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Liu Y, Yang Z, Zou Y, Wang S, He J. Interfacial Micro-Environment of Electrocatalysis and Its Applications for Organic Electro-Oxidation Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2306488. [PMID: 37712127 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202306488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
Abstract
Conventional designing principal of electrocatalyst is focused on the electronic structure tuning, on which effectively promotes the electrocatalysis. However, as a typical kind of electrode-electrolyte interface reaction, the electrocatalysis performance is also closely dependent on the electrocatalyst interfacial micro-environment (IME), including pH, reactant concentration, electric field, surface geometry structure, hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity, etc. Recently, organic electro-oxidation reaction (OEOR), which simultaneously reduces the anodic polarization potential and produces value-added chemicals, has emerged as a competitive alternative to oxygen evolution reaction, and the role IME played in OEOR is receiving great interest. Thus, this article provides a timely review on IME and its applications toward OEOR. In this review, the IME for conventional gas-involving reactions, as a contrast, is first presented, and then the recent progresses of IME toward diverse typical OEOR are summarized; especially, some representative works are thoroughly discussed. Additionally, cutting-edge analytical methods and characterization techniques are introduced to comprehensively understand the role IME played in OEOR. In the last section, perspectives and challenges of IME regulation for OEOR are shared.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yi Liu
- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
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Hao Y, Hung SF, Zeng WJ, Wang Y, Zhang C, Kuo CH, Wang L, Zhao S, Zhang Y, Chen HY, Peng S. Switching the Oxygen Evolution Mechanism on Atomically Dispersed Ru for Enhanced Acidic Reaction Kinetics. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:23659-23669. [PMID: 37871168 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Designing stable single-atom electrocatalysts with lower energy barriers is urgent for the acidic oxygen evolution reaction. In particular, the atomic catalysts are highly dependent on the kinetically sluggish acid-base mechanism, limiting the reaction paths of intermediates. Herein, we successfully manipulate the steric localization of Ru single atoms at the Co3O4 surface to improve acidic oxygen evolution by precise control of the anchor sites. The delicate structure design can switch the reaction mechanism from the lattice oxygen mechanism (LOM) to the optimized adsorbate evolution mechanism (AEM). In particular, Ru atoms embedded into cation vacancies reveal an optimized mechanism that activates the proton donor-acceptor function (PDAM), demonstrating a new single-atom catalytic pathway to circumvent the classic scaling relationship. Steric interactions with intermediates at the anchored Ru-O-Co interface played a primary role in optimizing the intermediates' conformation and reducing the energy barrier. As a comparison, Ru atoms confined to the surface sites exhibit a lattice oxygen mechanism for the oxygen evolution process. As a result, the delicate atom control of the spatial position presents a 100-fold increase in mass activity from 36.96 A gRu(ads)-1 to 4012.11 A gRu(anc)-1 at 1.50 V. These findings offer new insights into the precise control of single-atom catalytic behavior.
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- Yixin Hao
- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
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Zhang Y, Si Z, Du H, Deng Y, Zhang Q, Wang Z, Yu Q, Xu H. Selective CO 2 Reduction to Ethylene Over a Wide Potential Window by Copper Nanowires with High Density of Defects. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:20666-20673. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Ying Zhang
- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang212013, P. R. China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang212013, P. R. China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang212013, P. R. China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang212013, P. R. China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang212013, P. R. China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang212013, P. R. China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang212013, P. R. China
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- Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang212013, P. R. China
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Li M, Ren G, Yang W, Wang F, Ma N, Fan X, Pan Q. Modulation of High-Spin Co(II) in Li/Co-MOFs as Efficient Fenton-like Catalysts. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:12405-12412. [PMID: 34296855 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Developing high-performance catalysts toward the Fenton reaction is important for environmental protection and sustainable development, yet it is still challenging. The high-spin states of first-row transition metal atoms with tetrahedral coordination provide a flexible electronic environment to activate the catalyst and elevate its catalytic activity. As a type of material with adjustable structures, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are excellent candidate catalysts as they can accurately regulate the coordination configurations of metal ions. In this paper, we investigate and summarize the direct formation of bimetallic carboxylate Li/Co-MOFs with tetrahedral coordination metal centers in a mixed H2O/polar organic solvent system. The induction of Li(I) ions is manifested in the generation of hydroxides during the dissociation of the Co(II) solvation structure to trigger the tetrahedral coordination behavior of Co(II). These Li/Co-MOFs containing high-spin Co(II) centers can serve as highly efficient Fenton-like catalysts for organics. This study provides a promising strategy for rational design of MOF-based catalysts with high-spin metal centers for application in environment governance.
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- Meiling Li
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Tropical Island Resources, Ministry of Education, College of Science, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Tropical Island Resources, Ministry of Education, College of Science, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Tropical Island Resources, Ministry of Education, College of Science, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Tropical Island Resources, Ministry of Education, College of Science, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, XinXiang 453007, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, School of Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Tropical Island Resources, Ministry of Education, College of Science, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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Li Q, Liu Y, Niu S, Li C, Chen C, Liu Q, Huo J. Microwave-assisted rapid synthesis and activation of ultrathin trimetal-organic framework nanosheets for efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 603:148-156. [PMID: 34186392 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.06.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Ultrathin metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) nanosheets have been considered as one of promising electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction due to their unique structures. However, the preparation process is subject to the low-yield exfoliation and time-consuming synthetic methods. And it still requires to be explored to develop an efficient strategy for regulation of surface electronic states of MOFs to enhance their electrocatalytic activities. Herein, we report a facile microwave-assisted synthesis of NiCoFe-based trimetallic metal-organic framework (MOF) nanosheets, which can achieve simultaneously rapid synthesis and activation of MOF for OER. The as-prepared Ni4Co4Fe2-MOF nanosheets exhibit excellent OER activity and electrochemical stability, which can deliver a current density of 10 mA cm-2 at a low overpotential of 243 mV with a small Tafel slope of 48.1 mV dec-1. This work provides a facile method for the rapid synthesis of MOF nanosheets and also demonstrates an effective approach for regulating the electronic structure of MOFs for electrocatalysis.
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- Qiling Li
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Graphene Materials and Devices, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Graphene Materials and Devices, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Graphene Materials and Devices, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Graphene Materials and Devices, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Graphene Materials and Devices, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for New Energy Storage and Conversion, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Graphene Materials and Devices, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for New Energy Storage and Conversion, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China.
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Zhang M, Lin Q, Wu W, Ye Y, Yao Z, Ma X, Xiang S, Zhang Z. Isostructural MOFs with Higher Proton Conductivity for Improved Oxygen Evolution Reaction Performance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:16367-16375. [PMID: 32208675 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b23356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Here we synthesized two new isostructural MOFs (FJU-82-Co/FJU-82-Zn) and first observed that tuning of the proton conductivity may provide an effective strategy to improve the electrocatalytic OER perfomances of isostructural crystalline MOF materials. The conductivity value for FJU-82-Co is 7.40 × 10-5 S cm-1, which is 127-fold that for FJU-82-Zn with 5.80 × 10-7 S cm-1 at 60 °C and 98% RH, while the overpotential of FJU-82-Co is 0.57 V at 1 mA cm-2, which is better than that of FJU-82-Zn with 1.17 V.
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- Mengxin Zhang
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, 32 Shangsan Road, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, 32 Shangsan Road, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, 32 Shangsan Road, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, 32 Shangsan Road, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, 32 Shangsan Road, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, 32 Shangsan Road, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, 32 Shangsan Road, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, 32 Shangsan Road, Fuzhou 350007, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China
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