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del Valle MA, Gacitúa MA, Hernández F, Luengo M, Hernández LA. Nanostructured Conducting Polymers and Their Applications in Energy Storage Devices. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15061450. [PMID: 36987228 PMCID: PMC10054839 DOI: 10.3390/polym15061450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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Due to the energy requirements for various human activities, and the need for a substantial change in the energy matrix, it is important to research and design new materials that allow the availability of appropriate technologies. In this sense, together with proposals that advocate a reduction in the conversion, storage, and feeding of clean energies, such as fuel cells and electrochemical capacitors energy consumption, there is an approach that is based on the development of better applications for and batteries. An alternative to commonly used inorganic materials is conducting polymers (CP). Strategies based on the formation of composite materials and nanostructures allow outstanding performances in electrochemical energy storage devices such as those mentioned. Particularly, the nanostructuring of CP stands out because, in the last two decades, there has been an important evolution in the design of various types of nanostructures, with a strong focus on their synergistic combination with other types of materials. This bibliographic compilation reviews state of the art in this area, with a special focus on how nanostructured CP would contribute to the search for new materials for the development of energy storage devices, based mainly on the morphology they present and on their versatility to be combined with other materials, which allows notable improvements in aspects such as reduction in ionic diffusion trajectories and electronic transport, optimization of spaces for ion penetration, a greater number of electrochemically active sites and better stability in charge/discharge cycles.
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- M. A. del Valle
- Laboratorio de Electroquímica de Polímeros, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Av. V. Mackenna 4860, Santiago 7820436, Chile
- Correspondence: (M.A.d.V.); (L.A.H.)
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- Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Diego Portales, Ejército 441, Santiago 8370191, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Electroquímica, Instituto de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Electroquímica, Instituto de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Electroquímica, Instituto de Química y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valparaíso, Av. Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
- Correspondence: (M.A.d.V.); (L.A.H.)
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Jongmanwattana N, Tantakitti F, Nusen S, Kiatsiriroat T, Pothaya S, Punyawudho K. Electrocatalysts with strong electrostatic adsorption for improving the activity and stability of the oxygen reduction reaction in a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-022-01810-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nanofiber-Based Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts with Improved Mass Transfer Kinetics in a Meso-Porous Structure and Enhanced Reaction Kinetics by Confined Fe and Fe3C Particles for Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15114029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The development of high-performance nonprecious metal catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions is critical for the commercialization of fuel cells. In this paper, we report a non-precious catalyst with high-performance, in which Fe and Fe3C is embedded in nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers (MIL-N-CNFs) by co-electrospinning Fe-MIL and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and pyrolyzing. The mass ratio of Fe-MIL to PAN in the precursors and the pyrolysis temperature were optimized to be 1.5 and treated at 800 °C, respectively. The optimized catalyst exhibited an onset potential of 0.950 V and a half-wave potential of 0.830 V in alkaline electrolytes, thanks to the improved mass transfer kinetics in a meso-porous structure and enhanced reaction kinetics by confined Fe and Fe3C particles. Additionally, the optimized catalyst showed a better methanol tolerance than the commercial 20 wt.% Pt/C, indicating a potential application in direct methanol fuel cells. Serving as the cathode in CCM, the anion-exchange membrane fuel cell reaches a power density of 192 mW cm−2 at 428 mA cm−2 and 80 °C.
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Iron-Based Catalytically Active Complexes in Preparation of Functional Materials. Processes (Basel) 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/pr8121683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Iron complexes are particularly interesting as catalyst systems over the other transition metals (including noble metals) due to iron’s high natural abundance and mediation in important biological processes, therefore making them non-toxic, cost-effective, and biocompatible. Both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis mediated by iron as a transition metal have found applications in many industries, including oxidation, C-C bond formation, hydrocarboxylation and dehydration, hydrogenation and reduction reactions of low molecular weight molecules. These processes provided substrates for industrial-scale use, e.g., switchable materials, sustainable and scalable energy storage technologies, drugs for the treatment of cancer, and high molecular weight polymer materials with a predetermined structure through controlled radical polymerization techniques. This review provides a detailed statement of the utilization of homogeneous and heterogeneous iron-based catalysts for the synthesis of both low and high molecular weight molecules with versatile use, focusing on receiving functional materials with high potential for industrial application.
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Praats R, Käärik M, Kikas A, Kisand V, Aruväli J, Paiste P, Merisalu M, Leis J, Sammelselg V, Zagal JH, Holdcroft S, Nakashima N, Tammeveski K. Electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction on iron phthalocyanine-modified carbide-derived carbon/carbon nanotube composite electrocatalysts. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.135575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Zhu X, Amal R, Lu X. N,P Co-Coordinated Manganese Atoms in Mesoporous Carbon for Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1804524. [PMID: 30663227 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201804524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The increasing interest in fuel cell technology encourages the development of efficient and low-cost electrocatalysts to replace the Pt based materials for catalyzing the cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). In the present work, a nitrogen and phosphorus co-coordinated manganese atom embedded mesoporous carbon composite (MnNPC-900) is successfully prepared via a polymerization of o-phenylenediamine followed by calcination at 900 °C. The MnNPC-900 composite shows a high ORR activity in alkaline media, offering an onset potential of 0.97 V, and a half-wave potential of 0.84 V (both vs reversible hydrogen electrode) with a loading of 0.4 mg cm-2 . This performance not only exceeds its phosphorus-free counterpart (MnNC-900), but also is comparable to the Pt/C catalyst under identical measuring conditions. The significantly enhanced ORR performance of MnNPC-900 can be ascribed to: i) the introduction of phosphorus assists the generation of mesopores during the pyrolysis and endows the MnNPC-900 composite with large surface area and pore volume, thus facilitating the mass transfer process and increases the number of exposed active sites. ii) The formation of N,P co-coordinated atomic-scale Mn sites (MnNx Py ), which modifies the electronic configuration of the Mn atoms and thereby boosts the ORR catalytic activity.
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- Xiaofeng Zhu
- Particles and Catalysis Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Particles and Catalysis Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Particles and Catalysis Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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Mun Y, Lee S, Kim K, Kim S, Lee S, Han JW, Lee J. Versatile Strategy for Tuning ORR Activity of a Single Fe-N4 Site by Controlling Electron-Withdrawing/Donating Properties of a Carbon Plane. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:6254-6262. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b13543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 331] [Impact Index Per Article: 66.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Yeongdong Mun
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-gu, Pohang 37673, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-gu, Pohang 37673, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-gu, Pohang 37673, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-gu, Pohang 37673, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-gu, Pohang 37673, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-gu, Pohang 37673, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Kim MJ, Park JE, Kim S, Lim MS, Jin A, Kim OH, Kim MJ, Lee KS, Kim J, Kim SS, Cho YH, Sung YE. Biomass-Derived Air Cathode Materials: Pore-Controlled S,N-Co-doped Carbon for Fuel Cells and Metal–Air Batteries. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b03730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Mi-Ju Kim
- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Samcheok, Gangwon-do 25913, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Science, Republic of Korea Naval Academy, Changwon 51704, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Beamline Department, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL), Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Samcheok, Gangwon-do 25913, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Samcheok, Gangwon-do 25913, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Praats R, Kruusenberg I, Käärik M, Joost U, Aruväli J, Paiste P, Saar R, Rauwel P, Kook M, Leis J, Zagal JH, Tammeveski K. Electroreduction of oxygen in alkaline solution on iron phthalocyanine modified carbide-derived carbons. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.01.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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El-Nagar GA, Lauermann I, Sarhan RM, Roth C. Hierarchically structured iron-doped silver (Ag-Fe) lotus flowers for an efficient oxygen reduction reaction. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:7304-7310. [PMID: 29634067 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr00020d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The development of cheap and efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is vital for the immediate commercialization of fuel cells which are still limited by the high cost and low performance of the utilized commercial Pt-based electrodes. As a promising alternative, this study reports on the synthesis of hierarchical iron-doped silver lotus flowers (AgFelotus) by a facile chemical procedure as robust and efficient ORR electrocatalysts. Succinic acid was used as a structure directing agent to tune the morphology of undoped and iron-doped silver particles. In the absence of succinic acid, ball-like silver particles were obtained, while using 2 mM succinic acid led to peony-like flower structures. The doping of silver peony-flowers with iron resulted in lotus-like flower structures with high electrocatalytic activity for ORR together with outstanding tolerance against poisoning with various hydrocarbon (HC) impurities, in situ generated during fuel cell operation, as well as different fuels from anodic crossover. AgFelotus exhibited a superior ORR activity with more than 40 times higher stability than the commercial Pt/C catalyst in alkaline media. This substantial performance enhancement is attributed to the unique lotus-like flower structures providing more electroactive surface sites, in addition to the iron dopants which facilitate ORR charge transfer.
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- Gumaa A El-Nagar
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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Ratso S, Käärik M, Kook M, Paiste P, Kisand V, Vlassov S, Leis J, Tammeveski K. Iron and Nitrogen Co-doped Carbide-Derived Carbon and Carbon Nanotube Composite Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ChemElectroChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201800132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Sander Ratso
- Institute of Chemistry; University of Tartu; Ravila 14a Tartu 50411 Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry; University of Tartu; Ravila 14a Tartu 50411 Estonia
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- Institute of Physics; University of Tartu; W. Ostwald Str. 1 Tartu 50411 Estonia
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- Department of Geology, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences; University of Tartu; Ravila 14a Tartu 50411 Estonia
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- Institute of Physics; University of Tartu; W. Ostwald Str. 1 Tartu 50411 Estonia
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- Institute of Physics; University of Tartu; W. Ostwald Str. 1 Tartu 50411 Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry; University of Tartu; Ravila 14a Tartu 50411 Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry; University of Tartu; Ravila 14a Tartu 50411 Estonia
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