Hu X, Zhu Y. Assisting molybdenum trioxide catalysis by engineering oxygen vacancy for enhancing hydrogen storage performance of magnesium hydride. J Colloid Interface Sci 2025; 678:343-352. [PMID: 39250837 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.09.056] [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: 06/06/2024] [Revised: 08/10/2024] [Accepted: 09/05/2024] [Indexed: 09/11/2024]
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Magnesium hydride (MgH2) as an ideal hydrogen storage carrier whose hydrogen storage performance can be effectively improved by transition metal-based catalysts. To construct highly active catalysts, much attention has been paid to the regulation of transition metal components while less attention has been paid to non-transition metal components especially oxygen, leading certain limitations. Herein, further improved hydrogen storage performance of MgH2 can be obtained by adjusting oxygen vacancy content in molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) catalyst. Specifically, compared with pure MgH2 (1.1 wt%) and MgH2-10 wt% MoO3 (4.5 wt%), more hydrogen (5.9 wt%) can be released by MgH2-10 wt% MoO3-x (MoO3 with abundant oxygen vacancies) at 300.0 °C within 499.0 s. Besides, superb capacity retention (6.1 wt%, 99.0 %) after 50 isothermal hydrogen ab/desorption cycles can be obtained for MgH2-10 wt% MoO3-x. Through rigorous comparative experiments and theoretical calculations, the excellent catalytic activity of MoO3-x is demonstrated to come from the abundant oxygen vacancies and the active substances (polyvalent Mo and nano-sized MgO) it assists to form during ball milling process. This work verifies the feasibility for further improving the catalytic activity of transition metal-based catalysts by tuning non-transition metal elements and thus provides a new strategy in catalyzed MgH2 system.
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- Haiguang Gao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, PR China
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy & School of Medicine, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, PR China
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Lin S, Li X, Yuan D, Liu Y, Jin Z, Li P. Conductive Polymer Hydrogel-Derived 3D Nanostructures for Energy and Environmental Electrocatalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2406235. [PMID: 39279356 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202406235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2024] [Revised: 09/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/18/2024]
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Renewable energy and advanced water treatment technologies hold profound significance for driving sustainable development in modern society. Given the environmental friendliness and high efficiency of electrocatalysis processes, great expectations are placed on their applications in energy and water-related fields. However, the electrocatalysis is limited by the selectivity, activity, and durability of the electrocatalytic reactions. Hydrogels, with their hierarchical porous structure, compositional and structural tunability, and ease of functionalization, are bringing surprising advances in advanced energy and environment. Hydrogel catalysts, inheriting the advantages of hydrogel materials, hold promise for achieving significant breakthroughs in electrochemical performance. Here, the latest advancements in energy and environmental electrocatalytic fields are summarized based on the 3D nanostructured hydrogel catalysts. In addition, future potentials and challenges of continuing research on hydrogel materials for energy and environment are discussed.
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- Siyi Lin
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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Ling R, Lian Q, Shan L, Xiang S, Peng O, Li D, Amini A, Wang N, Yang H, Cheng C. Pristine Wood-Supported Electrodes With Intrinsic Superhydrophilic/Superaerophobic Surface Intensify Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2404420. [PMID: 39308234 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202404420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2024] [Revised: 08/24/2024] [Indexed: 11/28/2024]
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Wood, as a renewable material, has been regarded as an emerging substrate for self-supporting electrodes in large-scale water electrolysis due to numerous merits such as rich pore structure, abundant hydroxyl groups, etc. However, poor conductivity of wood can greatly suppress the performance of wood-based electrodes. Carbonization process can improve wood's conductivity, but the loss of hydroxyl groups and the required high energy consumption are the drawbacks of such a process. Here, a facile strategy is developed to prepare pristine wood-supported electrode (Ni-NiP/W) for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction (HER); this improves electrical conductivity of wood while retaining its excellent intrinsic properties. The preparation process involves the deposition of copper on the untreated wood followed with the loading of Ni-NiP catalyst at room temperature. Encouragingly, the Ni-NiP/W exhibits conductive and inherited pristine wood's superhydrophilic and superaerophobic properties, that effectively boost mass and charge transfer. It demonstrates high activity and excellent stability in acidic, alkali, and seawater conditions as well as high current densities of up to 2000 mA cm-2; particularly a record-low HER overpotential of 206 mV in acidic conditions at 1000 mA cm-2. This work fully unlocks the admiring potential of pristine wood as superior substrate for high-performance electrochemical electrodes.
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- Ruihua Ling
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Ecology and Biological Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150040, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- Department of Physics and Center for Quantum Materials, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 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, New South Wales, 2751, Australia
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- Department of Physics and Center for Quantum Materials, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Ecology and Biological Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, China
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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, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Yu Y, Xu H, Xiong X, Chen X, Xiao Y, Wang H, Wu D, Hua Y, Tian X, Li J. Ultra-Thin RuIr Alloy as Durable Electrocatalyst for Seawater Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2405784. [PMID: 39072920 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202405784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2024] [Revised: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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The development of efficient, high-performance catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) remains a significant challenge, especially in seawater media. Here, RuIr alloy catalysts are prepared by the polyol reduction method. Compared with single-metal catalysts, the RuIr alloy catalysts exhibited higher activity and stability in seawater electrolysis due to their greater number of reactive sites and solubility resistance. The RuIr alloy has an overpotential of 75 mV@10 mA cm-2, which is similar to that of Pt/C (73 mV), and can operate stably for 100 hours in alkaline seawater. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that hydrogen atoms adsorbed at the top sites of Ru and Ir atoms are more favorable for HER and are most likely to be the reactive sites. This work provides a reference for developing highly efficient and stable catalysts for seawater electrolysis.
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- Yanhui Yu
- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Energy Conversion of Hainan Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou South Longkun Rd., Haikou City, 571158, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Engineering, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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Wang H, Zhang C, Zhang D, Jiang L, Gao Y, Zhuang T, Lv Z. I Single-Atom Doped P-Rich CoP n Nanocluster@CoP with Enhanced HER. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2403170. [PMID: 38813750 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202403170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Constructing I single-atom (ISA) doped CoP electrocatalyst for HER is extremely challenging and has not been reported to date. Herein, an ISA doping-phosphatization strategy is proposed to prepare a novel I single-atom doped P-rich CoPn nanocluster@CoP electrocatalyst (ISA-CoPn/CoP) with enhanced HER performance first. ISA-CoPn/CoP shows a low overpotential of only 44 and 81 mV in 0.5 m H2SO4 solution, to drive a current density of 10 and 100 mA cm-2. ISA and P-rich CoPn nanocluster show unique synergies, which can optimize the H adsorption energy and accelerate the kinetics of HER in the CoP system. The intermediate I─H bond vibration peak is directly observed through in situ Raman testing, demonstrating that ISA doping helps accelerate the HER process. Additionally, the ΔGH of ISA-CoPn/CoP is only 0.05 eV by density functional theory (DFT) calculation, which is conducive to H2 evolution.
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- Haipeng Wang
- State Key Laboratory Base for Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- State Key Laboratory Base for Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- State Key Laboratory Base for Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- State Key Laboratory Base for Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- State Key Laboratory Base for Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Ministry of Education/Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Rubber-plastics, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao, Shandong, 266042, China
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- State Key Laboratory Base for Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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Fu K, Yuan D, Yu T, Lei C, Kou Z, Huang B, Lyu S, Zhang F, Wan T. Recent Advances on Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials Supported Single-Atom for Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysts. Molecules 2024; 29:4304. [PMID: 39339299 PMCID: PMC11434429 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29184304] [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: 08/06/2024] [Revised: 09/05/2024] [Accepted: 09/09/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
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Water electrolysis has been recognized as a promising technology that can convert renewable energy into hydrogen for storage and utilization. The superior activity and low cost of catalysis are key factors in promoting the industrialization of water electrolysis. Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted attention due to their ultra-high atomic utilization, clear structure, and highest hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance. In addition, the performance and stability of single-atom (SA) substrates are crucial, and various two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial supports have become promising foundations for SA due to their unique exposed surfaces, diverse elemental compositions, and flexible electronic structures, to drive single atoms to reach performance limits. The SA supported by 2D nanomaterials exhibits various electronic interactions and synergistic effects, all of which need to be comprehensively summarized. This article aims to organize and discuss the progress of 2D nanomaterial single-atom supports in enhancing HER, including common and widely used synthesis methods, advanced characterization techniques, different types of 2D supports, and the correlation between structural hydrogen evolution performance. Finally, the latest understanding of 2D nanomaterial supports was proposed.
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- Kangkai Fu
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Automotive Power Train and Electronic Control, School of Automotive Engineering, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan 442002, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Energy Storage and Power Battery, School of Mathematics, Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan 442002, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Automotive Power Train and Electronic Control, School of Automotive Engineering, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan 442002, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Energy Storage and Power Battery, School of Mathematics, Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan 442002, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Automotive Power Train and Electronic Control, School of Automotive Engineering, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan 442002, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Energy Storage and Power Battery, School of Mathematics, Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan 442002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Automotive Power Train and Electronic Control, School of Automotive Engineering, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan 442002, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Energy Storage and Power Battery, School of Mathematics, Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan 442002, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Automotive Power Train and Electronic Control, School of Automotive Engineering, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan 442002, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Energy Storage and Power Battery, School of Mathematics, Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan 442002, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Automotive Power Train and Electronic Control, School of Automotive Engineering, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan 442002, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Energy Storage and Power Battery, School of Mathematics, Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan 442002, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Automotive Power Train and Electronic Control, School of Automotive Engineering, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan 442002, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Energy Storage and Power Battery, School of Mathematics, Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan 442002, China
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Tiwari JN, Kumar K, Safarkhani M, Umer M, Vilian ATE, Beloqui A, Bhaskaran G, Huh YS, Han Y. Materials Containing Single-, Di-, Tri-, and Multi-Metal Atoms Bonded to C, N, S, P, B, and O Species as Advanced Catalysts for Energy, Sensor, and Biomedical Applications. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2403197. [PMID: 38946671 PMCID: PMC11580296 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202403197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 06/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Modifying the coordination or local environments of single-, di-, tri-, and multi-metal atom (SMA/DMA/TMA/MMA)-based materials is one of the best strategies for increasing the catalytic activities, selectivity, and long-term durability of these materials. Advanced sheet materials supported by metal atom-based materials have become a critical topic in the fields of renewable energy conversion systems, storage devices, sensors, and biomedicine owing to the maximum atom utilization efficiency, precisely located metal centers, specific electron configurations, unique reactivity, and precise chemical tunability. Several sheet materials offer excellent support for metal atom-based materials and are attractive for applications in energy, sensors, and medical research, such as in oxygen reduction, oxygen production, hydrogen generation, fuel production, selective chemical detection, and enzymatic reactions. The strong metal-metal and metal-carbon with metal-heteroatom (i.e., N, S, P, B, and O) bonds stabilize and optimize the electronic structures of the metal atoms due to strong interfacial interactions, yielding excellent catalytic activities. These materials provide excellent models for understanding the fundamental problems with multistep chemical reactions. This review summarizes the substrate structure-activity relationship of metal atom-based materials with different active sites based on experimental and theoretical data. Additionally, the new synthesis procedures, physicochemical characterizations, and energy and biomedical applications are discussed. Finally, the remaining challenges in developing efficient SMA/DMA/TMA/MMA-based materials are presented.
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- Jitendra N. Tiwari
- Department of Energy and Materials EngineeringDongguk University‐SeoulSeoul100715Republic of Korea
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- POLYMATApplied Chemistry DepartmentFaculty of ChemistryUniversity of the Basque Country UPV/EHUPaseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3Danostia‐San Sebastian20018Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences and BioengineeringNano Bio High‐Tech Materials Research CenterInha UniversityIncheon22212Republic of Korea
- School of ChemistryDamghan UniversityDamghan36716‐45667Iran
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- Bernal InstituteDepartment of Chemical SciencesUniversity of LimerickLimerickV94 T9PXRepublic of Ireland
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- Department of Energy and Materials EngineeringDongguk University‐SeoulSeoul100715Republic of Korea
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- POLYMATApplied Chemistry DepartmentFaculty of ChemistryUniversity of the Basque Country UPV/EHUPaseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3Danostia‐San Sebastian20018Spain
- IKERBASQUEBasque Foundation for SciencePlaza Euskadi 5Bilbao48009Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences and BioengineeringNano Bio High‐Tech Materials Research CenterInha UniversityIncheon22212Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and BioengineeringNano Bio High‐Tech Materials Research CenterInha UniversityIncheon22212Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy and Materials EngineeringDongguk University‐SeoulSeoul100715Republic of Korea
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Zhang L, Bai J, Zhang S, Liu Y, Ye J, Fan W, Debroye E, Liu T. Atomically Dispersed Iridium on Polyimide Support for Acidic Oxygen Evolution. ACS NANO 2024; 18:22095-22103. [PMID: 39114966 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c05377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/21/2024]
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Designing a high-performing iridium (Ir) single-atom catalyst is desired for acidic water electrolysis, which shows enormous potential given its high catalytic activity toward acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with minimum usage of precious Ir metal. However, it still remains a substantial challenge to stabilize the Ir single atoms during the OER operation without sacrificing the activity. Here, we report a high-performing OER catalyst by immobilizing Ir single atoms on a polyimide support, which exhibits a high mass activity on a carbon paper electrode while simultaneously achieving outstanding stability with negligible decay for 360 h. The resulting electrode (denoted as Ir1-PI@CP) reaches a 49.7-fold improvement in mass activity compared to the counterpart electrode prepared without polyimide support. Both our experimental and theoretical results suggest that, owing to the strong metal-support interactions, the polyimide support can enhance the Ir 5d states of Ir single atoms in Ir1-PI@CP, which can tailor the adsorption energies of intermediates and decrease the thermodynamic barrier at the rate-determining step of the OER, but also facilitate the proton-electron-transfer process and improve the reaction kinetics. This work offers an alternative avenue for developing single-atom catalysts with superior activity and durability toward various catalytic systems and beyond.
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- Longsheng Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven 3001, Belgium
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Wei S, Ma W, Sun M, Xiang P, Tian Z, Mao L, Gao L, Li Y. Atom-pair engineering of single-atom nanozyme for boosting peroxidase-like activity. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6888. [PMID: 39134525 PMCID: PMC11319669 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51022-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024] Open
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Constructing atom-pair engineering and improving the activity of metal single-atom nanozyme (SAzyme) is significant but challenging. Herein, we design the atom-pair engineering of Zn-SA/CNCl SAzyme by simultaneously constructing Zn-N4 sites as catalytic sites and Zn-N4Cl1 sites as catalytic regulator. The Zn-N4Cl1 catalytic regulators effectively boost the peroxidase-like activities of Zn-N4 catalytic sites, resulting in a 346-fold, 1496-fold, and 133-fold increase in the maximal reaction velocity, the catalytic constant and the catalytic efficiency, compared to Zn-SA/CN SAzyme without the Zn-N4Cl1 catalytic regulator. The Zn-SA/CNCl SAzyme with excellent peroxidase-like activity effectively inhibits tumor cell growth in vitro and in vivo. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the Zn-N4Cl1 catalytic regulators facilitate the adsorption of *H2O2 and re-exposure of Zn-N4 catalytic sites, and thus improve the reaction rate. This work provides a rational and effective strategy for improving the peroxidase-like activity of metal SAzyme by atom-pair engineering.
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- Shengjie Wei
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Living Biosystems, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers Technology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers Technology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, P. R. China.
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- CAS Engineering Laboratory for Nanozyme, Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China.
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Shi J, Yang ZX, Wan H, Li B, Nie J, Huang T, Li L, Huang GF, Leng C, Si Y, Huang WQ. Rapid Construction of Double Crystalline Prussian Blue Analogue Hetero-Superstructure. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311267. [PMID: 38534041 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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The controllable construction of complex metal-organic coordination polymers (CPs) merits untold scientific and technological potential, yet remains a grand challenge of one-step construction and modulating simultaneously valence states of metals and topological morphology. Here, a thiocyanuric acid (TCA)-triggered strategy is presented to one-step rapid synthesis a double-crystalline Prussian blue analogue hetero-superstructure (PBA-hs) that comprises a Co3[Fe(CN)6]2 cube overcoated with a KCo[Fe(CN)6] shell, followed by eight self-assembled small cubes on vertices. Unlike common directing surfactants, TCA not only acts as a trigger for the fast growth of KCo[Fe(CN)6] on the Co3[Fe(CN)6]2 phase resulting in a PBA-on-PBA hetero-superstructure, but also serves as a flange-like bridge between them. By combining experiments with simulations, a deprotonation-induced electron transfer (DIET) mechanism is proposed for formation of second phase in PBA-hs, differing from thermally and photo-induced electron transfer processes. To prove utility, the calcined PBA-hs exhibits enhanced oxygen evolution reaction performance. This work provides a new method to design of novel CPs for enriching chemistry and material science. This work offers a practical approach to design novel CPs for enriching chemistry and material science.
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- Jinghui Shi
- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Intelligent Manufacture, Hunan First Normal University, Changsha, 410205, P. R. China
- National Supercomputing Center in Changsha, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Physics, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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Zhang X, Li Z, Li H, Yang D, Ren Z, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Bu XH. Surface-Grafted Single-Atomic Pt-N x Complex with a Precisely Regulating Coordination Sphere for Efficient Electron Acceptor-Inducing Interfacial Electron Transfer. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202404386. [PMID: 38720177 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404386] [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: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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Based on the electron-withdrawing effect of the Pt(bpy)Cl2 molecule, a simple post-modification amide reaction was firstly used to graft it onto the surface of NH2-MIL-125, which performed as a highly efficient electron acceptor that induced the conversion of the photoinduced charge migration pathway from internal BDC→TiOx migration to external BDC→PtNx migration, significantly improving the efficiency of photoinduced electron transfer and separation. Furthermore, precisely regulating over the first coordination sphere of Pt single atoms was achieved using further post-modification with additional bipyridine to investigate the effect of Pt-Nx coordination numbers on reaction activity. The as-synthesized NML-PtN2 exhibited superior photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity of 7.608 mmol g-1 h-1, a remarkable improvement of 225 and 2.26 times compared to pristine NH2-MIL-125 and NML-PtN4, respectively. In addition, the superior apparent quantum yield of 4.01 % (390 nm) and turnover frequency of 190.3 h-1 (0.78 wt % Pt SA; 129 times compared to Pt nanoparticles/NML) revealed the high solar utilization efficiency and hydrogen evolution activity of the material. And macroscopic color changes caused by the transition of carrier migration paths was first observed. It holds profound significance for the design of MOF-Molecule catalysts with efficient charge carrier separation and precise regulation of single-atom coordination sphere.
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- Xinghao Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering National Institute for Advanced Materials, TKL of Metal and Molecule-Based Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering National Institute for Advanced Materials, TKL of Metal and Molecule-Based Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering National Institute for Advanced Materials, TKL of Metal and Molecule-Based Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering National Institute for Advanced Materials, TKL of Metal and Molecule-Based Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- College of Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering National Institute for Advanced Materials, TKL of Metal and Molecule-Based Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering National Institute for Advanced Materials, TKL of Metal and Molecule-Based Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering National Institute for Advanced Materials, TKL of Metal and Molecule-Based Material Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- College of Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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Li M, Li H, Fan H, Liu Q, Yan Z, Wang A, Yang B, Wang E. Engineering interfacial sulfur migration in transition-metal sulfide enables low overpotential for durable hydrogen evolution in seawater. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6154. [PMID: 39039058 PMCID: PMC11263604 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50535-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024] Open
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Hydrogen production from seawater remains challenging due to the deactivation of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrode under high current density. To overcome the activity-stability trade-offs in transition-metal sulfides, we propose a strategy to engineer sulfur migration by constructing a nickel-cobalt sulfides heterostructure with nitrogen-doped carbon shell encapsulation (CN@NiCoS) electrocatalyst. State-of-the-art ex situ/in situ characterizations and density functional theory calculations reveal the restructuring of the CN@NiCoS interface, clearly identifying dynamic sulfur migration. The NiCoS heterostructure stimulates sulfur migration by creating sulfur vacancies at the Ni3S2-Co9S8 heterointerface, while the migrated sulfur atoms are subsequently captured by the CN shell via strong C-S bond, preventing sulfide dissolution into alkaline electrolyte. Remarkably, the dynamically formed sulfur-doped CN shell and sulfur vacancies pairing sites significantly enhances HER activity by altering the d-band center near Fermi level, resulting in a low overpotential of 4.6 and 8 mV at 10 mA cm-2 in alkaline freshwater and seawater media, and long-term stability up to 1000 h. This work thus provides a guidance for the design of high-performance HER electrocatalyst by engineering interfacial atomic migration.
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- Min Li
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, PR China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, PR China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, PR China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, PR China.
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, PR China.
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Chen X, Wang Y, Fan X, Zhu G, Liu Y, Quan X. Efficient electro-Fenton degradation of organic pollutants via the synergistic effect of 1O 2 and •OH generated on single FeN 4 sites. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 932:173042. [PMID: 38723975 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 05/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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The electro-Fenton with in situ generated 1O2 and •OH is a promising method for the degradation of micropollutants. However, its application is hindered by the lack of catalysts that can efficiently generate 1O2 and •OH from electrochemical oxygen reduction. Herein, N-doped stacked carbon nanosheets supported Fe single atoms (Fe-NSC) with FeN4 sites were designed for simultaneous generation of 1O2 and •OH to enhance electro-Fenton degradation. Due to the synergistic effect of 1O2 and •OH, a variety of contaminants (phenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol, sulfamethoxazole, atrazine and bisphenol A) were efficiently degraded with high kinetic constants of 0.037-0.071 min-1 by the electro-Fenton with Fe-NSC as cathode (-0.6 V vs Ag/AgCl, pH 6). Moreover, the superior performance for electro-Fenton degradation was well maintained in a wide pH range from 3 to 10 even with interference of various inorganic salt ions. It was found that FeN4 sites with pyridinic N coordination were responsible for its good performance for electro-Fenton degradation. Its 1O2 yield was higher than •OH yield, and the contribution of 1O2 was more significant than •OH for pollutant degradation.
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- Xin Chen
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Wagh L, Singh D, Kumar V, Upadhyay SN, Pakhira S, Das AK. Sonication-Induced Boladipeptide-Based Metallogel as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:28307-28318. [PMID: 38771803 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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Bioinspired, self-assembled hybrid materials show great potential in the field of energy conversion. Here, we have prepared a sonication-induced boladipeptide (HO-YF-AA-FY-OH (PBFY); AA = Adipic acid, F = l-phenylalanine, and Y = l-tyrosine) and an anchored, self-assembled nickel-based coordinated polymeric nanohybrid hydrogel (Ni-PBFY). The morphological studies of hydrogels PBFY and Ni-PBFY exhibit nanofibrillar network structures. XPS analysis has been used to study the self-assembled coordinated polymeric hydrogel Ni-PBFY-3, with the aim of identifying its chemical makeup and electronic state. XANES and EXAFS analyses have been used to examine the local electronic structure and coordination environment of Ni-PBFY-3. The xerogel of Ni-PBFY was used to fabricate the electrodes and is utilized in the OER (oxygen evolution reaction). The native hydrogel (PBFY) contains a gelator boladipeptide of 15.33 mg (20 mmol L-1) in a final volume of 1 mL. The metallo-hydrogel (Ni-PBFY-3) is prepared by combining 15.33 mg (20 mmol L-1) of boladipeptide (PBFY) with 3 mg (13 mmol L-1) of NiCl2·6H2O metal in a final volume of 1 mL. It displays an ultralow Tafel slope of 74 mV dec-1 and a lower overpotential of 164 mV at a 10 mA cm-2 current density in a 1 M KOH electrolyte, compared to other electrocatalysts under the same experimental conditions. Furthermore, the Ni-PBFY-3 electrocatalyst has been witnessed to be highly stable during 100 h of chronopotentiometry performance. To explore the OER mechanism in an alkaline medium, a theoretical calculation was carried out by employing the first-principles-based density functional theory (DFT) method. The computed results obtained by the DFT method further confirm that the Ni-PBFY-3 electrocatalyst has a high intrinsic activity toward the OER, and the value of overpotential obtained from the present experiment agrees well with the computed value of the overpotential. The biomolecule-assisted electrocatalytic results provide a new approach for designing efficient electrocatalysts, which could have significant implications in the field of green energy conversion.
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- Lalita Wagh
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Centre for Advanced Electronics (CAE), Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
- Centre for Advanced Electronics (CAE), Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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Chen Y, Yin J, Zhang Y, Lyu F, Qin B, Zhou J, Liu JH, Long YC, Mao Z, Miao M, Cai X, Fan J, Lu J. Coupling High Hardness and Zn Affinity in Amorphous-Crystalline Diamond for Stable Zn Metal Anodes. ACS NANO 2024; 18:14403-14413. [PMID: 38775684 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c01054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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The highly reversible plating/stripping of Zn is plagued by dendrite growth and side reactions on metallic Zn anodes, retarding the commercial application of aqueous Zn-ion batteries. Herein, a distinctive nano dual-phase diamond (NDPD) comprised of an amorphous-crystalline heterostructure is developed to regulate Zn deposition and mechanically block dendrite growth. The rich amorphous-crystalline heterointerfaces in the NDPD endow modified Zn anodes with enhanced Zn affinity and result in homogeneous nucleation. In addition, the unparalleled hardness of the NDPD effectively overcomes the high growth stress of dendrites and mechanically impedes their proliferation. Moreover, the hydrophobic surfaces of the NDPD facilitate the desolvation of hydrate Zn2+ and prevent water-mediated side reactions. Consequently, the Zn@NDPD presents an ultrastable lifespan exceeding 3200 h at 5 mA cm-2 and 1 mAh cm-2. The practical application potential of Zn@NDPD is further demonstrated in full cells. This work exhibits the great significance of a chemical-mechanical synergistic anode modification strategy in constructing high-performance aqueous Zn-ion batteries.
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- Yuhan Chen
- CityU-Shenzhen Futian Research Institute, Shenzhen 518045, China
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
- Centre for Advanced Structural Materials, City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Greater Bay Joint Division, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- CityU-Shenzhen Futian Research Institute, Shenzhen 518045, China
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
- Centre for Advanced Structural Materials, City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Greater Bay Joint Division, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- CityU-Shenzhen Futian Research Institute, Shenzhen 518045, China
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
- Centre for Advanced Structural Materials, City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Greater Bay Joint Division, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information Materials of Ministry of Education & School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanxi Normal University, 339 Taiyu Road, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- CityU-Shenzhen Futian Research Institute, Shenzhen 518045, China
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
- Centre for Advanced Structural Materials, City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Greater Bay Joint Division, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
- Centre for Advanced Structural Materials, City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Greater Bay Joint Division, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Shenzhen 518057, China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Fuzhou University, No. 2 Wulongjiang North Avenue, Fuzhou City 350000, Fujian Province, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- CityU-Shenzhen Futian Research Institute, Shenzhen 518045, China
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
- Centre for Advanced Structural Materials, City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Greater Bay Joint Division, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Qin R, Chen G, Feng X, Weng J, Han Y. Ru/Ir-Based Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acidic Conditions: From Mechanisms, Optimizations to Challenges. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2309364. [PMID: 38501896 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202309364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 01/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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The generation of green hydrogen by water splitting is identified as a key strategic energy technology, and proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) is one of the desirable technologies for converting renewable energy sources into hydrogen. However, the harsh anode environment of PEMWE and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) involving four-electron transfer result in a large overpotential, which limits the overall efficiency of hydrogen production, and thus efficient electrocatalysts are needed to overcome the high overpotential and slow kinetic process. In recent years, noble metal-based electrocatalysts (e.g., Ru/Ir-based metal/oxide electrocatalysts) have received much attention due to their unique catalytic properties, and have already become the dominant electrocatalysts for the acidic OER process and are applied in commercial PEMWE devices. However, these noble metal-based electrocatalysts still face the thorny problem of conflicting performance and cost. In this review, first, noble metal Ru/Ir-based OER electrocatalysts are briefly classified according to their forms of existence, and the OER catalytic mechanisms are outlined. Then, the focus is on summarizing the improvement strategies of Ru/Ir-based OER electrocatalysts with respect to their activity and stability over recent years. Finally, the challenges and development prospects of noble metal-based OER electrocatalysts are discussed.
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- Rong Qin
- Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710129, China
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- Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710129, China
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- Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710129, China
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- Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710129, China
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- Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710129, China
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Xu T, Tian F, Jiao D, Fan J, Jin Z, Zhang L, Zhang W, Zheng L, Singh DJ, Zhang L, Zheng W, Cui X. In Situ Construction of Built-In Opposite Electric Field Balanced Surface Adsorption for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309249. [PMID: 38152975 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Achieving a balance between H-atom adsorption and binding with H2 desorption is crucial for catalyzing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In this study, the feasibility of designing and implementing built-in opposite electric fields (OEF) is demonstrated to enable optimal H atom adsorption and H2 desorption using the Ni3(BO3)2/Ni5P4 heterostructure as an example. Through density functional theory calculations of planar averaged potentials, it shows that opposite combinations of inward and outward electric fields can be achieved at the interface of Ni3(BO3)2/Ni5P4, leading to the optimization of the H adsorption free energy (ΔGH*) near electric neutrality (0.05 eV). Based on this OEF concept, the study experimentally validated the Ni3(BO3)2/Ni5P4 system electrochemically forming Ni3(BO3)2 through cyclic voltammetry scanning of B-doped Ni5P4. The surface of Ni3(BO3)2 undergoes reconstruction, as characterized by Grazing Incidence Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (GIWAXS) and in situ Raman spectroscopy. The resulting catalyst exhibits excellent HER activity in alkaline media, with a low overpotential of 33 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and stability maintained for over 360 h. Therefore, the design strategy of build-in opposite electric field enables the development of high-performance HER catalysts and presents a promising approach for electrocatalyst advancement.
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- Tianyi Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, 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 Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, 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 Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, 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 Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, 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 Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, 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 Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, 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, 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 Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, 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 Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, 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 Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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Guo P, Cao S, Huang W, Lu X, Chen W, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Xin X, Zou R, Liu S, Li X. Heterojunction-Induced Rapid Transformation of Ni 3+/Ni 2+ Sites which Mediates Urea Oxidation for Energy-Efficient Hydrogen Production. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2311766. [PMID: 38227289 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202311766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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Water electrolysis is an environmentally-friendly strategy for hydrogen production but suffers from significant energy consumption. Substituting urea oxidation reaction (UOR) with lower theoretical voltage for water oxidation reaction adopting nickel-based electrocatalysts engenders reduced energy consumption for hydrogen production. The main obstacle remains strong interaction between accumulated Ni3+ and *COO in the conventional Ni3+-catalyzing pathway. Herein, a novel Ni3+/Ni2+ mediated pathway for UOR via constructing a heterojunction of nickel metaphosphate and nickel telluride (Ni2P4O12/NiTe), which efficiently lowers the energy barrier of UOR and avoids the accumulation of Ni3+ and excessive adsorption of *COO on the electrocatalysts, is developed. As a result, Ni2P4O12/NiTe demonstrates an exceptionally low potential of 1.313 V to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2 toward efficient urea oxidation reaction while simultaneously showcases an overpotential of merely 24 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for hydrogen evolution reaction. Constructing urea electrolysis electrolyzer using Ni2P4O12/NiTe at both sides attains 100 mA cm-2 at a low cell voltage of 1.475 V along with excellent stability over 500 h accompanied with nearly 100% Faradic efficiency.
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- Peng Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Research and Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Research and Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Research and Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Research and Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Research and Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Research and Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Research and Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
- Research and Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shenzhen, 518057, P. R. China
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Zhou X, Zou L, Zhu H, Yan M, Wang J, Lan S, Chen S, Hahn H, Feng T. N-Doping Effects On Electrocatalytic Water Splitting of Non-Noble High-Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles Prepared by Inert Gas Condensation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2310327. [PMID: 38098433 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202310327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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The unique catalytic activities of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) emerge from the complex interaction among different elements in a single-phase solid solution. As a "green" nanofabrication technique, inert gas condensation (IGC) combined with laser source opens up a highly efficient avenue to develop HEA nanoparticles (NPs) for catalysis and energy storage. In this work, the novel N-doped non-noble HEA NPs are designed and successfully prepared by IGC. The N-doping effects of HEA NPs on oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are systematically investigated. The results show that N-doping is conducive to improving the OER, but unfavorable for HER activity. The FeCoNiCrN NPs achieve an overpotential of 269.7 mV for OER at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in 1.0 M KOH solution, which is among the best reported values for non-noble HEA catalysts. The effects of the differences in electronegativity, ionization energy and electron affinity energy among mixed elements in N-doped HEAs are discussed as inducing electron transfer efficiency. Combined with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and the extended X-ray absorption fine structure analysis, an element-design strategy in N-doped HEAs electrocatalysts is proposed to improve the intrinsic activity and ameliorate water splitting performance.
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- Xuechun Zhou
- Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience, School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience, School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience, School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience, School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience, School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience, School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience, School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience, School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76021, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience, School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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Diao L, Wang P, Feng G, Zhang B, Miao Z, Xu LP, Zhou J. Interface-Engineered 3D porous MoS 2-ReS 2 in-plane heterojunction as efficient hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalysts. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 661:957-965. [PMID: 38330667 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.056] [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: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Constructing in-plane heterojunctions with high interfacial density using two-dimensional materials represents a promising yet challenging avenue for enhancing the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in water electrolysis. In this work, we report that three-dimensional porous MoS2-ReS2 in-plane heterojunctions, fabricated via chemical vapor deposition, exhibit robust electrocatalytic activity for the water splitting reaction. The optimized MoS2-ReS2 in-plane heterojunction achieves superior HER performance across a wide pH range, requiring an overpotential of only 200 mV to reach a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in alkaline seawater. Thus, it outperforms standalone MoS2 and ReS2. Furthermore, the catalyst exhibits remarkable stability, enduring up to 200 h in alkaline seawater. Experimental results coupled with density functional theory calculations confirm that electron redistribution at the MoS2-ReS2 heterointerface is likely driven by disparities in in-plane work functions between the two phases. This leads to charge accumulation at the interface, thereby enhancing the adsorptive activity of S atoms toward H* intermediates and facilitating the dissociation of water molecules at the interface. This discovery offers valuable insights into the electrocatalytic mechanisms at the interface and provides a roadmap for designing high-performance, earth-abundant HER electrocatalysts suitable for practical applications.
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- Lechen Diao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, China.
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Esmaeili A, Keivanimehr F, Mokhtarian M, Habibzadeh S, Abida O, Moghaddamian M. 2D Ni 2P/N-doped graphene heterostructure as a Novel electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction: A computational study. Heliyon 2024; 10:e27133. [PMID: 38500970 PMCID: PMC10945142 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024] Open
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The main prerequisite for designing electrocatalysts with favorable performance is to examine the links between electronic structural features and catalytic activity. In this work, Ni2P as a model electrocatalyst and one of the most potent catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) was utilized to develop various Ni2P and carbon-based (graphene and N-doped graphene) heterostructures. The characteristics of such structures (Ni2P, graphene, N-doped graphene, Ni2P/graphene, and Ni2P/N-doped graphene), including binding energies, the projected density of states (PDOS), band structure, charge density difference, charge transfer, Hirshfeld charge analysis, and minimum-energy path (MEP) towards HER were calculated and analyzed by density functional theory (DFT) approach. The coupling energy values of hybrid systems were correlated with the magnitude of charge transfer. The main factors driving a promising water-splitting reaction were explained by the data of PDOS, band structures, and charge analysis, including the inherent electronegativity of the N species alongside shifting the Fermi level toward the conductive band. It was also shown that a significant drop occurs in the HER energy barrier on Ni2P/graphene compared to the pristine Ni2P due to N doping on the graphene layer in the Ni2P/N-doped graphene heterostructure.
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- Amin Esmaeili
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering Technology and Industrial Trades, College of the North Atlantic - Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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- Surface Reaction and Advanced Energy Materials Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran
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- Surface Reaction and Advanced Energy Materials Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran
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- Surface Reaction and Advanced Energy Materials Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic), Tehran, Iran
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- African Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute (ASARI), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Laayoune, 70000, Morocco
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Sun J, Qin S, Zhao Z, Zhang Z, Meng X. Rapid carbothermal shocking fabrication of iron-incorporated molybdenum oxide with heterogeneous spin states for enhanced overall water/seawater splitting. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024; 11:1199-1211. [PMID: 38112124 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh01757e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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Molybdenum dioxide (MoO2) has been considered as a promising hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalyst. However, the active sites are mainly located at the edges, resulting in few active sites and poor activity in the HER. Herein, we first reported on an efficient strategy to incorporate Fe into MoO2 nanosheets on Ni foam (Fe-MoO2/NF) using a rapid carbothermal shocking method (820 °C for 127 s). Notably, the different spin states between Fe and Mo atoms could lead to rich lattice dislocations in Fe-MoO2/NF, exposing abundant oxygen vacancies and the low-oxidation-state of Mo sites during the rapid Joule heating process. As tested, the catalyst exhibited superior activity with ultralow overpotentials (HER: 17 mV@10 mA cm-2; oxygen evolution reaction (OER): 310 mV@50 mA cm-2) and high OER selectivity in alkaline seawater splitting. Meanwhile, this catalyst was equipped in a home-made anion exchange membrane (AEM) seawater electrolyzer, which achieved a low energy consumption (5.5 kW h m-3). More importantly, Fe-MoO2/NF also coupled very well with a solar-driven electrolytic system and turned out a solar-to-hydrogen (STH) efficiency of 13.5%. Theoretical results also demonstrated that Fe incorporated and abundant oxygen vacancies in MoO2 can distort the distance of the Mo-O bonds and regulate the electronic structure, thus optimizing the binding energy of H*/OOH* adsorption. This method can be extended to other heterogeneous spin states in MoO2-based catalysts (e.g. Ni-MoO2/NF, Co-MoO2/NF) for seawater splitting, and provide a simple, efficient and universal strategy to prepare highly-efficient MoO2-based electrocatalysts.
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- Jianpeng Sun
- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N6N5, Canada.
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Wu PF, Yang YQ, Xi HY, Si Y, Chu YH, Su XZ, Yan WS, You TT, Gao YK, Wang Y, Chen WX, Huang YY, Yin PG. Operando Spectroscopy Observation of Mo Clusters-Ti 3 C 2 T X Catalyst/Support Interface's Dynamic Evolution in Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2306716. [PMID: 37863816 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202306716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2023] [Revised: 10/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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The interaction between catalyst and support plays an important role in electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution (HER), which may explain the improvement in performance by phase transition or structural remodeling. However, the intrinsic behavior of these catalysts (dynamic evolution of the interface under bias, structural/morphological transformation, stability) has not been clearly monitored, while the operando technology does well in capturing the dynamic changes in the reaction process in real time to determine the actual active site. In this paper, nitrogen-doped molybdenum atom-clusters on Ti3 C2 TX (MoACs /N-Ti3 C2 TX ) is used as a model catalyst to reveal the dynamic evolution of MoAcs on Ti3 C2 TX during the HER process. Operando X-ray absorption structure (XAS) theoretical calculation and in situ Raman spectroscopy showed that the Mo cluster structure evolves to a 6-coordinated monatomic Mo structure under working conditions, exposing more active sites and thus improving the catalytic performance. It shows excellent HER performance comparable to that of commercial Pt/C, including an overpotential of 60 mV at 10 mA cm-2 , a small Tafel slope (56 mV dec-1 ), and high activity and durability. This study provides a unique perspective for investigating the evolution of species, interfacial migration mechanisms, and sources of activity-enhancing compounds in the process of electroreduction.
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- Peng Fei Wu
- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Laboratory of Zhangjiang, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Laboratory of Zhangjiang, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Laboratory of Zhangjiang, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Laboratory of Zhangjiang, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Energy and Catalysis Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Laboratory of Zhangjiang, Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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Gu J, Duan F, Liu S, Cha W, Lu J. Phase Engineering of Nanostructural Metallic Materials: Classification, Structures, and Applications. Chem Rev 2024; 124:1247-1287. [PMID: 38259248 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Metallic materials are usually composed of single phase or multiple phases, which refers to homogeneous regions with distinct types of the atom arrangement. The recent studies on nanostructured metallic materials provide a variety of promising approaches to engineer the phases at the nanoscale. Tailoring phase size, phase distribution, and introducing new structures via phase transformation contribute to the precise modification in deformation behaviors and electronic structures of nanostructural metallic materials. Therefore, phase engineering of nanostructured metallic materials is expected to pave an innovative way to develop materials with advanced mechanical and functional properties. In this review, we present a comprehensive overview of the engineering of heterogeneous nanophases and the fundamental understanding of nanophase formation for nanostructured metallic materials, including supra-nano-dual-phase materials, nanoprecipitation- and nanotwin-strengthened materials. We first review the thermodynamics and kinetics principles for the formation of the supra-nano-dual-phase structure, followed by a discussion on the deformation mechanism for structural metallic materials as well as the optimization in the electronic structure for electrocatalysis. Then, we demonstrate the origin, classification, and mechanical and functional properties of the metallic materials with the structural characteristics of dense nanoprecipitations or nanotwins. Finally, we summarize some potential research challenges in this field and provide a short perspective on the scientific implications of phase engineering for the design of next-generation advanced metallic materials.
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- Jialun Gu
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Laboratory for Multiscale Mechanics and Medical Science, SV LAB, School of Aerospace, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Faculty of Georesources and Materials Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen 52056, Germany
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Material Engineering Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- CityU-Shenzhen Futian Research Institute, No. 3, Binglang Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518000, China
- Centre for Advanced Structural Materials, City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Greater Bay Joint Division, Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Shenzhen 518000, China
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Xie L, Wang L, Liu X, Zhao W, Liu S, Huang X, Zhao Q. Tetra-Coordinated W 2 S 3 for Efficient Dual-pH Hydrogen Production. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023:e202316306. [PMID: 38064173 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316306] [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: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have emerged as promising catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) that play a crucial role in renewable energy technologies. Breaking the inherent structural paradigm limitations of 2D TMDs is the key to exploring their fascinating physical and chemical properties, which is expected to develop a revolutionary HER catalyst. Herein, we unambiguously present metallic W2 S3 instead of energetically favorable WS2 via a unique stoichiometric growth strategy. Benefiting from the excellent conductivity and hydrophilicity of the tetra-coordinated structure, as well as an appropriate Gibbs free energy value and an enough low energy barrier for water dissociation, the W2 S3 as catalyst achieves Pt-like HER activity and high long-term stability in both acidic and alkaline electrolytes. For application in proton exchange membrane (PEM) and anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolysers, W2 S3 as the cathode catalyst yields excellent bifunctionality index (ɳ@ 1 A cm - 2 , PEM ${_{{\rm{@1 {\rm A} cm}}^{{\rm{ - }}{\rm{2}}} {\rm{, PEM}}} }$ =1.73 V, ɳ@ 1 A cm - 2 , AEM ${_{{\rm{@1 {\rm A} cm}}^{{\rm{ - }}{\rm{2}}} {\rm{, AEM}}} }$ =1.77 V) and long-term stability (471 h@PEM with a decay rate of 85.7 μV h-1 , 360 h@AEM with a decay rate of 27.1 μV h-1 ). Our work provides significant insight into the tetra-coordinated W2 S3 and facilitates the development of advanced electrocatalysts for sustainable hydrogen production.
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- Lingbin Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Electronics and Information Displays & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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Ma H, Yan W, Yu Y, Deng L, Hong Z, Song L, Li L. Phosphorus vacancies improve the hydrogen evolution of MoP electrocatalysts. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:1357-1364. [PMID: 36562326 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05964a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Although molybdenum phosphide (MoP) has attracted increasing attention as an electrocatalyst in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), it is still worth exploring an effective approach to further improve the HER activities of MoP. To date, the generation and effect of P vacancies (Pv) on MoP have been rarely investigated for the HER in both alkaline and acidic media and remain unclear. Here, MoP rich in P vacancies (MoP-Pv) was prepared by hydrogen reduction to improve the HER catalytic performances. As a result, the overpotentials of MoP-Pv were 70 mV and 62 mV lower than those of pristine MoP in 1 M KOH and 0.5 M H2SO4 electrolytes, respectively. What's more, the TOFs of MoP-Pv were 3.14 s-1 and 1.19 s-1 at an overpotential of 200 mV in 1 M KOH and 0.5 M H2SO4, respectively, which are 4.1-fold and 2.5-fold higher than those of pristine MoP. Even when compared with other corresponding catalysts, the TOFs of MoP-Pv still ranked at the top. Due to the surface P vacancies, MoP-Pv possesses more electrochemically active sites and faster charge transfer capability, which all favor higher HER catalytic activities. Overall, our work validates a straightforward and vigorous strategy for improving the intrinsic HER catalytic activities of P vacancies, and also provides guidance for the development of vacancy engineering in electrocatalysts.
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- Hui Ma
- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, China.
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163318, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163318, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, China.
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163318, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, China.
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, China.
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang 314001, China.
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Zhang Z, Ma P, Luo L, Ding X, Zhou S, Zeng J. Regulating Spin States in Oxygen Electrocatalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202216837. [PMID: 36598399 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202216837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Developing efficient and stable transition metal oxides catalysts for energy conversion processes such as oxygen evolution reaction and oxygen reduction reaction is one of the key measures to solve the problem of energy shortage. The spin state of transition metal oxides is strongly correlated with their catalytic activities. In an octahedral structure of transition metal oxides, the spin state of active centers could be regulated by adjusting the splitting energy and the electron pairing energy. Regulating spin state of active centers could directly modulate the d orbitals occupancy, which influence the strength of metal-ligand bonds and the adsorption behavior of the intermediates. In this review, we clarified the significance of regulating spin state of the active centers. Subsequently, we discussed several characterization technologies for spin state and some recent strategies to regulate the spin state of the active centers. Finally, we put forward some views on the future research direction of this vital field.
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- Zhirong Zhang
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, Anhui, 243002, P. R. China.,Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, Anhui, 243002, P. R. China.,Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, Anhui, 243002, P. R. China.,Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Key Laboratory of Strongly-Coupled Quantum Matter Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry and Energy Catalysis of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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