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Kaleem Shabbir M, Arif F, Asghar H, Irum Memon S, Khanum U, Akhtar J, Ali A, Ramzan Z, Aziz A, Memon AA, Hussain Thebo K. Two-Dimensional MXene-Based Electrocatalysts: Challenges and Opportunities. CHEM REC 2024; 24:e202400047. [PMID: 39042918 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202400047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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MXene, regarded as cutting-edge two-dimensional (2D) materials, have been widely explored in various applications due to their remarkable flexibility, high specific surface area, good mechanical strength, and interesting electrical conductivity. Recently, 2D MXene has served as a ideal platform for the design and development of electrocatalysts with high activity, selectivity, and stability. This review article provides a detailed description of the structural engineering of MXene-based electrocatalysts and summarizes the uses of 2D MXene in hydrogen evolution reactions, nitrogen reduction reactions, oxygen evolution reactions, oxygen reduction reactions, and methanol/ethanol oxidation. Then, key issues and prospects for 2D MXene as a next-generation platform in fundamental research and real-world electrocatalysis applications are discussed. Emphasis will be given to material design and enhancement techniques. Finally, future research directions are suggested to improve the efficiency of MXene-based electrocatalysts.
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- Muhammad Kaleem Shabbir
- Functional nanomaterials Lab (FNL), Department of Chemistry Mirpur, University of Science and Technology (MUST), -10250 (AJK), Mirpur, Pakistan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kotli, Kotli, AJK 11100, Pakistan
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- Functional nanomaterials Lab (FNL), Department of Chemistry Mirpur, University of Science and Technology (MUST), -10250 (AJK), Mirpur, Pakistan
- Government Graduate College for Women Jhelum, Jhelum, 49600, Pakistan
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- Government Graduate College for Women Jhelum, Jhelum, 49600, Pakistan
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- Department of Textile Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro
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- Functional nanomaterials Lab (FNL), Department of Chemistry Mirpur, University of Science and Technology (MUST), -10250 (AJK), Mirpur, Pakistan
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- Functional nanomaterials Lab (FNL), Department of Chemistry Mirpur, University of Science and Technology (MUST), -10250 (AJK), Mirpur, Pakistan
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- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Functional nanomaterials Lab (FNL), Department of Chemistry Mirpur, University of Science and Technology (MUST), -10250 (AJK), Mirpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kotli, Kotli, AJK 11100, Pakistan
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- National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan
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- Functional nanomaterials Lab (FNL), Department of Chemistry Mirpur, University of Science and Technology (MUST), -10250 (AJK), Mirpur, Pakistan
- Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Wenhua Road, China
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Pang N, Li Y, Wang C, Tong X, Wang M, Shi H, Wu D, Xiong D, Xu S, Sorokin PB, Wang L, Jiang L, Chu PK. Facilitating the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Basal-Plane S Sites on MoS 2@Ni 3S 2 by Dual Ti and N Plasma Treatment. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 39066693 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c05758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Atomic engineering of the basal plane active sites in MoS2 holds great promise to boost the electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution reactions (HER), yet the performance optimization and mechanism exploration are still not satisfactory. Herein, we proposed a dual-plasma engineering strategy to implant Ti and N heteroatoms into the basal plane of MoS2 supported by Ni3S2 nanorods on nickel foam (MSNF) for efficient electrocatalysis of HER. Owing to the low formation energy of Ti dopants in MoS2 and the extra charge carriers introduced by N dopants, the optimally codoped samples N1.0@Ti500-MSNF demonstrate significant morphology changes from nanorods to urchin-like nanospheres with the surface active areas increased by seven-fold, as well as enhanced electrical conductivity in comparison with the nondoped counterparts. The HER performance of N1.0@Ti500-MSNF is comparable with the Pt-based catalyst: overpotential of 26 mV at 20 mA cm-2, Tafel slope of 35.6 mV dec-1, and long-term stability over 50 h. First-principles calculation reveals that N doping accelerates the dissociation of water molecules while Ti doping activates the adjacent S sites for hydrogen adsorption by lowering the Gibbs free energy, resulting in excellent HER activity. This work thus provides an effective strategy for basal plane engineering of MoS2 heterostructures toward high-performance HER and sustainable energy supply at reasonable costs.
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- Ning Pang
- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou 521041, P. R. China
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- School of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, 20 Chengzhong Road, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
- Jiangsu Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, Changshu 215500, P. R. China
- Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Changshu Institute of Technology, Changshu 215500, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- National University of Science and Technology "MISIS", Leninsky prospect 4, Moscow 119049, Russian Federation
- Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials, Troitsk, Moscow 142190, Russia
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- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, P. R. China
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- School of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, 20 Chengzhong Road, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Tian L, Zhang J, Fan H, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Oderinde O, Wang Y, Cui J. High efficient electrochemical biosensor based on exonuclease-Ⅲ-assisted dual-recycling amplification for ultrasensitive detection of kanamycin. Anal Biochem 2023; 663:115028. [PMID: 36572216 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2022.115028] [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: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A target-triggered and exonuclease-Ⅲ-assisted strand displacement, dual-recycling amplification reaction-based biosensor was developed for the rapid, ultrasensitive and accurate detection of kanamycin. The robust profiling platform was constructed using high conductive MXene/VS2 for the electrode surface modification and high active CeCu2O4 bimetallic nanoparticles as nanozyme to improve the sensitivity as well as the catalytic signal amplification of the biosensor. Using the dual supplementary recycling of primer DNA and hairpin DNA, the electrochemical platform could accurately detect kanamycin to as low as 0.6 pM from the range of 5 pM to 5 μM. By profiling five other antibiotics, this platform exhibited high specificity, enhanced repeatability and reproducibility. Based on these intrinsic characteristics and by utilizing milk and water samples, the as-designed biosensor offers a remarkable strategy for antibiotic detection due to its favorable analytical accuracy and reliability, thereby demonstrating potential application prospect for various antibiotic biosensing in food quality control, water contamination detection and biological safety analysis.
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- Liang Tian
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 50018, PR China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 50018, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 50018, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 50018, PR China
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- Hebei Technology Innovation Center for Drinking Water Safety Testing, Chengde, Hebei, 67000, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied and Natural Sciences, Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, PR China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 50018, PR China.
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Surface Modified CoCrFeNiMo High Entropy Alloys for Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Seawater. Processes (Basel) 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/pr11010245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Electrolysis of seawater is a promising technique to desalinate seawater and produce high-purity hydrogen production for freshwater and renewable energy, respectively. For the application of seawater electrolysis technique on a large scale, simplicity of manufacture method, repeatability of catalyst products, and stable product quality is generally required in the industry. In this work, a facile, one-step, and metal salt-free fabrication method was developed for the seawater-oxygen-evolution-active catalysts composed of CoCrFeNiMo layered double hydroxide array self-supported on CoCrFeNiMo high entropy alloy substrate. The obtained catalysts show improved performance for oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline artificial seawater solution. The best-performing sample delivered the current densities of 10, 50, and 100 mA cm−2 at low overpotentials of 260.1, 294.3, and 308.4 mV, respectively. In addition, high stability is also achieved since no degradation was observed over the chronoamperometry test of 24 h at the overpotential corresponding to 100 mA cm−2. Furthermore, a failure mechanism OER activity of multi-element LDHs catalysts was put forward in order to enhance catalytic performance and design catalysts with long-term durability.
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Sim Y, Chae Y, Kwon SY. Recent advances in metallic transition metal dichalcogenides as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction. iScience 2022; 25:105098. [PMID: 36157572 PMCID: PMC9490594 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Layered metallic transition metal dichalcogenides (MTMDs) exhibit distinctive electrical and catalytic properties to drive basal plane activity, and, therefore, they have emerged as promising alternative electrocatalysts for sustainable hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs). A key challenge for realizing MTMDs-based electrocatalysts is the controllable and scalable synthesis of high-quality MTMDs and the development of engineering strategies that allow tuning their electronic structures. However, the lack of a method for the direct synthesis of MTMDs retaining the structural stability limits optimizing the structural design for the next generation of robust electrocatalysts. In this review, we highlight recent advances in the synthesis of MTMDs comprising groups VB and VIB and various routes for structural engineering to enhance the HER catalytic performance. Furthermore, we provide insight into the potential future directions and the development of MTMDs with high durability as electrocatalysts to generate green hydrogen through water-splitting technology.
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- Yeoseon Sim
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Center for Future Semiconductor Technology (FUST), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Center for Future Semiconductor Technology (FUST), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Center for Future Semiconductor Technology (FUST), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Korea
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Peera SG, Koutavarapu R, Chao L, Singh L, Murugadoss G, Rajeshkhanna G. 2D MXene Nanomaterials as Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER): A Review. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:1499. [PMID: 36144122 PMCID: PMC9500977 DOI: 10.3390/mi13091499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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MXenes, a novel family of 2D transition metal carbide, nitride and carbonitride materials, have been gaining tremendous interest in recent days as potential electrocatalysts for various electrochemical reactions, including hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). MXenes are characterized by their etchable metal layers, excellent structural stability, versatility for heteroatoms doping, excellent electronic conductivity, unique surface functional groups and admirable surface area, suitable for the role of electrocatalyst/support in electrochemical reactions, such as HER. In this review article, we summarized recent developments in MXene-based electrocatalysts synthesis and HER performance in terms of the theoretical and experimental point of view. We systematically evaluated the superiority of the MXene-based catalysts over traditional Pt/C catalysts in terms of HER kinetics, Tafel slope, overpotential and stability, both in acidic and alkaline electrolytic environments. We also pointed out the motives behind the electro catalytic enhancements, the effect of synthesis conditions, heteroatom doping, the effect of surface terminations on the electrocatalytic active sites of various MXenes families. At the end, various possible approaches were recommended for a deeper understanding of the active sites and catalytic improvement of MXenes catalysts for HER.
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- Shaik Gouse Peera
- Department of Environmental Science, Keimyung University, Dalseo-gu, Daegu 42601, Korea
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- Department of Robotics Engineering, College of Mechanical and IT Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea
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- Engineering Research Center for Hydrogen Energy Materials and Devices, Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Patel University, Mandi 175001, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Department of Civil Engineering, Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali 140413, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600119, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Warangal, Warangal 506004, Telangana, India
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Gopalakrishnan S, Paulraj G, Eswaran MK, Ray A, Singh N, Jeganathan K. VS 2 wrapped Si nanowires as core-shell heterostructure photocathode for highly efficient photoelectrochemical water reduction performance. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 302:134708. [PMID: 35490761 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Interfacing an electrocatalyst with photoactive semiconductor surfaces is an emerging strategy to enhance the photocathode performance for the solar water reduction reaction. Herein, a core-shell heterostructure photocathode consisting of vanadium disulfide (VS2) as a 2D layered electrocatalyst directly deposited on silicon nanowire (Si NWs) surface is realized via single-step chemical vapor deposition towards efficient hydrogen evolution under solar irradiation. In an electrochemical study, 2D VS2/Si NWs photocathode exhibits a saturated photocurrent density (17 mA cm-2) with a maximal photoconversion efficiency of 10.8% at -0.53 V vs. RHE in neutral electrolyte condition (pH∼7). Under stimulated irradiation, the heterostructure photocathode produces a hydrogen gas evolution around 23 μmol cm-2 h-1 (at 0 V vs. RHE). Further, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analysis reveals that the high performance of the core-shell photocathode is associated with the generation of the high density of electron-hole pairs and the separation of photocarriers with an extended lifetime. Density functional theory calculations substantiate that core-shell photocathodes are active at very low Gibbs free energy (ΔGH*) with abundant hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) active sulphur sites. The charge density difference plot with Bader analysis of heterostructure reveals the accumulation of electrons on the sulphur sites via modulating the electronic band structure near the interface. Thus, facilitates the barrier-free charge transport owing to the synergistic effect of Si NWs@2D-VS2 core-shell hybrid photocatalyst for enhanced solar water reduction performance.
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- S Gopalakrishnan
- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Department of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Department of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India
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- SRM Research Institute, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603203, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247667, India
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Catalysis and Separation(CeCaS), Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, 127788, United Arab Emirates
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- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Department of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620024, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Cui T, Zhai X, Guo L, Chi JQ, Zhang Y, Zhu J, Sun X, Wang L. Controllable synthesis of a self-assembled ultralow Ru, Ni-doped Fe2O3 lily as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for large-current-density alkaline seawater electrolysis. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(22)64093-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhao J, Luo S, Chen Y, Zhu R, Liang J, Wang F, Fu X, Wu C. Heterostructured Mo‐Doped CoP on MXene Supports Enhanced the Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Activity. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202200254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Jiafu Zhao
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology Sun Yat-sen University Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry Guangdong University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 China
- Key Laboratory of Distributed Energy Systems of Guangdong Province & Department of Energy and Chemical Engineering Dongguan University of Technology Dongguan Guangdong 523808 China
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- Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310000 China
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Zhai Z, Yan W, Zhang J. Layered FeCoNi double hydroxides with tailored surface electronic configurations induced by oxygen and unsaturated metal vacancies for boosting the overall water splitting process. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:4156-4169. [PMID: 35229091 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr00143h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) layered double hydroxides (LDH) with excellent hydrophilic ability and rapid hydroxyl insertion are regarded as one of the most promising electrocatalysts for both the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) for overall water splitting to produce hydrogen. However, the electrocatalytic HER/OER activities can be restricted by the inert basal plane due to the poor conductivity, deficient active sites and inferior durability despite there being efficient active sites in the material edge. Thus, capturing many more exposed reactive sites to facilitate the rapid reaction kinetics is a crucial strategy. In this paper, both oxygen and unsaturated metal vacancies with FeCoNi LDH materials are generated through a surface activation approach by pre-covering of fluoride and a post-boronizing process. Such a material is grown on Ni foam to form an F-FeCoNi-Ov LDH/NF electrocatalyst. The activated surface of the electrocatalyst with oxygen vacancies and unsaturated metal sites shows enhanced electroconductivity for regulating the surface electronic structure and optimizing the surface adsorption energy for intermediates during HER/OER processes. As a result, this electrocatalyst exhibits excellent electrocatalytic performance for both the HER and OER with low overpotentials, small Tafel slopes and long durability. The enhancement mechanism is also studied deeply for fundamental understanding. For performance validation, an F-FeCoNi-Ov LDH/NF∥F-FeCoNi-Ov LDH/NF water splitting cell is fabricated and needs only 1.54 V and 1.81 V to reach current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm-2, respectively. This work provides a practicable strategy to develop 2D LDH nanomaterials with boosted electrocatalytic activity for sustainable and clean energy storage systems.
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- Zibo Zhai
- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China 200444
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China 200444
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China 200444
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Wang X, Zhai X, Yu Q, Liu X, Meng X, Wang X, Wang L. Strategies of designing electrocatalysts for seawater splitting. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2021.122799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A Facile Design of Solution-Phase Based VS 2 Multifunctional Electrode for Green Energy Harvesting and Storage. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12030339. [PMID: 35159681 PMCID: PMC8839757 DOI: 10.3390/nano12030339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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This work reports the fabrication of vanadium sulfide (VS2) microflower via one-step solvo-/hydro-thermal process. The impact of ethylene glycol on the VS2 morphology and crystal structure as well as the ensuing influences on electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and supercapacitor performance are explored and compared with those of the VS2 obtained from the standard pure-aqueous and pure-ethylene glycol solvents. The optimized VS2 obtained from the ethylene glycol and water mixed solvents exhibits a highly ordered unique assembly of petals resulting a highly open microflower structure. The electrode based on the optimized VS2 and exhibits a promising HER electrocatalysis in 0.5 M H2SO4 and 1 M KOH electrolytes, attaining a low overpotential of 161 and 197 mV, respectively, at 10 mA.cm-2 with a small Tafel slope 83 and 139 mVdec-1. In addition, the optimized VS2 based electrode exhibits an excellent electrochemical durability over 13 h. Furthermore, the superior VS2 electrode based symmetric supercapacitor delivers a specific capacitance of 139 Fg-1 at a discharging current density of 0.7 Ag-1 and exhibits an enhanced energy density of 15.63 Whkg-1 at a power density 0.304 kWkg-1. Notably, the device exhibits the capacity retention of 86.8% after 7000 charge/discharge cycles, demonstrating a high stability of the VS2 electrode.
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Hydrogen energy, as a clean and renewable energy, has attracted much attention in recent years. Water electrolysis via the hydrogen evolution reaction at the cathode coupled with the oxygen evolution reaction at the anode is a promising method to produce hydrogen. Given the shortage of freshwater resources on the planet, the direct use of seawater as an electrolyte for hydrogen production has become a hot research topic. Direct use of seawater as the electrolyte for water electrolysis can reduce the cost of hydrogen production due to the great abundance and wide availability. In recent years, various high-efficiency electrocatalysts have made great progress in seawater splitting and have shown great potential. This review introduces the mechanisms and challenges of seawater splitting and summarizes the recent progress of various electrocatalysts used for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reaction in seawater electrolysis in recent years. Finally, the challenges and future opportunities of seawater electrolysis for hydrogen and oxygen production are presented.
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Zahra SA, Rizwan S. MWCNT-modified MXene as cost-effective efficient bifunctional catalyst for overall water splitting. RSC Adv 2022; 12:8405-8413. [PMID: 35424786 PMCID: PMC8984944 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra00868h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Utilization of cost-effective, bifunctional, and efficient electrocatalysts for complete water splitting is desirable for sustainable clean hydrogen energy.
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- Syedah Afsheen Zahra
- Physics Characterization and Simulations Lab (PCSL), Department of Physics, School of Natural Sciences (SNS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Physics Characterization and Simulations Lab (PCSL), Department of Physics, School of Natural Sciences (SNS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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He D, Cao L, Huang J, Wang L, Li G, Liu Z, Feng Y, Liu Y, Pan L, Feng L. Vanadium -mediated ultrafine Co/Co 9S 8 nanoparticles anchored on Co-N-doped porous carbon enable efficient hydrogen evolution and oxygen reduction reactions. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:16277-16287. [PMID: 34549748 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr04607a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Developing cost-effective, highly-active and robust electrocatalysts is of vital importance to supersede noble-metal ones for both hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs) and oxygen reduction reactions (ORRs). Herein, a unique vanadium-mediated space confined strategy is reported to construct a composite structure involving Co/Co9S8 nanoparticles anchored on Co-N-doped porous carbon (VCS@NC) as bifunctional electrocatalysts toward HER and ORR. Benefitting from the ultrafine nanostructure, abundant Co-Nx active sites, large specific surface area and defect-rich carbon framework, the resultant VCS@NC exhibits unexceptionable HER catalytic activity, needing extremely low HER overpotentials in pH-universal media (alkaline: 117 mV, acid: 178 mV, neutral: 210 mV) at a current density of 10 mA cm-2, paralleling at least 100 h catalytic durability. Notably, the VCS@NC catalyst delivers high-efficiency ORR performance in alkaline solution, accompanied with a quite high half wave potential of 0.901 V, far overmatching the commercial Pt/C catalyst. Our research opens up novel insight into engineering highly-efficient multifunctional non-precious metal electrocatalysts by a metal-mediated space-confined strategy in energy storage and conversion system.
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- Danyang He
- School of Materials Science & Engineering, International S&T Cooperation Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Green Manufacture of Ceramic Materials, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Key Laboratory of Auxiliary Chemistry and Technology for Chemical Industry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an Shaanxi, 710021, P.R. China.
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, International S&T Cooperation Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Green Manufacture of Ceramic Materials, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Key Laboratory of Auxiliary Chemistry and Technology for Chemical Industry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an Shaanxi, 710021, P.R. China.
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, International S&T Cooperation Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Green Manufacture of Ceramic Materials, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Key Laboratory of Auxiliary Chemistry and Technology for Chemical Industry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an Shaanxi, 710021, P.R. China.
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, International S&T Cooperation Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Green Manufacture of Ceramic Materials, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Key Laboratory of Auxiliary Chemistry and Technology for Chemical Industry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an Shaanxi, 710021, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, International S&T Cooperation Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Green Manufacture of Ceramic Materials, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Key Laboratory of Auxiliary Chemistry and Technology for Chemical Industry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an Shaanxi, 710021, P.R. China.
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, International S&T Cooperation Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Green Manufacture of Ceramic Materials, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Key Laboratory of Auxiliary Chemistry and Technology for Chemical Industry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an Shaanxi, 710021, P.R. China.
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- Guangdong Mona Lisa Group Co. Ltd, Foshan, Guangdong 528211, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Mona Lisa Group Co. Ltd, Foshan, Guangdong 528211, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, International S&T Cooperation Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Green Manufacture of Ceramic Materials, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Key Laboratory of Auxiliary Chemistry and Technology for Chemical Industry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an Shaanxi, 710021, P.R. China.
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Zheng W, Lee LYS, Wong KY. Improving the performance stability of direct seawater electrolysis: from catalyst design to electrode engineering. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:15177-15187. [PMID: 34487129 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr03294a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Direct seawater electrolysis opens a new opportunity to lower the cost of hydrogen production from current water electrolysis technologies. To facilitate its commercialization, the challenges of long-term performance stability of electrochemical devices need to be first addressed and realized. This minireview summarised the common causes of performance decline during seawater electrolysis, from chemical reactions at the electrode surface to physical damage to the cell. The problems triggered by the impurities in seawater are specifically discussed. Following these issues, we further outlined the ongoing effort of counter-measurements: from electrocatalyst optimization to electrode engineering and cell design. The recent progress in selectivity tuning, surface protection, gas diffusion, and cell configuration is highlighted. In the final remark, we emphasized the need for a consensus on evaluating the stability of seawater electrolysis in the current literature.
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- Weiran Zheng
- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
- Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology and the State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Li Z, Lu X, Teng J, Zhou Y, Zhuang W. Nonmetal-doping of noble metal-based catalysts for electrocatalysis. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:11314-11324. [PMID: 34184008 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr02019f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In response to the shortage of fossil fuels, efficient electrochemical energy conversion devices are attracting increasing attention, while the limited electrochemical performance and high cost of noble metal-based electrode materials remain a daunting challenge. The electrocatalytic performance of electrode materials is closely bound with their intrinsic electronic/ionic states and crystal structures. Apart from the nanoscale design and conductive composite strategies, heteroatom doping, particularly for nonmetal doping (e.g., hydrogen, boron, sulfur, selenium, phosphorus, and tellurium), is also another effective strategy to greatly promote the intrinsic activity of the electrode materials by tuning their atomic structures. From the perspective of electrocatalytic reactions, the effective atomic structure regulation could induce additional active sites, create rich defects, and optimize the adsorption capability, thereby contributing to the promotion of the electrocatalytic performance of noble metal-based electrocatalysts. Encouraged by the great progress achieved in this field, we have reviewed recent advancements in nonmetal doping for electrocatalytic energy conversion. Specifically, the doping effect on the atomic structure and intrinsic electronic/ionic state is also systematically illustrated and the relationship with the electrocatalytic performance is also investigated. It is believed that this review will provide guidance for the development of more efficient electrocatalysts.
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- Zhao Li
- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, PR China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, PR China.
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Wang C, Shang H, Jin L, Xu H, Du Y. Advances in hydrogen production from electrocatalytic seawater splitting. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:7897-7912. [PMID: 33881101 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr00784j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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As one of the most abundant resources on the Earth, seawater is not only a promising electrolyte for industrial hydrogen production through electrolysis, but also of great significance for the refining of edible salt. Despite the great potential for large-scale hydrogen production, the implementation of water electrolysis requires efficient and stable electrocatalysts that can maintain high activity for water splitting without chloride corrosion. Recent years have witnessed great achievements in the development of highly efficient electrocatalysts toward seawater splitting. Starting from the historical background to the most recent achievements, this review will provide insights into the current state, challenges, and future perspectives of hydrogen production through seawater electrolysis. In particular, the mechanisms of overall water splitting, key features of seawater electrolysis, noble-metal-free electrocatalysts for seawater electrolysis and the underlying mechanisms are also highlighted to provide guidance for fabricating more efficient electrocatalysts toward seawater splitting.
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- Cheng Wang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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Shahbakhsh M, Saravani H, Narouie S, Hashemzaei Z. Poly (hydroquinone-oxovanadium (IV)) porous hollow microspheres for voltammetric detection of phenol. Microchem J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.105948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Recent advances in MXene-based nanoarchitectures as electrode materials for future energy generation and conversion applications. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Lim KRG, Handoko AD, Nemani SK, Wyatt B, Jiang HY, Tang J, Anasori B, Seh ZW. Rational Design of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Carbide/Nitride (MXene) Hybrids and Nanocomposites for Catalytic Energy Storage and Conversion. ACS NANO 2020; 14:10834-10864. [PMID: 32790329 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c05482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Electro-, photo-, and photoelectrocatalysis play a critical role toward the realization of a sustainable energy economy. They facilitate numerous redox reactions in energy storage and conversion systems, enabling the production of chemical feedstock and clean fuels from abundant resources like water, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen. One major obstacle for their large-scale implementation is the scarcity of cost-effective, durable, and efficient catalysts. A family of two-dimensional transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides (MXenes) has recently emerged as promising earth-abundant candidates for large-area catalytic energy storage and conversion due to their unique properties of hydrophilicity, high metallic conductivity, and ease of production by solution processing. To take full advantage of these desirable properties, MXenes have been combined with other materials to form MXene hybrids with significantly enhanced catalytic performances beyond the sum of their individual components. MXene hybridization tunes the electronic structure toward optimal binding of redox active species to improve intrinsic activity while increasing the density and accessibility of active sites. This review outlines recent strategies in the design of MXene hybrids for industrially relevant electrocatalytic, photocatalytic, and photoelectrocatalytic applications such as water splitting, metal-air/sulfur batteries, carbon dioxide reduction, and nitrogen reduction. By clarifying the roles of individual material components in the MXene hybrids, we provide design strategies to synergistically couple MXenes with associated materials for highly efficient and durable catalytic applications. We conclude by highlighting key gaps in the current understanding of MXene hybrids to guide future MXene hybrid designs in catalytic energy storage and conversion applications.
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- Kang Rui Garrick Lim
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering and Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering and Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- Key Lab of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education, the Energy and Catalysis Hub, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering and Integrated Nanosystems Development Institute, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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Cao L, Zhang N, Feng L, He D, Kajiyoshi K, Li X, Huang Q, Feng L, Huang J, Li R. Mo-Doped ultrafine VC nanoparticles confined in few-layer graphitic nanocarbon for improved electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Inorg Chem Front 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qi01679a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Developing highly efficient, durable electrocatalysts based on cheap, non-precious metals for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is still the key issue in the field of hydrogen economy.
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