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Li Z, Liu Y, He Z, Wang L, Dai X, Liu G. Monolayer Cu 2Se: a topological catalysis in CO 2electroreduction. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2024; 36:165201. [PMID: 38211322 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ad1d85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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This investigation provides a comprehensive exploration into the intricate interplay between topological surface states (TSS) and catalytic performance in two-dimensional (2D) materials, with specific emphasis on monolayer Cu2Se. Leveraging the unique characteristics of nodal loop semimetals (NLSMs), we delve into the precise influence of TSS on catalytic activity, particularly in the domain of CO2electrochemical reduction. Our findings illuminate the central role played by these TSS, arising from the underlying NLSM framework, in sculpting catalytic efficiency. The length of these surface states emerges as a critical determinant of surface density of states (DOSs), a fundamental factor governing catalytic behavior. Extension of these surface states correlates with heightened surface DOSs, yielding lower Gibbs free energies and consequently enhancing catalytic performance, particularly in the electrochemical reduction of CO2. Moreover, we underscore the profound importance of preserving symmetries that protect the nodal loop. The disruption of these symmetries is found to result in a significant degradation of catalytic efficacy, underscoring the paramount significance of topological features in facilitating catalytic processes. Therefore, this study not only elucidates the fundamental role of TSS in dictating the catalytic performance of topological 2D materials but also paves the way for harnessing these unique attributes to drive sustainable and highly efficient catalysis across a diverse spectrum of chemical processes.
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- Zihan Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, People's Republic of China
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Singh NK, Kumar P, Yadav A, Srivastava VC. Multi-doped borophene catalysts with engineered defects for CO 2 reduction: A DFT study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 654:895-905. [PMID: 37898073 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.10.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023]
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Carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into value-added products via the electrochemical method is a conducive way to tackle the hazard of high CO2 emissions. The present DFT study reports a novel dual chromium-anchored tri-vacancy borophene (Cr2/TV-β12) electrocatalyst, which showed high selectivity and stability for CO2RR. A tri-vacancy defect was introduced in β12 borophene to create an 11-membered ring borophene sheet (TV-β12), and 28 different electrocatalysts were explored via doping various transition metals (Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Zn). Density functional theory simulation results revealed that the Cr2/TV-β12 electrocatalyst adsorbs and activates CO2 efficiently, which was validated by the partial density of states, charge density difference, Bader charge, and crystal orbital Hamilton population analyses. The limiting potential for CO2RR was evaluated to be -0.45 V, against hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) (0.57 V), with the main product being formaldehyde. The catalyst showed selectivity towards CO2 reduction and suppressed HER. The usual problem of carbon monoxide poisoning encountered in CO2 reduction was also assessed and a high resistance against the same was established. At the outset, the research revealed that dual atom-doped tri-vacancy β12 borophene has tremendous potential to be utilized as an efficient catalyst for CO2RR.
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- Naval Kishor Singh
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, Uttarakhand, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee 247667, Uttarakhand, India.
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Roy P, Ghoshal S, Pramanik A, Sarkar P. Single B-vacancy enriched α 1-borophene sheet: an efficient metal-free electrocatalyst for CO 2 reduction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:25018-25028. [PMID: 37698058 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp01866k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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By employing first principles calculations, we have studied the electronic structures of pristine (α1) and different defective (α1-t1, α1-t2) borophene sheets to understand the efficacy of such systems as metal-free electrocatalysts for the CO2 reduction reaction. Among the three studied systems, only α1-t1, the defective borophene sheet created by removal of a 5-coordinated boron atom, can chemisorb and activate a CO2 molecule for its subsequent reduction processes, leading to different C1 chemicals, followed by selective conversion into C2 products by multiple proton coupled electron transfer steps. The computed onset potentials for the C1 chemicals such as CH3OH and CH4 are low enough. On the other hand, in the case of the C2 reduction process, the C-C coupling barrier is only 0.80 eV in the solvent phase which produces CH3CHO and CH3CH2OH with very low onset potential values of -0.21 and -0.24 V, respectively, suppressing the competing hydrogen evolution reaction.
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- Prodyut Roy
- Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan-731235, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan-731235, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia-723104, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan-731235, India.
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Research Progress of Copper-Based Bimetallic Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2. Catalysts 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/catal13020376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Fossil fuels are still the main source of energy in today’s society, so emissions of CO2 are inevitable, but when the CO2 level in the atmosphere is too high, many environmental problems will arise, such as the greenhouse effect, among others. Electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 is one of the most important methods that one can use to reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. This paper reviews bimetallic catalysts prepared on the basis of copper materials, such as Ag, Au, Zn and Ni. The effects of different ratios of metal atoms in the bimetallic catalysts on the selectivity of CO2RR were investigated and the effects of bimetallic catalysts on the CO2RR of different ligands were also analysed. Finally, this paper points out that the real reaction of CO2RR still needs to be studied and analysed, and the effect of the specific reaction environment on selectivity has not been thoroughly studied. This article also describes some of the problems encountered so far.
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Fan M, Cui L, He X, Zou X. Emerging Heterogeneous Supports for Efficient Electrocatalysis. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2200855. [PMID: 36070422 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202200855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Electrocatalysis plays a fundamental role in many fields, such as metallurgy, medicine, chemical industry, and energy conversion. Anchoring active electrocatalysts with controllable loading and uniform dispersion onto suitable supports has become an attractive topic. This is because the supports can not only have the potential to improve catalytic activity and stability through the interaction between support and catalytic center, but also can reduce precious metal consumption by improving atomic utilization. Herein, recent theoretical and experimental progresses concerning the development of supports to anchor electrocatalytic materials are first reviewed. Next, their controllable syntheses, characterization techniques, metal-support electronic interactions, and structure-performance relationships are presented. Some representative carbon supports and non-carbonaceous supports, as well as recently reported star supports such as 2D supports, single atom catalysts, and self-supported catalysts are also summarized. In addition, the significant role of support in stabilizing and regulating catalytic active sites is particularly emphasized. Finally, challenges, opportunities, key problems, and further promising solutions for supported catalysts are proposed.
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- Meihong Fan
- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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Han JW, Bian WY, Zhang YY, Zhang M. Fe@χ3-borophene as a promising catalyst for CO oxidation reaction: A first-principles study. Front Chem 2022; 10:1008332. [PMID: 36176892 PMCID: PMC9513182 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1008332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A novel single-atom catalyst of Fe adsorbed on χ3-borophene has been proposed as a potential catalyst for CO oxidation reaction (COOR). Quantitative pictures have been provided of both the stability of Fe@χ3-borophene and various kinetic reaction pathways using first-principles calculations. Strong adsorption energy of -3.19 eV and large diffusion potential of 3.51 eV indicates that Fe@χ3-borophene is highly stable. By exploring reaction mechanisms for COOR, both Eley-Ridel (E-R) and trimolecule E-R (TER) were identified as possible reaction paths. Low reaction barriers with 0.49 eV of E-R and 0.57 eV of TER suggest that Fe@χ3-borophene is a very promising catalyst for COOR. Charge transfer between the χ3-borophene and CO, O2 and CO2 gas molecules plays a key role in lowering the energy barrier during the reactions. Our results propose that Fe@χ3-borophene can be a good candidate of single-atom catalyst for COOR with both high stability and catalytic activity.
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- Jian-Wei Han
- School of Physics, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- School of Physics, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- School of Physics, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
- *Correspondence: Yue-Yu Zhang, ; Meng Zhang,
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- School of Physics, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Yue-Yu Zhang, ; Meng Zhang,
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Yang M, Jin H, Sun Z, Gui R. Monoelemental two-dimensional boron nanomaterials beyond theoretical simulations: From experimental preparation, functionalized modification to practical applications. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 304:102669. [PMID: 35429719 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2022.102669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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During the past decade, there is an explosive growth of theoretical and computational studies on 2D boron-based nanomaterials. In terms of extensive predictions from theoretical simulations, borophene, boron nanosheets and 2D boron derivatives show excellent structural, electronic, photonic and nonlinear optical characteristics, and potential applications in a wide range of fields. In recent years, previous studies have reported the successful experimental preparations, superior properties, multi-functionalized modifications of various 2D boron and its derivatives, which show many practical applications in significant fields. To further promote the ever-increasing experimental studies, this present review systematically summarizes recent progress on experimental preparation methods, functionalized modification strategies and practical applications of 2D boron-based nanomaterials and multifunctional derivatives. Firstly, this review summarizes the experimental preparation methods, including molecular beam epitaxy, chemical vapor deposition, liquid-phase exfoliation, chemical reaction, and other auxiliary methods. Then, various strategies for functionalized modification are introduced overall, focusing on borophene derivatives, boron-based nanosheets, atom-introduced, chemically-functionalized borophene and boron nanosheets, borophene or boron nanosheet-based heterostructures, and other functionalized 2D boron nanomaterials. Subsequently, various potential applications are discussed in detail, involving energy storage, catalysis conversion, photonics, optoelectronics, sensors, bio-imaging, biomedicine therapy, and adsorption. We comment the state-of-the-art related studies concisely, and also discuss the current status, probable challenges and perspectives rationally. This review is timely, comprehensive, in-depth and highly attractive for scientists from multiple disciplines and scientific fields, and can facilitate further development of advanced functional low-dimensional nanomaterials and multi-functionalized systems toward high-performance practical applications in significant fields.
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Theoretical study of transition metal doped α-borophene nanosheet as promising electrocatalyst for electrochemical reduction of N2. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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He J, Zheng B, Xie Y, Qian YY, Zhang J, Wang K, Yang L, Yu HT. Effects of adatom species on the structure, stability, and work function of adatom-α-borophene nanocomposites. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:8923-8939. [PMID: 35373802 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp00506a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Work function-tunable borophene-based electrode materials are of significant importance because they promote efficient carrier extraction/injection, thereby enabling electronic devices to achieve maximum energy conversion efficiency. Accordingly, determining the work function of adatom-borophene nanocomposites within a series wherein the adatom is systematically changed will facilitate the design of such materials. In this study, we theoretically determined that the M-B bond length, binding energy, electron transfer between adatoms and BBP, and work function (ϕ) are linearly dependent on the ionization potential (IP) and electronegativity for thermodynamically and kinetically stable adatom-α-borophene (M/BBP) systems involving a series of alkali (earth) metal/BBP (M = Li-Cs; Be-Ba) and halogen/BBP (M = F-I), respectively. However, the binding energies of Li/BBP and Be/BBP deviate from these dependencies owing to their super small adatoms and the resulting significantly enhanced effective M-B bonding areas. By interpreting the electron transfer picture among the different parts of M/BBP, we confirmed that metallic M/BBP possesses ionic sp-p and dsp-p M-B bonds in alkali (earth) metal/BBP but covalent-featured ionic p-p interactions in halogen/BBP. In particular, the direct proportionality between IP and ϕ for alkali (earth) metal/BBP originates from the synergistic effect of charge rearrangement and the increased induced dipole moment; however, the inverse proportionality between electronegativity and ϕ for halogen/BBP arises from the adsorption induced charge redistribution. Our results provide guidance for experimental efforts toward the realization of work function-tunable borophene-based electrodes as well as insight into the bonding rules between various adatoms and α-borophene.
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- Jing He
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, P. R. China.,School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China.
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Bhavyashree M, Rondiya SR, Hareesh K. Exploring the emerging applications of the advanced 2-dimensional material borophene with its unique properties. RSC Adv 2022; 12:12166-12192. [PMID: 35481099 PMCID: PMC9023120 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra00677d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Borophene, a crystalline allotrope of monolayer boron, with a combination of triangular lattice and hexagonal holes, has stimulated wide interest in 2-dimensional materials and their applications. Although their properties are theoretically confirmed, they are yet to be explored and confirmed experimentally. In this review article, we present advancements in research on borophene, its synthesis, and unique properties, including its advantages for various applications with theoretical predictions. The uniqueness of borophene over graphene and other 2-dimensional (2D) materials is also highlighted along with their various structural stabilities. The strategy for its theoretical simulations, leading to the experimental synthesis, could also be helpful for the exploration of many newer 2D materials.
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- M Bhavyashree
- School of Applied Sciences (Physics), REVA University Bengaluru-560064 India
- Department of Physics, R.V. College of Engineering Bengaluru-560059 India
- Center of Excellence on Macro-Electronics, Interdisciplinary Research Center, R.V. College of Engineering Bengaluru-560059 India
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University Cardiff CF10 3AT Wales UK
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- School of Applied Sciences (Physics), REVA University Bengaluru-560064 India
- Department of Physics, R.V. College of Engineering Bengaluru-560059 India
- Center of Excellence on Macro-Electronics, Interdisciplinary Research Center, R.V. College of Engineering Bengaluru-560059 India
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Kaneti YV, Benu DP, Xu X, Yuliarto B, Yamauchi Y, Golberg D. Borophene: Two-dimensional Boron Monolayer: Synthesis, Properties, and Potential Applications. Chem Rev 2021; 122:1000-1051. [PMID: 34730341 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Borophene, a monolayer of boron, has risen as a new exciting two-dimensional (2D) material having extraordinary properties, including anisotropic metallic behavior and flexible (orientation-dependent) mechanical and optical properties. This review summarizes the current progress in the synthesis of borophene on various metal substrates, including Ag(110), Ag(100), Au(111), Ir(111), Al(111), and Cu(111), as well as heterostructuring of borophene. In addition, it discusses the mechanical, thermal, magnetic, electronic, optical, and superconducting properties of borophene and the effects of elemental doping, defects, and applied mechanical strains on these properties. Furthermore, the promising potential applications of borophene for gas sensing, energy storage and conversion, gas capture and storage applications, and possible tuning of the material performance in these applications through doping, formation of defects, and heterostructures are illustrated based on available theoretical studies. Finally, research and application challenges and the outlook of the whole borophene's field are given.
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- Yusuf Valentino Kaneti
- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Division of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung 40132, Indonesia.,Department of Chemistry, Universitas Timor, Kefamenanu 85613, Indonesia
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- JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics Project, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.,International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- Research Center for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology (RCNN), Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB), Bandung 40132, Indonesia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.,JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space-Tectonics Project, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.,International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.,Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia.,School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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Borophene-supported single transition metal atoms as potential oxygen evolution/reduction electrocatalysts: a density functional theory study. J Mol Model 2021; 27:67. [PMID: 33537857 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-021-04693-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Due to the maximal atom utilization, high activity, and selectivity, the two-dimensional (2D) matrix supported single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted substantial research interests. In this work, we carried out the theoretical study on the stability, activity for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and its dependence on the electronic structure of transition metal (TM) anchored on two types of borophene (called β12 and χ3) by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The results show that the early- and VIII-TM anchored β12 and χ3 borophenes are structurally and thermodynamically stable. The overpotentials of OER (ηOER) over the Ni supported on β12 and χ3 borophene SACs, designated as β12-Ni and χ3-Ni, are 0.38 and 0.35 V, respectively. The ηORR of β12-Ni and χ3-Ni are estimated to be as low as 0.34 and 0.39 V, respectively. The OER/ORR activity of the SACs can be well correlated with their electronic structures. The high ηOER values of early TM supported on borophene SACs correspond to high d-band center of TM. Both β12-Ni and χ3-Ni have a moderate d-band center. Since the overpotentials for OER and ORR on β12-Ni and χ3-Ni are comparable to those of Pt group metals and their oxides, β12-Ni and χ3-Ni can be considered as the promising bifunctional catalysts for OER and ORR.
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Li WY, Sun YB, Li MY, Zhang XY, Zhao X, Dang JS. Anchored atomic tungsten on a B 40 cage: a highly active and selective single-atom catalyst for nitrogen reduction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:2469-2474. [PMID: 33463647 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp06178f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In comparison with the prevalent 2D material-supported single atom catalysts (SACs), the design and fabrication of SACs with single molecule substrates are still challenging. Here we introduce a new type of SAC in which a recently identified all-boron fullerene B40 is employed as the support and its catalytic performance toward the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) process is explored in theory. Taking advantage of the novel heptagonal ring substructure on the sphere and the electron-deficient nature of boron, the atomic metals are facile to reside on B40 to form atomically dispersed η7-B40M exohedral complexes. Among a series of candidates, originating from the proper metal-adsorbate interactions, the atomic tungsten-decorated B40W is screened out as the most feasible catalyst for the NRR with a low over-potential and high selectivity to passivate the competitive hydrogen evolution process.
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- Wen-Ying Li
- Key Laboratory for Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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Sun PF, Wang WL, Qin SX, Zhao X, Dang JS. B36 nanoflake supported nickel as an efficient single-atom catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction: A first-principles study. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2020.111302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Huang X, Song J, Wu H, Xie C, Hua M, Hu Y, Han B. Ordered-Mesoporous-Carbon-Confined Pb/PbO Composites: Superior Electrocatalysts for CO 2 Reduction. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:6346-6352. [PMID: 32166869 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202000329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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CO2 electroreduction has gained significant interest. However, fabricating cost-effective nonprecious-metal electrocatalysts that can selectively convert CO2 to a specific product remains highly challenging. Herein, Pb-based materials consisting of Pb0 and PbO confined in ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) (Pb/PbO@OMC) were constructed for CO2 electroreduction to CO. Interestingly, the activity and selectivity of the Pb/PbO@OMC varied with the molar ratio of Pb0 /PbO. The material calcined at 800 °C (Pb/PbO@OMC-800) with a Pb0 /PbO ratio of 0.58 provided the best result with CO as the only carbon-based product, and the Faradaic efficiency of CO reached 98.3 % at a high current density of 41.3 mA cm-2 . Detailed studies indicated that Pb0 , PbO, and OMC co-operated well to enhance the performance of Pb/PbO@OMC-800, which mainly originated from the good interface between Pb0 and PbO, higher electrochemical active surface area, and faster electron transfer to form the CO2 ⋅- intermediate.
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- Xin Huang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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Zhang P, Xu X, Song E, Hou X, Yang X, Mi J, Huang J, Stampfl C. Transition metal-doped α-borophene as potential oxygen and hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst: A density functional theory study. CATAL COMMUN 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2020.106090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Naseem F, Lu P, Zeng J, Lu Z, Ng YH, Zhao H, Du Y, Yin Z. Solid Nanoporosity Governs Catalytic CO 2 and N 2 Reduction. ACS NANO 2020; 14:7734-7759. [PMID: 32539341 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c02731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Global demand for green and clean energy is increasing day by day owing to ongoing developments by the human race that are changing the face of the earth at a rate faster than ever. Exploring alternative sources of energy to replace fossil fuel consumption has become even more vital to control the growing concentration of CO2, and reduction of CO2 into CO or other useful hydrocarbons (e.g., C1 and C≥2 products), as well as reduction of N2 into ammonia, can greatly help in this regard. Various materials have been developed for the reduction of CO2 and N2. The introduction of pores in these materials by porosity engineering has been demonstrated to be highly effective in increasing the efficiency of the involved redox reactions, over 40% increment for CO2 reduction to date, by providing an increased number of exposed facets, kinks, edges, and catalytically active sites of catalysts. By shaping the surface porous structure, the selectivity of the redox reaction can also be enhanced. In order to better understand this area benefiting rational design for future solutions, this review systematically summarizes and constructively discusses the porosity engineering in catalytic materials, including various synthesis methods, characterization of porous materials, and the effects of porosity on performance of CO2 reduction and N2 reduction.
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- Fizza Naseem
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
- Department of Chemistry, Government College University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, P. R. China
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong SAR
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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Shen H, Sun Q. Cu Atomic Chain Supported on Graphene Nanoribbon for Effective Conversion of CO
2
to Ethanol. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:1768-1774. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Haoming Shen
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 China
- Center for Applied Physics and Technology Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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Zheng B, Xie Y, Deng Y, Wang Z, Lou Y, Qian Y, He J, Yu H. Highly Effective Work Function Reduction of α‐Borophene via Caesium Decoration: A First‐Principles Investigation. ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adts.201900249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Bing Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science Heilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science Heilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science Heilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science Heilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
- College of Physics Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science Heilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science Heilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science Heilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education) and School of Chemistry and Materials Science Heilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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Qin G, Cui Q, Du A, Sun Q. Borophene: A Metal‐free and Metallic Electrocatalyst for Efficient Converting CO
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4. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201902094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Gangqiang Qin
- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary SciencesSoochow University Suzhou 215123 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary SciencesSoochow University Suzhou 215123 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry Physics and Mechanical EngineeringQueensland University of Technology Brisbane QLD-4001 Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary SciencesSoochow University Suzhou 215123 P. R. China
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Liu X, Chen Y, Zhang M, Zhang C. Adsorption properties of formaldehyde on β12-borophene surfaces: A first-principles study. Chem Phys Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2019.137035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhang H, Min S, Wang F, Zhang Z. Immobilizing cobalt phthalocyanine into a porous carbonized wood membrane as a self-supported heterogenous electrode for selective and stable CO2 electroreduction in water. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:15607-15611. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt03304a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Immobilizing CoPc into a porous carbonized wood membrane (CoPc/CWM) leads to a self-supported heterogenous electrode for efficient CO2 electroreduction in water.
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- Haidong Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Conversion Technology and Application
- North Minzu University
- Yinchuan
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Conversion Technology and Application
- North Minzu University
- Yinchuan
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Conversion Technology and Application
- North Minzu University
- Yinchuan
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Conversion Technology and Application
- North Minzu University
- Yinchuan
- P. R. China
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Mohamad Nasir MZ, Pumera M. Emerging mono-elemental 2D nanomaterials for electrochemical sensing applications: From borophene to bismuthene. Trends Analyt Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2019.115696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Liu JH, Yang LM, Ganz E. Efficient electrocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide by metal-doped β 12-borophene monolayers. RSC Adv 2019; 9:27710-27719. [PMID: 35529204 PMCID: PMC9070772 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra04135d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to value-added chemicals and fuels shows great promise in contributing to reducing the energy crisis and environment problems. This progress has been slowed by a lack of stable, efficient and selective catalysts. In this paper, density functional theory (DFT) was used to study the catalytic performance of the first transition metal series anchored TM-Bβ12 monolayers as catalysts for electrochemical reduction of CO2. The results show that the TM-Bβ12 monolayer structure has excellent catalytic stability and electrocatalytic selectivity. The primary reduction product of Sc-Bβ12 is CO and the overpotential is 0.45 V. The primary reduction product of the remaining metals (Ti-Zn) is CH4, where Fe-Bβ12 has the minimum overpotential of 0.45 V. Therefore, these new catalytic materials are exciting. Furthermore, the underlying reaction mechanisms of CO2 reduction via the TM-Bβ12 monolayers have been revealed. This work will shed insights on both experimental and theoretical studies of electroreduction of CO2.
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- Jin-Hang Liu
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia Medica, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic Chemistry and Materia Medica, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota 116 Church St. SE Minneapolis Minnesota 55455 USA
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Li D, Tang Q, He J, Li B, Ding G, Feng C, Zhou H, Zhang G. From Two- to Three-Dimensional van der Waals Layered Structures of Boron Crystals: An Ab Initio Study. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:8015-8021. [PMID: 31459890 PMCID: PMC6648740 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b00534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A remarkable recent advancement has been the successful synthesis of two-dimensional boron monolayers on metal substrates. However, although up to 16 possible bulk allotropes of boron have been reported, none of them possess van der Waals (vdW) layered structures. In this work, starting from the experimentally synthesized monolayer boron sheet (β12 borophene), we explored the possibility for forming vdW layered bulk boron. We found that two β12 borophene sheets cannot form a stable vdW bilayer structure, as covalent-like B-B bonds are formed between them because of the peculiar bonding. Interestingly, when the covalently bonded bilayer borophene sheets are stacked on top of each other, three-dimensional (3D) layered structures are constructed via vdW interlayer interactions, rather than covalent. The 3D vdW layered structures were found to be dynamically stable. The interlayer binding energy is about 20 meV/Å2, which is close to the weakly bound graphene layers in graphite (∼16 meV/Å2). Furthermore, the density functional theory predicted electronic band structure testifies that these vdW bulk boron crystals can behave as good conductors. The insights obtained from this work suggest an opportunity to discover new vdW layered structures of bulk boron, which is expected to be crucial to numerous applications ranging from microelectronic devices to energy storage devices.
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- Dengfeng Li
- School
of Science, Chongqing University of Posts
and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China
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- School
of Science, Chongqing University of Posts
and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China
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- School
of Science, Chongqing University of Posts
and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China
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- Chongqing
Key Laboratory of Extraordinary Bond Engineering and Advanced Materials
Technology, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China
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- School
of Science, Chongqing University of Posts
and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China
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- School
of Science, Chongqing University of Posts
and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China
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- Institute
of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, 138632, Singapore
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- Institute
of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, 138632, Singapore
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Lu P, Gao D, He H, Wang Q, Liu Z, Dipazir S, Yuan M, Zu W, Zhang G. Facile synthesis of a bismuth nanostructure with enhanced selectivity for electrochemical conversion of CO 2 to formate. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:7805-7812. [PMID: 30958497 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr01094g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Electrochemically converting carbon dioxide (CO2) to formate offers a promising approach for energy conversion and storage. Bismuth is believed to be one of the promising candidates for CO2 electroreduction, but the poor selectivity and complexity of synthesis limit its real application on a large scale. In this work, a facile one-step-reduction method was developed to prepare a bismuth nanostructure in aqueous solution. Owing to its enhanced reactive sites and exposed crystal plane, the prepared Bi nanostructure exhibits excellent performance for CO2 electroreduction, which reaches the maximum faradaic efficiency for formate as high as 92% at a potential of -0.9 V versus a reversible hydrogen electrode. Additionally, the large current density and remarkable durability also reveal its high intrinsic CO2 electroreduction activity. The density functional theory calculation confirms that the formation of intermediate *OCHO that finally converts to formate is thermodynamically favorable on Bi high-index planes. We anticipate that such a facile synthesis strategy and excellent electrocatalytic performance of the Bi nanostructure will be easy to scale up, realizing its industrialization applications in CO2 electrochemical conversion.
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- Peilong Lu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P.R. China.
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- Jiafang Xie
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of NanomaterialsFujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of Sciences YangQiao West Road 155# Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of NanomaterialsFujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of Sciences YangQiao West Road 155# Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of NanomaterialsFujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of Sciences YangQiao West Road 155# Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of NanomaterialsFujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterChinese Academy of Sciences YangQiao West Road 155# Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 China
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