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Sadan S, Svenum IH, Hanslin SØ, Akola J. Reaction modelling of hydrogen evolution on nickel phosphide catalysts: density functional investigation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024. [PMID: 39365166 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp02760d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2024]
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Nickel phosphides (NixPy), particularly Ni2P, are promising catalysts for the acidic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Using density functional theory (DFT), we model HER at the potential of zero charge (PZC), incorporating solvation effects via an explicit water cluster and implicit surrounding solvent. Comparing the Volmer, Tafel, and Heyrovsky steps under saturated hydrogen coverage on Ni2P(0001) terminations, we find that the Ni3P2 (pristine) surface termination prefers the Volmer-Volmer-Tafel (VVT) pathway with activation energy (Ea) of 0.57 eV. Conversely, the Ni3P2 + 4P (reconstructed) surface favors the Volmer-Heyrovsky (VH) pathway with Ea = 0.60 eV. For the pristine surface termination, the differential gas-phase hydrogen adsorption free energies (ΔGdiff) correlate with the Volmer and Tafel step reaction energies, and a linear Bell-Evans-Polanyi relationship for the calculated activation and reaction energies validates the usefulness of the ΔGdiff descriptor for the Volmer step under PZC conditions. Nickel atoms play a crucial role in H2 production on both pristine and reconstructed surfaces, suggesting that modifications of the Ni sites can be used for catalyst design. Our findings highlight the importance of considering surface reconstruction and solvation effects on the HER catalytic performance.
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- Syam Sadan
- Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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- SINTEF Industry, Postboks 4760 Torgarden, NO-7465 Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
- Computational Physics Laboratory, Tampere University, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland
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Feidenhans’l A, Regmi YN, Wei C, Xia D, Kibsgaard J, King LA. Precious Metal Free Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst Design and Application. Chem Rev 2024; 124:5617-5667. [PMID: 38661498 PMCID: PMC11082907 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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The quest to identify precious metal free hydrogen evolution reaction catalysts has received unprecedented attention in the past decade. In this Review, we focus our attention to recent developments in precious metal free hydrogen evolution reactions in acidic and alkaline electrolyte owing to their relevance to commercial and near-commercial low-temperature electrolyzers. We provide a detailed review and critical analysis of catalyst activity and stability performance measurements and metrics commonly deployed in the literature, as well as review best practices for experimental measurements (both in half-cell three-electrode configurations and in two-electrode device testing). In particular, we discuss the transition from laboratory-scale hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalyst measurements to those in single cells, which is a critical aspect crucial for scaling up from laboratory to industrial settings but often overlooked. Furthermore, we review the numerous catalyst design strategies deployed across the precious metal free HER literature. Subsequently, we showcase some of the most commonly investigated families of precious metal free HER catalysts; molybdenum disulfide-based, transition metal phosphides, and transition metal carbides for acidic electrolyte; nickel molybdenum and transition metal phosphides for alkaline. This includes a comprehensive analysis comparing the HER activity between several families of materials highlighting the recent stagnation with regards to enhancing the intrinsic activity of precious metal free hydrogen evolution reaction catalysts. Finally, we summarize future directions and provide recommendations for the field in this area of electrocatalysis.
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- Faculty
of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan
University, Manchester M1 5GD, U.K.
- Manchester
Fuel Cell Innovation Centre, Manchester
Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Faculty
of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan
University, Manchester M1 5GD, U.K.
- Manchester
Fuel Cell Innovation Centre, Manchester
Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, U.K.
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- Department
of Physics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Faculty
of Science and Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan
University, Manchester M1 5GD, U.K.
- Manchester
Fuel Cell Innovation Centre, Manchester
Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, U.K.
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Liu ZZ, Yu N, Fan RY, Dong B, Yan ZF. Design and multilevel regulation of transition metal phosphides for efficient and industrial water electrolysis. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:1080-1101. [PMID: 38165428 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr04822e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Renewable energy electrolysis of water to produce hydrogen is an effective measure to break the energy dilemma. However, achieving activity and stability at a high current density is still a key problem in water electrolyzers. Transition metal phosphides (TMPs), with high activity and relative inexpensiveness, have become excellent candidates for the production of highly pure green hydrogen for industrial applications. In this mini-review, multilevel regulation strategies including nanoscale control, surface composition and interface structure design of high-performance TMPs for hydrogen evolution are systematically summarized. On this basis, in order to achieve large-scale hydrogen production in industry, the hydrogen evolution performance and stability of TMPs at a high current density are also discussed. Peculiarly, the practical application and requirements in proton exchange membrane (PEM) or anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzers can guide the advanced design of regulatory strategies of TMPs for green hydrogen production from renewable energy. Finally, the challenges and prospects in the future development trend of TMPs for efficient and industrial water electrolysis are given.
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- Zi-Zhang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, PR China.
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Adhikari M, Sharma S, Echeverria E, McIlroy DN, Vasquez Y. Formation of Iron Phosphide Nanobundles from an Iron Oxyhydroxide Precursor. ACS NANOSCIENCE AU 2023; 3:491-499. [PMID: 38144702 PMCID: PMC10740122 DOI: 10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.3c00036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Iron phosphide (FeP) nanoparticles have excellent properties such as fast charge transfer kinetics, high electrical conductivity, and high stability, making them a promising catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). A challenge to the wide use of iron phosphide nanomaterials for this application is the available synthesis protocols that limit control over the resulting crystalline phase of the product. In this study, we report a method for synthesizing FeP through a solution-based process. Here, we use iron oxyhydroxide (β-FeOOH) as a cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and air-stable source of iron, along with tri-n-octylphosphine (TOP) as the phosphorus source and solvent. FeP is formed in a nanobundle morphology in the solution phase reaction at a temperature of 320 °C. The materials were characterized by pXRD and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The optimization parameters evaluated to produce the phosphorus-rich FeP phase included the reaction rate, time, amount of TOP, and reaction temperature. Mixtures of Fe2P and FeP phases were obtained at shorter reaction times and slow heating rates (4.5 °C /min), while longer reaction times and faster heating rates (18.8 °C/min) favored the formation of phosphorus-rich FeP. Overall, the reaction lever that consistently yielded FeP as the predominant crystalline phase was a fast heat rate.
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- Menuka Adhikari
- Department
of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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- Department
of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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- Department
of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, United States
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Arnosti NA, Wyss V, Delley MF. Controlled Surface Modification of Cobalt Phosphide with Sulfur Tunes Hydrogenation Catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:23556-23567. [PMID: 37873976 PMCID: PMC10623574 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Transition metal phosphides have shown promise as catalysts for water splitting and hydrotreating, especially when a small amount of sulfur is incorporated into the phosphides. However, the effect of sulfur on catalysis is not well understood. In part, this is because conventional preparation methods of sulfur-doped transition metal phosphides lead to sulfur both inside and at the surface of the material. Here, we present an alternative method of modifying cobalt phosphide (CoP) with sulfur using molecular S-transfer reagents, namely, phosphine sulfides (SPR3). SPR3 added sulfur to the surface of CoP and using a series of SPR3 reagents having different P═S bond strengths enabled control over the amount and type of sulfur transferred. Our results show that there is a distribution of different sulfur sites possible on the CoP surface with S-binding strengths in the range of 69 to 84 kcal/mol. This provides fundamental information on how sulfur binds to an amorphous CoP surface and provides a basis to assess how number and type of sulfur on CoP influences catalysis. For the catalytic hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde, intermediate amounts of sulfur with intermediate binding strengths at the surface of CoP were optimal. With some but not too much sulfur, CoP exhibited a higher hydrogenation productivity and a decreased formation of secondary reaction products. Our work provides important insight into the S-effect on the catalysis by transition metal phosphides and opens new avenues for catalyst design.
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- Nina A. Arnosti
- Department of Chemistry, University
of Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University
of Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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Yoon SJ, Lee SJ, Kim MH, Park HA, Kang HS, Bae SY, Jeon IY. Recent Tendency on Transition-Metal Phosphide Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Media. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2613. [PMID: 37764642 PMCID: PMC10535723 DOI: 10.3390/nano13182613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Hydrogen energy is regarded as an auspicious future substitute to replace fossil fuels, due to its environmentally friendly characteristics and high energy density. In the pursuit of clean hydrogen production, there has been a significant focus on the advancement of effective electrocatalysts for the process of water splitting. Although noble metals like Pt, Ru, Pd and Ir are superb electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), they have limitations for large-scale applications, mainly high cost and low abundance. As a result, non-precious transition metals have emerged as promising candidates to replace their more expensive counterparts in various applications. This review focuses on recently developed transition metal phosphides (TMPs) electrocatalysts for the HER in alkaline media due to the cooperative effect between the phosphorus and transition metals. Finally, we discuss the challenges of TMPs for HER.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Nanoscale Environmental Sciences and Technology Institute, Wonkwang University, 460 Iksandae-ro, Iksan 54538, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea; (S.J.Y.); (S.J.L.); (M.H.K.); (H.A.P.); (H.S.K.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Nanoscale Environmental Sciences and Technology Institute, Wonkwang University, 460 Iksandae-ro, Iksan 54538, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea; (S.J.Y.); (S.J.L.); (M.H.K.); (H.A.P.); (H.S.K.)
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Ahmed M, Kour G, Sun Z, Du A, Mao X. Activating Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Carbon Nanotube via Aryl Functionalisation: The Role of Hybrid sp 2-sp 3 Interface and Curvature. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2122. [PMID: 37513133 PMCID: PMC10385873 DOI: 10.3390/nano13142122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a remarkable mechanism which yields the production of hydrogen through a process of water electrolysis. However, the evolution of hydrogen requires highly conductive and stable catalysts, such as the noble metal platinum (Pt). However, the problem lies in the limitations that this catalyst and others of its kind present. Due to limited availability, as well as the costs involved in acquiring such catalysts, researchers are challenged to manufacture catalysts that do not present these limitations. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), which are nanomaterials, are known to have a wide range of applications. However, specifically, the pristine carbon nanotube is not suitable for the HER due to the binding free energy of its positive H-atoms. Hence, for the first time, we demonstrated the use of the proposed aryl-functionalised catalysts, i.e., Aryl-L@SWCNT (L = Br, CCH, Cl, CO2CH3, F, I, NO2, or t-butyl), along with the effect of the sp2-sp3 hybridised interface through the density functional theory (DFT). We performed calculations of single-walled carbon nanotubes with multiple aryl functional groups. By employing the DFT calculations, we proved that the curvature of the nanotubes along with the proposed aryl-functionalised catalysts had a noteworthy effect on the performance of the HER. Our study opens the door to investigating a promising group of catalysts for sustainable hydrogen production.
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- Muhammad Ahmed
- School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
- QUT Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
- QUT Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
- QUT Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
- QUT Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
- QUT Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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Zhang XL, Yu PC, Su XZ, Hu SJ, Shi L, Wang YH, Yang PP, Gao FY, Wu ZZ, Chi LP, Zheng YR, Gao MR. Efficient acidic hydrogen evolution in proton exchange membrane electrolyzers over a sulfur-doped marcasite-type electrocatalyst. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadh2885. [PMID: 37406120 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh2885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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Large-scale deployment of proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolyzers has to overcome a cost barrier resulting from the exclusive adoption of platinum group metal (PGM) catalysts. Ideally, carbon-supported platinum used at cathode should be replaced with PGM-free catalysts, but they often undergo insufficient activity and stability subjecting to corrosive acidic conditions. Inspired by marcasite existed under acidic environments in nature, we report a sulfur doping-driven structural transformation from pyrite-type cobalt diselenide to pure marcasite counterpart. The resultant catalyst drives hydrogen evolution reaction with low overpotential of 67 millivolts at 10 milliamperes per square centimeter and exhibits no degradation after 1000 hours of testing in acid. Moreover, a PEM electrolyzer with this catalyst as cathode runs stably over 410 hours at 1 ampere per square centimeter and 60°C. The marked properties arise from sulfur doping that not only triggers formation of acid-resistant marcasite structure but also tailors electronic states (e.g., work function) for improved hydrogen diffusion and electrocatalysis.
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- Xiao-Long Zhang
- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, CAS, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Division of Theoretical and Computational Sciences, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui 230009, China
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Zhang Z, Pang C, Xu W, Liang Y, Jiang H, Li Z, Wu S, Zhu S, Wang H, Cui Z. Synthesis and water splitting performance of FeCoNbS bifunctional electrocatalyst. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 638:893-900. [PMID: 36690570 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.01.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Transition metal (TM) sulfides are promising catalysts for water splitting in alkaline media due to their high intrinsic activities and similar TM-S electronic structure with hydrogenase. In this work, the nanoporous FeCoNbS electrocatalyst with nanosheet morphology is synthesized through dealloying AlFeCoNb alloy followed by the steam sulphurization. The introduction of S element improves the electronic structure, further increases the active sites, regulates the mass transfer and enhances the intrinsic activity. The Nb introduction improves the electron transfer ability of the catalyst. The synergistic effect of Fe, Co and Nb improves the intrinsic activity of the active site. The FeCoNbS catalyst exhibits good catalytic performance for both hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline solution. The overpotentials at 10 mA cm-2 of HER and OER are 83 and 241 mV, respectively. The Tafel slopes of HER and OER are 101.2 and 35.5 mV dec-1, respectively. The FeCoNbS can serve as overall water splitting electrode with the decomposition voltage of 1.61 V at 10 mA cm-2.
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- Zhao Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin 300350, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- Institute for Material Research, Tohoku University, Sendai 9808577, Japan.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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Enhanced electrocatalytic activity of POM-derived CoMoS/FCP heterostructures for overall water splitting in alkaline media. INT J ELECTROCHEM SC 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoes.2023.100076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2023]
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A critical review on transition metal phosphide based catalyst for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction: Gibbs free energy, composition, stability, and true identity of active site. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Liu Z, Guo F, Cheng L, Bo X, Liu T, Li M. Fabrication of manganese borate/iron carbide encapsulated in nitrogen and boron co-doped carbon nanowires as the accelerated alkaline full water splitting bi-functional electrocatalysts. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 629:179-192. [PMID: 36152575 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.09.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 09/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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With high prices of precious metals (such as platinum, iridium, and ruthenium) and transition metals (such as cobalt and nickel), the design of high-efficiency and low-cost non-precious-metal-based catalysts using iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) metals for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are critical for commercial applications of water splitting devices. In the study, without using any template or surfactant, we successfully designed novel cross-linked manganese borate (Mn3(BO3)2) and iron carbide (Fe3C) embedded into boron (B) and nitrogen (N) co-doped three-dimensional (3D) hierarchically meso/macroporous carbon nanowires (denoted as FexMny@BN-PCFs). Electrochemical test results showed that the HER and OER catalytic activities of Fe1Mn1@BN-PCFs were close to those of 20 wt% Pt/C and RuO2. For full water splitting, (-) Fe1Mn1@BN-PCFs||Fe1Mn1@BN-PCF (+) cell achieved a current density of 10 mA cm-2 at a cell voltage of 1.622 V, which was 14.2 mV larger than that of (-) 20 wt% Pt/C||RuO2 (+) benchmark. The synergistic effect of 3D hierarchically meso/macroporous architectures, excellent charge transport capacity, and abundant active centers (cross-linked Mn3(BO3)2/Fe3C@BNC, BC3, pyridinic-N, MNC, and graphitic-N) enhanced the water splitting catalytic activity of Fe1Mn1@BN-PCFs. The (-) Fe1Mn1@BN-PCFs||Fe1Mn1@BN-PCF (+) cell exhibited excellent stability owing to the superior structural and chemical stabilities of 3D hierarchically porous Fe1Mn1@BN-PCFs.
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- Zhuo Liu
- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, PR China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, PR China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, PR China; Zhejiang Power New Energy Co. Ltd., Shaoxing 312000, PR China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin Province 130024, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials and Technology, Yunnan University, No. 2, Green Lake North Road, Kunming 650091, PR China.
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, PR China.
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Du M, Li D, Liu S(F, Yan J. Transition metal phosphides: A wonder catalyst for electrocatalytic hydrogen production. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Iqbal S, Ahmed K, Ayub K, Hamid Butt M, Nauman Shah Saqib A, Lakhani A, Muhammad Fahim Ayaz C, Ali Hashmi M. Transition Metals Incorporated on Phosphorene Sheet as Cost-Effective Single Atom Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: A DFT Study. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Gu LL, Gao J, Qiu SY, Wang KX, Wang C, Sun KN, Zhu XD. Prussian-blue-derived FeS2 spheres with abundant pore canals for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction. Chem Eng Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2022.118028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Gautam A, Sk S, Pal U. Recent advances in solution assisted synthesis of transition metal chalcogenides for photo-electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:20638-20673. [PMID: 36047908 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp02089k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hydrogen evolution from water splitting is considered to be an important renewable clean energy source and alternative to fossil fuels for future energy sustainability. Photocatalytic and electrocatalytic water splitting is considered to be an effective method for the sustainable production of clean energy, H2. This perspective especially emphasizes research advances in the solution-assisted synthesis of transition metal chalcogenides for both photo and electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution applications. Transition metal chalcogenides (CdS, MoS2, WS2, TiS2, TaS2, ReS2, MoSe2, and WSe2) have received intensified research interest over the past two decades on account of their unique properties and great potential across a wide range of applications. The photocatalytic activity of transition metal chalcogenides can further be improved by elemental doping, heterojunction formation with noble metals (Au, Pt, etc.), non-chalcogenides (MoS2, In2S3, NiS1-X), morphological tuning, through various solution-assisted synthesis processes, including liquid-phase exfoliation, heat-up, hot-injection methods, hydrothermal/solvothermal routes and template-mediated synthesis processes. In this review we will discuss recent developments in transition metal chalcogenides (TMCs), the role of TMCs for hydrogen production and various strategies for surface functionalization to increase their activity, different synthesis methods, and prospects of TMCs for hydrogen evolution. We have included a brief discussion on the effect of surface hydrogen binding energy and Gibbs free energy change for HER in electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution.
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- Amit Gautam
- Department of Energy & Environmental Engineering, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500007, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
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- Department of Energy & Environmental Engineering, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500007, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
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- Department of Energy & Environmental Engineering, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad-500007, India. .,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
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Xiao X, Hu C, Dai Q, Xiong C, Liu D, Jin H. Combined nano/micro-structure of Ni12P5-Ni2P nanorod array for effective wide pH range HER and overall alkaline water-splitting. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zhang J, Cui B, Jiang S, Liu H, Dou M. Construction of three-dimensional cobalt sulfide/multi-heteroatom co-doped porous carbon as an efficient trifunctional electrocatalyst. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:9849-9859. [PMID: 35772340 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr01704k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Exploring cost-effective non-precious metal electrocatalysts is vital for the large-scale application of clean energy conversion devices (i.e., fuel cells, metal-air batteries and water electrolysers). Herein, we present the construction of a three-dimensional cobalt sulfide/multi-heteroatom co-doped carbon composite as a trifunctional electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) through one-step sulfidation of zeolitic-imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) using sulfur powder as a sulfur source. By virtue of the distinct periodic metal-nitrogen coordination structure and the abundant micropores within the ZIF precursor, sub-10 nm Co9S8 nanoparticles (NPs) are homogenously anchored on a Co, S and N multi-heteroatom co-doped carbon framework with a large specific surface area that exposes sufficient reactive sites for these electrocatalytic reactions. The optimized Co9S8/CoNSC exhibits outstanding ORR, OER and HER performance, comparable or even superior to those of commercial Pt/C and RuO2. The small Co9S8 NPs and Co-Nx species embedded in the carbon matrix cooperatively catalyze the OER and ORR, while the HER catalysis is mainly contributed by Co9S8 NPs. Furthermore, the Co9S8/CoNSC shows outstanding anti-poisoning capability towards sulfur species during ORR catalysis with no obvious activity degradation observed in 0.1 M KOH containing 50 μM SO32- species, significantly outperforming commercial Pt/C. The assembled rechargeable Zn-air battery using the Co9S8/CoNSC as a cathode shows a high power density (150 mW cm-2) and the assembled water electrolyzer only requires 1.585 V at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 when using this material as an anode and a cathode. This work provides an effective strategy to design and synthesize efficient, durable and anti-poisoning cobalt chalcogenide-based trifunctional electrocatalysts for the large-scale application of clean energy conversion devices.
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- Jiakun Zhang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Process and Technology for Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.
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Synthesis of Self-Supported Cu/Cu3P Nanoarrays as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12070762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Owing to the energy crisis and environmental pollution, it is essential to develop cheap, environmentally friendly and sustainable energy to replace noble metal electrocatalysts for use in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). We report herein that a Cu/Cu3P nanoarray catalyst was directly grown on the surfaces of Cu nanosheets from its Cu/CuO nanoarray precursor by a low-temperature phosphidation process. In particular, the effects of phosphating distance, mass ratio and temperature on the morphology of Cu/Cu3P nanoarrays were studied in detail. This nanoarray, as an electrocatalyst, displays excellent catalytic performance and long-term stability in an acid solution for electrochemical hydrogen generation. Specifically, the Cu/Cu3P nanoarray-270 exhibits a low onset overpotential (96 mV) and a small Tafel slope (131 mV dec−1).
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Das C, Sinha N, Roy P. Transition Metal Non-Oxides as Electrocatalysts: Advantages and Challenges. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202033. [PMID: 35703063 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The identification of hydrogen as green fuel in the near future has stirred global realization toward a sustainable outlook and thus boosted extensive research in the field of water electrolysis focusing on the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). A huge class of compounds consisting of transition metal-based nitrides, carbides, chalcogenides, phosphides, and borides, which can be collectively termed transition metal non-oxides (TMNOs), has emerged recently as an efficient class of electrocatalysts in terms of performance and longevity when compared to transition metal oxides (TMOs). Moreover, the superiority of TMNOs over TMOs to effectively catalyze not only OERs but also HERs and ORRs renders bifunctionality and even trifunctionality in some cases and therefore can replace conventional noble metal electrocatalysts. In this review, the crystal structure and phases of different classes of nanostructured TMNOs are extensively discussed, focusing on recent advances in design strategies by various regulatory synthetic routes, and hence diversified properties of TMNOs are identified to serve as next-generation bi/trifunctional electrocatalysts. The challenges and future perspectives of materials in the field of energy conversion and storage aiding toward a better hydrogen economy are also discussed in this review.
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- Chandni Das
- Materials Processing & Microsystems Laboratory, CSIR - Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, West Bengal, 713209, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Materials Processing & Microsystems Laboratory, CSIR - Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, West Bengal, 713209, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Materials Processing & Microsystems Laboratory, CSIR - Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, West Bengal, 713209, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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Bodhankar PM, Sarawade PB, Kumar P, Vinu A, Kulkarni AP, Lokhande CD, Dhawale DS. Nanostructured Metal Phosphide Based Catalysts for Electrochemical Water Splitting: A Review. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2107572. [PMID: 35285140 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202107572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 02/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Amongst various futuristic renewable energy sources, hydrogen fuel is deemed to be clean and sustainable. Electrochemical water splitting (EWS) is an advanced technology to produce pure hydrogen in a cost-efficient manner. The electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are the vital steps of EWS and have been at the forefront of research over the past decades. The low-cost nanostructured metal phosphide (MP)-based electrocatalysts exhibit unconventional physicochemical properties and offer very high turnover frequency (TOF), low over potential, high mass activity with improved efficiency, and long-term stability. Therefore, they are deemed to be potential electrocatalysts to meet practical challenges for supporting the future hydrogen economy. This review discusses the recent research progress in nanostructured MP-based catalysts with an emphasis given on in-depth understanding of catalytic activity and innovative synthetic strategies for MP-based catalysts through combined experimental (in situ/operando techniques) and theoretical investigations. Finally, the challenges, critical issues, and future outlook in the field of MP-based catalysts for water electrolysis are addressed.
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- Pradnya M Bodhankar
- National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Santacruz, Mumbai, 400098, India
- Department of Physics, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Santacruz, Mumbai, 400098, India
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- National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Santacruz, Mumbai, 400098, India
- Department of Physics, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari, Santacruz, Mumbai, 400098, India
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, D. Y. Patil Education Society, Kolhapur, 416 006, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, D. Y. Patil Education Society, Kolhapur, 416 006, India
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Wang A, Zhang L, Li X, Gao Y, Li N, Lu G, Ge L. Synthesis of ternary Ni2P@UiO-66-NH2/Zn0.5Cd0.5S composite materials with significantly improved photocatalytic H2 production performance. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(21)63912-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zhang X, Chen Y, Srinivas K, Yu B, Ma F, Wang B, Wang X, He J, Xu ZL. Lithiophilic Mo 3N 2/MoN as multifunctional interlayer for dendrite-free and ultra-stable lithium metal batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 612:332-341. [PMID: 34998193 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.12.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The formation of lithium dendrite and the unstable electrode/electrolyte interface, especially at high rates, are the dominant obstacles impeding the implementation of lithium metal batteries (LMBs). To tackle these fundamental challenges, here we propose a lithiophilic Mo3N2/MoN heterostructure (designated as MoNx) interlayer for dendrite-free and ultra-stable lithium metal anodes for the first time. The MoNx interlayer presents excellent electrolyte wettability, fast lithium diffusion kinetics and strong mechanical strength, which function synergistically to inhibit lithium dendrite growth. During cycling, an in-situ formation of Li3N-rich solid electrolyte interphase layer and metallic Mo phase can regulate the Li-ion conductivity and Li metal deposition, thus indicating uniform and compact Li plating. Above ameliorating features accompany an ultra-long-life of 2000 h at a high current density of 5 mA cm-2 for the MoNx-Li anode. The feasibility of the MoNx-Li anode in LMB is further confirmed in conjunction with LiFePO4 cathodes. The full cells deliver exceptionally high-capacity retentions of above 82.0% after 500 cycles at 1C and 425 cycles at 3C, which are among the best thus far reported for LMBs. This work provides both new insights towards functional interlayer design and effective transition-metal nitrides for practical LMBs.
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- Xiaojuan Zhang
- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, and State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, PR China; Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, and State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, PR China; School of Science, and Institute of Oxygen Supply, Tibet University, Lhasa, 850000, PR China.
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, and State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, PR China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, and State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, PR China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, and State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, PR China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, and State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, PR China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, and State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, PR China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, and State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, PR China.
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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Tahira A, Ibupoto ZH, Montecchi M, Pasquali L, Tonezzer M, Nafady A, Khalil HF, Mazzaro R, Morandi V, Vagin M, Vomiero A. Role of cobalt precursors in the synthesis of
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- Aneela Tahira
- Dr. M. A Kazi Institute of Chemistry University of Sindh Jamshoro Pakistan
- Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Division of Material Science Luleå University of Technology Luleå Sweden
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- Dr. M. A Kazi Institute of Chemistry University of Sindh Jamshoro Pakistan
- Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Division of Material Science Luleå University of Technology Luleå Sweden
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- Engineering Department University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
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- Engineering Department University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Modena Italy
- Chemistry IOM‐CNR Institute Trieste Italy
- Department of Physics University of Johannesburg Auckland Park South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Electronics Materials Department City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA‐City) Alexandria Egypt
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- Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology (ITN) Linköping University Norrköping Sweden
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- Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Division of Material Science Luleå University of Technology Luleå Sweden
- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems Ca' Foscari University of Venice Venezia Mestre Italy
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Liu Z, Guo F, Han L, Xiao J, Zeng X, Zhang C, Dong P, Li M, Zhang Y. Manganese Oxide/Iron Carbide Encapsulated in Nitrogen and Boron Codoped Carbon Nanowire Networks as Accelerated Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Bifunctional Electrocatalysts. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:13280-13294. [PMID: 35263074 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c23731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Along with the widespread applications of various energy storage and conversion devices, the prices of precious metal platinum (Pt) and transition-metal cobalt/nickel keep continuously growing. In the future, designing high-efficiency nonprecious-metal catalysts based on low-cost iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) metals for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is fairly critical for commercial applications of hydrogen fuel cells. In this study, for the first time, we design novel three-dimensional (3D) hybrid networks consisting of manganese oxide (MnO)-modified, iron carbide (Fe3C)-embedded, and boron (B)/nitrogen (N) codoped hierarchically porous carbon nanofibers (denoted FeMn@BNPCFs). After optimizing the pyrolysis temperatures, the optimal FeMn@BNPCFs-900 catalyst displays the best HER and ORR catalytic activities in an alkaline solution. As expected, the HER onset potential (Eonset) and the potential at a current density of -10 mA cm-2 for FeMn@BNPCFs-900 in 1.0 M KOH are just 36 and 194 mV more negative than the state-of-the-art 20 wt % Pt/C catalyst with more superior stability. In particular, the FeMn@BNPCFs-900 catalyst shows excellent ORR catalytic activity with a more positive Eonset (0.946 V vs RHE), a more positive half-wave potential (E1/2 = 0.868 V vs RHE), better long-term stability, and higher methanol tolerance surpassing the commercial 20 wt % Pt/C (Eonset = 0.943 V vs RHE, E1/2 = 0.854 V vs RHE) and most previously reported precious-metal-free catalysts in 0.1 M KOH. The synergistic effects of 3D hierarchically macro-/mesoporous architectures, advanced charge transport capacity, abundant carbon defects/edges, abundant B (2.3 atom %) and N (4.9 atom %) dopants, uniformly dispersed Fe3C@BNC NPs, and MnO nanocrystallines are responsible for the excellent HER/ORR catalytic activities of the FeMn@BNPCFs-900 catalyst.
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- Zhuo Liu
- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Material Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
- Faculty of Material Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, P. R. China
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Inocêncio CVM, Holade Y, Morais C, Kokoh KB, Napporn TW. Electrochemical hydrogen generation technology: Challenges in electrodes materials for a sustainable energy. ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/elsa.202100206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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- Carlos V. M. Inocêncio
- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers (IC2MP) UMR 7285 CNRS Université de Poitiers Poitiers France
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- Institut Européen des Membranes (IEM) UMR 5635 CNRS ENSCM Université de Montpellier Montpellier France
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers (IC2MP) UMR 7285 CNRS Université de Poitiers Poitiers France
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers (IC2MP) UMR 7285 CNRS Université de Poitiers Poitiers France
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers (IC2MP) UMR 7285 CNRS Université de Poitiers Poitiers France
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Morphological modulation of iron carbide embedded nitrogen-doped hierarchically porous carbon by manganese doping as highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 618:149-160. [PMID: 35338922 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In the development of water splitting, the sluggish electrocatalytic kinetics of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) have restricted their energy conversion efficiencies. Along with the continuous rise in the prices of noble metals and transition metals (such as cobalt and nickel), constructing high-efficiency HER/OER catalysts based on low cost transition metals, such as iron and manganese, is becoming more meaningful in developing industrialized water splitting devices. In this paper, in the absence of a template or active agent, three-dimensional, hierarchically porous FexMny nanoparticles (NPs) were embedded and nitrogen-doped carbon materials (denoted as FexMny@NC; x:y, representing the molar ratio of Fe:Mn) were successfully prepared via pyrolysis of corresponding precursors containing different metallic salt components. Various morphological, structural, and chemical characterization analysis demonstrate that at an Fe:Mn molar ratio of 3:1, the optimal Fe3Mn1@NC material shows high graphitization degree, rich mesoporous structures, a large surface area, and abundant carbon defects/edges, which promote the uniform dispersion of pyridinic-N (pyridinic-N-metal), graphitic-N, carbon oxygen bonds (CO), manganese oxide (MnO) nanocrystals, and Fe3C NPs-embedded, N-doped carbon sheet (Fe3C@NC) active sites. In alkaline conditions, the HER onset potentials (Eonset) and potentials recorded at 10 mA cm-2 (E10) of the optimal Fe3Mn1@NC are just 84.8 and 156 mV more negative than those of 20 wt% platinum carbon (Pt/C). Meanwhile, the OER Eonset and E10 values of the optimal Fe3Mn1@NC are just 8 and 18.7 mV more positive than those of RuO2. Furthermore, optimized Fe3Mn1@NC catalysts were assembled into a water splitting cell, where the catalytic current density achieves 10 mA cm-2 at a low voltage of 1.6287 V (with superior catalytic stability), which is just 24.9 mV higher than that of the (-) 20 wt% Pt/C||RuO2 (+) benchmark (1.6038 V) under the same conditions. This work describes the regulating efficiency of Mn toward growing mesopores and opens new possibilities for the development of novel carbonaceous catalysts with excellent hydroxide catalytic efficiencies based on low cost Mn/Fe elements.
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Gao Y, Zhao Y, Liu H, Shao M, Chen Z, Ma T, Wu Z, Wang L. N, P-doped carbon supported ruthenium doped Rhenium phosphide with porous nanostructure for hydrogen evolution reaction using sustainable energies. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 606:1874-1881. [PMID: 34530184 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.08.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Developing efficient and cost-effective catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is vital to hydrogen energy's commercial applications. In this study, N,P-doped carbon supported ruthenium (Ru) doped triruthenium tetraphosphide (Re3P4) (Ru-Re3P4/NPC) with porous nanostructure is prepared using the low-toxic melamine phosphate as the carbon and phosphorous source. The in-situ generated N,P-doped carbon layers play a pivotal role in regulating the electrocatalytic activity by avoiding the aggregation of the nanoparticles and increasing the specific surface area. Moreover, Ru doping contributes to the remarkable electrocatalytic performance of the prepared nanomaterials. Impressively, the as-synthesized Ru-Re3P4/NPC presents remarkable electrocatalytic performances toward HER with small overpotentials of 39 mV, 115 mV, and 88 mV to deliver 10 mA cm-2 in alkaline, neutral, and acidic media. Moreover, the prepared electrocatalyst can drive water-splitting with a small potential of 1.45 V@10 mA cm-2 and use sustainable energies, including solar, wind, and thermal, as electric resources. This work paves a novel and valuable way to enhance the electrocatalytic performances of metal phosphides.
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- Yuxiao Gao
- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, 266042 Qingdao, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, 266042 Qingdao, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, 266042 Qingdao, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, 266042 Qingdao, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, 266042 Qingdao, PR China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, John Street, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, 266042 Qingdao, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, 266042 Qingdao, PR China.
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Growth of branched heterostructure of nickel and iron phosphides on carbon cloth as electrode for hydrogen evolution reaction under wide pH ranges. J Solid State Electrochem 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-022-05117-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Ng SF, Lau MYL, Ong WJ. Lithium-Sulfur Battery Cathode Design: Tailoring Metal-Based Nanostructures for Robust Polysulfide Adsorption and Catalytic Conversion. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2008654. [PMID: 33811420 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202008654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries have a high specific energy capacity and density of 1675 mAh g-1 and 2670 Wh kg-1 , respectively, rendering them among the most promising successors for lithium-ion batteries. However, there are myriads of obstacles in the practical application and commercialization of Li-S batteries, including the low conductivity of sulfur and its discharge products (Li2 S/Li2 S2 ), volume expansion of sulfur electrode, and the polysulfide shuttle effect. Hence, immense attention has been devoted to rectifying these issues, of which the application of metal-based compounds (i.e., transition metal, metal phosphides, sulfides, oxides, carbides, nitrides, phosphosulfides, MXenes, hydroxides, and metal-organic frameworks) as sulfur hosts is profiled as a fascinating strategy to hinder the polysulfide shuttle effect stemming from the polar-polar interactions between the metal compounds and polysulfides. This review encompasses the fundamental electrochemical principles of Li-S batteries and insights into the interactions between the metal-based compounds and the polysulfides, with emphasis on the intimate structure-activity relationship corroborated with theoretical calculations. Additionally, the integration of conductive carbon-based materials to ameliorate the existing adsorptive abilities of the metal-based compound is systematically discussed. Lastly, the challenges and prospects toward the smart design of catalysts for the future development of practical Li-S batteries are presented.
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- Sue-Faye Ng
- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 43900, Malaysia
- Center of Excellence for NaNo Energy & Catalysis Technology (CONNECT), Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 43900, Malaysia
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 43900, Malaysia
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 43900, Malaysia
- Center of Excellence for NaNo Energy & Catalysis Technology (CONNECT), Xiamen University Malaysia, Sepang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 43900, Malaysia
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Yu W, Gao Y, Chen Z, Zhao Y, Wu Z, Wang L. Strategies on improving the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution performances of metal phosphides. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(21)63855-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Chen Z, Zhao Y, Gao Y, Wu Z, Wang L. Facile Synthesis of MoP-RuP2 with Abundant Interfaces to Boost Hydrogen Evolution Reactions in Alkaline Media. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11092347. [PMID: 34578662 PMCID: PMC8466548 DOI: 10.3390/nano11092347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Exploiting efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs) is important for boosting the large-scale applications of hydrogen energy. Herein, MoP-RuP2 encapsulated in N,P-codoped carbon (MoP-RuP2@NPC) with abundant interfaces were prepared via a facile avenue with the low-toxic melamine phosphate as the phosphorous resource. Moreover, the obtained electrocatalyst possessed a porous nanostructure, had abundant exposed active sites and improved the mass transport during the electrocatalytic process. Due to the above merits, the prepared MoP-RuP2@NPC delivered a greater electrocatalytic performance for HERs (50 mV@10 mA cm−2) relative to RuP2@NPC (120 mV) and MoP@NPC (195 mV) in 1 M KOH. Moreover, an ultralow potential of 1.6 V was required to deliver a current density of 10 mA cm−2 in the two-electrode configuration for overall water splitting. For practical applications, intermittent solar energy, wind energy and thermal energy were utilized to drive the electrolyzer to generate hydrogen gas. This work provides a novel and facile strategy for designing highly efficient and stable nanomaterials toward hydrogen production.
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Synthesis of hyperbranched Co-Ni-P nanocrystals and their splitting degree dependent HER performances. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Theoretical Investigation of the Prospect to Tailor ZnO Electronic Properties with VP Thin Films. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11061412. [PMID: 34071773 PMCID: PMC8227150 DOI: 10.3390/nano11061412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The atomic and electronic structure of vanadium phosphide one- to four-atomic-layer thin films and their composites with zinc oxide substrate are modelled by means of quantum chemistry. Favorable vanadium phosphide to ZnO orientation is defined and found to remain the same for all the structures under consideration. The electronic structure of the composites is analyzed in detail. The features of the charge and spin density distribution are discussed.
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El-Refaei SM, Russo PA, Pinna N. Recent Advances in Multimetal and Doped Transition-Metal Phosphides for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction at Different pH values. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:22077-22097. [PMID: 33951905 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c02129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Hydrogen is a fuel with a potentially zero-carbon footprint viewed as a viable alternative to fossil fuels. It can be produced in a large scale via electrochemical water splitting using electricity derived from renewable sources, but this would require highly active, inexpensive, and stable hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts to replace the Pt benchmark. Transition-metal phosphides (TMPs) are potential Pt replacements owing to their generally high activity as well as versatility as HER catalysts for different pH media. This review summarizes the recent progress in the development of TMP HER electrocatalysts, focusing on the strategies that have been recently explored to tune the activity in acidic, neutral, and basic media. These strategies are the doping of TMPs with metal and nonmetal elements, fabrication of multimetallic phosphide phases, and construction of multicomponent heterostructures comprising TMPs and another component such as a different TMP or a metal oxide/hydroxide. The synthetic methods utilized to design the catalysts are also presented. Finally, the challenges still remaining and future research directions are discussed.
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- Sayed M El-Refaei
- Institut für Chemie and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt
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- Institut für Chemie and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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Jiang X, Li M, Li H, Jin Z. ZIF-9 derived cobalt phosphide and In2O3 as co-catalysts for efficient hydrogen production. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cobalt-Based Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting: An Overview. CATALYSIS SURVEYS FROM ASIA 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10563-021-09329-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Pan D, Xiao B, Wang Q, Wang H. Chemical conversion synthesis of magnetic Fe 1-xCo x alloy nanosheets with controlled composition. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:2309-2312. [PMID: 33533386 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc07791g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chemical conversion provides a versatile platform for the synthesis of advanced nanomaterials with targeted phase, composition, and architecture. Here, we report a trioctylphosphine (TOP)-driven chemical conversion route to transform lamellar Fe1-xCoxS1.2-DETA (x = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, DETA = diethylenetriamine) inorganic-organic hybrid solid solutions into two-dimensional (2D) single-crystal Fe1-xCox alloy with controllable composition and dimensionality. Synergetic transformation coupled with DETA removal and sulfur extraction of lamellar Fe0.9Co0.1S1.2-DETA hybrids was examined in detail. The highest magnetization of 175 emu g-1 was recorded for the prepared Fe0.7Co0.3. Our results not only provide a new lamellar inorganic-organic hybrid solid solution but also extend the chemical conversion strategy to the synthesis of previously unavailable magnetic alloy nanosheets.
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- Desheng Pan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Shenzhen Engineering Research Center for Novel Electronic Information Materials and Devices, South University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Wang TW, Wang TL, Chou WJ, Wu LF, Lin SH. First-principles investigation of the hydrogen evolution reaction of transition metal phosphides CrP, MnP, FeP, CoP, and NiP. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:2305-2312. [PMID: 33449065 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp04789a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We comprehensively investigated the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity of a series of transition metal phosphides (MPs) (M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni) using first-principles calculations. The free energy difference was calculated for possible sites on the surface to pinpoint the reactive sites and the associated catalytic activities. We found that the chemical properties of these considered MPs are different from those of WP, including CrP which has the same electronic configuration as WP but was shown not to be a good electrocatalyst. Different reactive sites other than WP were predicted, and notably, unlike WP, phosphorus can participate/catalyze the HER on the considered MP. Among these MPs, there are more active sites on FeP, CoP, and NiP than CrP and MnP. Our electronic structure analysis suggests that the spin polarization is critical in determining the hydrogen adsorption and hence the HER performance. We further explored the HER of metal- or phosphorus-deficit MPs, as samples can be grown under different conditions. In particular, phosphorus-deficit FeP, CoP, and NiP were found to have enhanced HER performance, with either better catalytic activities or more active sites. Therefore, we proposed that controlling of these defects can be an effective approach to tune the HER catalytic ability of these MPs. It can serve as the design principle to synthesize new MP based electrocatalysts.
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- Ta-Wei Wang
- Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, Center of Crystal Research, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan.
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Chang C, Zhu S, Liu X, Chen Y, Sun Y, Tang Y, Wan P, Pan J. One-Step Electrodeposition Synthesis of Bimetal Fe- and Co-Doped NiPi/P for Highly Efficient Overall Water Splitting. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Cuiping Chang
- National Fundamental Research Laboratory of New Hazardous Chemicals Assessment and Accident Analysis, Institute of Applied Electrochemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- National Fundamental Research Laboratory of New Hazardous Chemicals Assessment and Accident Analysis, Institute of Applied Electrochemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- National Fundamental Research Laboratory of New Hazardous Chemicals Assessment and Accident Analysis, Institute of Applied Electrochemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- National Fundamental Research Laboratory of New Hazardous Chemicals Assessment and Accident Analysis, Institute of Applied Electrochemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- National Fundamental Research Laboratory of New Hazardous Chemicals Assessment and Accident Analysis, Institute of Applied Electrochemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- National Fundamental Research Laboratory of New Hazardous Chemicals Assessment and Accident Analysis, Institute of Applied Electrochemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- National Fundamental Research Laboratory of New Hazardous Chemicals Assessment and Accident Analysis, Institute of Applied Electrochemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Boppella R, Tan J, Yun J, Manorama SV, Moon J. Anion-mediated transition metal electrocatalysts for efficient water electrolysis: Recent advances and future perspectives. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Xu M, Zhang X, Liu Y, Zhao X, Liu Y, Wu R, Wang J. Designed Single Atom Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting: 3d Transition Metal Atoms Doped Borophene Nanosheets. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:2651-2659. [PMID: 33063390 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Single atom catalysts (SAC) for water splitting hold the promise of producing H2 in a highly efficient and economical way. As the performance of SACs depends on the interaction between the adsorbate atom and supporting substrate, developing more efficient SACs with suitable substrates is of significance. In this work, inspired by the successful fabrications of borophene in experiments, we systematically study the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activities of a series of 3d transition metal-based SACs supported by various borophene monolayers (BMs=α_sheet, α1 _sheet, and β1 _sheet borophene), TM/BMs, using density functional theory calculations and kinetic simulations. All of the TM/BMs systems exhibit superior HER performance compared to Pt with close to zero thermoneutral Gibbs free energy (ΔGH* ) of H adsorption. Furthermore, three Ni-deposited systems, namely, Ni/α_BM, Ni/α1 _BM and Ni/β1 _BM, were identified to be superior OER catalysts with remarkably reduced overpotentials. Based on these results, Ni/BMs can be expected to serve as stunning bifunctional electrocatalysts for water splitting. This work provides a guideline for developing efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts.
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- Mingxia Xu
- Colleage of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Colleage of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China.,Qingdao Univ. Sci. & Technol., Shandong Key Lab Biochem. Anal., Coll. Chem. & Mol. Engn., Qingdao, 266042, Peoples R China
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- Colleage of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Colleage of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Colleage of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, GuangXi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engneering of Forest Porducts, Nanning, Guangxi 530006, China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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Fu Y, Zhang Z, Zhu C. Bicontinuous transition metal phosphides/rGO binder-free electrodes: generalized synthesis and excellent cycling stability for sodium storage. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:16716-16723. [PMID: 32785317 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03042b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Transition metal phosphides (TMPs) have received considerable attention owing to their great potential in energy conversion and storage technologies. Elaborate design and synthesis of various TMPs with abundant structures in order to meet the requirements of various applications is one of the major goals and challenges of sustainable chemistry. In this work, an electrostatic spray deposition (ESD) approach has been developed and has been demonstrated to be a general strategy to fabricate TMPs for the first time. Various bicontinuous TMPs/carbon nanocomposites can be constructed by this approach. This novel architecture, when applied in energy storage systems, can provide an efficient electron/ion mixed-conducting network, thereby inducing fast electron/ion transfer kinetics and enhancing the structural stability upon long term cycling. As proof of concept application, 3D porous Cu3P/rGO nanocomposites as modeling anodes for Na-ion storage show excellent cycling performance and remarkable rate capacities. The sodium storage mechanism is proposed to be a reversible conversion reaction. The microstructural evolution of the electrodes upon cycling correlates well with the capacity variation. The facile and versatile ESD technique is quite universal and can be further extended to various TMPs. This opens exciting opportunities for the incorporation of TMPs in a variety of new applications.
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- Yanpeng Fu
- School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yet-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yet-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, China.
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Krishna Sadhanala H, Perelshtein I, Gedanken A. Boosting Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution of Nickel foam Supported Nickel Hydroxide by Ruthenium Doping. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202002906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Hari Krishna Sadhanala
- Bar Ilan Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced MaterialsDepartment of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University Ramat-Gan 5290002 Israel
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- Bar Ilan Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced MaterialsDepartment of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University Ramat-Gan 5290002 Israel
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- Bar Ilan Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced MaterialsDepartment of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University Ramat-Gan 5290002 Israel
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Li M, Li J, Jin Z. Synergistic effect of MoS2 over WP photocatalyst for promoting hydrogen production. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2020.121419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Weng CC, Ren JT, Yuan ZY. Transition Metal Phosphide-Based Materials for Efficient Electrochemical Hydrogen Evolution: A Critical Review. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:3357-3375. [PMID: 32196958 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202000416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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As hydrogen has been increasingly considered as promising sustainable energy supply, electrochemical overall water splitting driven by highly efficient non-noble metal electrocatalysts has aroused extensive attention. Transition metal phosphides (TMPs) have demonstrated remarkable electrocatalytic performance, including high activity and robust durability towards hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in acidic and alkaline as well as neutral electrolytes. In this Review, up-to-date progress of TMP-based HER electrocatalysts is summarized. Various synthesis strategies of TMPs based on selected phosphorus sources are presented, and the reaction mechanisms of HER as well as the contribution of phosphorus in the TMPs to HER activity are briefly discussed. The multiscale approaches for promoting the activity and stability of TMP-based catalysts are discussed with respect to intrinsic electronic structure, hybrids, microstructure, and working electrode interface. Some crucial issues and future perspectives of TMPs are pointed out. These modulated approaches and challenges are also instructive for constructing other high-activity energy-related electrocatalysts.
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- Chen-Chen Weng
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, P. R. China
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Hierarchical iron-doped CoP heterostructures self-assembled on copper foam as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for efficient overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 569:140-149. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.02.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Bhol P, Bhavya MB, Swain S, Saxena M, Samal AK. Modern Chemical Routes for the Controlled Synthesis of Anisotropic Bimetallic Nanostructures and Their Application in Catalysis. Front Chem 2020; 8:357. [PMID: 32528924 PMCID: PMC7262677 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Bimetallic nanoparticles (BNPs) have attracted greater attention compared to its monometallic counterpart because of their chemical/physical properties. The BNPs have a wide range of applications in the fields of health, energy, water, and environment. These properties could be tuned with a number of parameters such as compositions of the bimetallic systems, their preparation method, and morphology. Monodisperse and anisotropic BNPs have gained considerable interest and numerous efforts have been made for the controlled synthesis of bimetallic nanostructures (BNS) of different sizes and shapes. This review offers a brief summary of the various synthetic routes adopted for the synthesis of Palladium(Pd), Platinum(Pt), Nickel(Ni), Gold(Au), Silver(Ag), Iron(Fe), Cobalt(Co), Rhodium(Rh), and Copper(Cu) based transition metal bimetallic anisotropic nanostructures, growth mechanisms e.g., seed mediated co-reduction, hydrothermal, galvanic replacement reactions, and antigalvanic reaction, and their application in the field of catalysis. The effect of surfactant, reducing agent, metal precursors ratio, pH, and reaction temperature for the synthesis of anisotropic nanostructures has been explained with examples. This review further discusses how slight modifications in one of the parameters could alter the growth mechanism, resulting in different anisotropic nanostructures which highly influence the catalytic activity. The progress or modification implied in the synthesis techniques within recent years is focused on in this article. Furthermore, this article discussed the improved activity, stability, and catalytic performance of BNS compared to the monometallic performance. The synthetic strategies reported here established a deeper understanding of the mechanisms and development of sophisticated and controlled BNS for widespread application.
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- Prangya Bhol
- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain Global Campus, Jain University, Ramanagara, India
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- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain Global Campus, Jain University, Ramanagara, India
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- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain Global Campus, Jain University, Ramanagara, India
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- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain Global Campus, Jain University, Ramanagara, India
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- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain Global Campus, Jain University, Ramanagara, India
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In situ construction of tandem nitrogen-doped MoP nanocrystals for high-efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kang Q, Li M, Shi J, Lu Q, Gao F. A Universal Strategy for Carbon-Supported Transition Metal Phosphides as High-Performance Bifunctional Electrocatalysts towards Efficient Overall Water Splitting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:19447-19456. [PMID: 32242652 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c00795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Exploring cost-effective and general approaches for highly active and stable bifunctional transition metal phosphide (TMP) electrocatalysts towards overall water splitting is greatly desirable and challenging. Herein, a general strategy combining sol-gel and a carbonization-assisted route was proposed to facilely fabricate a series of TMP nanoparticles, including CoP, MoP, FeP, Cu2P, Ni2P, PtP2, FeNiP, CoNiP, and FeCoNiP, coupled in an amorphous carbon matrix with one-step carbon composite formation. The resultant NiFeP@C exhibits excellent activities as a bifunctional electrocatalyst toward oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) with low overpotentials of 260 and 160 mV, respectively, at 10 mA/cm2 in 1 M KOH solution. With the NiFeP@C electrocatalyst as both electrode materials, an integrated electrolyzer can deliver 47.0 mA/cm2 of current density at 1.60 V, better than the assembled Pt/C20∥IrO2 counterpart. The encapsulation of NiFeP nanoparticles in the carbon matrix effectively prevents their corrosion and leads to almost unfading catalytic activities for more than 20 h for either the HER, OER, or overall water splitting, outperforming recently reported bifunctional electrocatalysts. The coexistence of Ni, Fe, P, and C would have synergetic effects to accelerate charge transfer and promote electrocatalytic activity. This universal strategy for TMP-based composites opens up a new avenue to explore TMPs as multifunctional materials for various applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Qiaoling Kang
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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