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Martínez-Alonso C, LLorca J. Applicability of the d-Band Model to Predict the Influence of Elastic Strains on the Adsorption Energy of Different Adsorbates onto Pt and PtO 2 Surfaces. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:29884-29895. [PMID: 39005783 PMCID: PMC11238222 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c03830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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The influence of elastic strains on the adsorption processes of seven adsorbates (H, C, N, O, CO, NO, and H) onto the surface of Pt(111) and PtO2 (110) has been investigated using density functional theory (DFT) simulations. The total adsorption energy was decomposed into mechanical and electronic contributions. Our results indicate that elastic strain in metals affects the adsorption energy by modifying the electronic structure of the surface rather than changing the physical space where the atoms reside after adsorption. In fact, the mechanical contribution to the adsorption energy in Pt was negligible compared to the electronic interaction and independent of the deformation. The mechanical contribution in the case of PtO2 was also independent of the applied strain, but its magnitude was slightly higher due to the ionic bonding between Pt and O atoms in the slab. The variation of the electronic contribution to the adsorption energy in Pt and PtO2 followed the predictions of the d-band model for all adsorbates, expanding its applicability to different adsorbates onto the same surface and to oxides.
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- Carmen Martínez-Alonso
- IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, Getafe, 28906 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- IMDEA Materials Institute, C/Eric Kandel 2, Getafe, 28906 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Materials Science, Polytechnic University of Madrid, E. T. S. de Ingenieros de Caminos, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Ghosh S, Haycock D, Mehra N, Bera S, Johnson H, Roiban IL, Aouine M, Vernoux P, Thüne P, Schneider WF, Tsampas MN. Climbing the Hydrogen Evolution Volcano with a NiTi Shape Memory Alloy. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:933-939. [PMID: 38241729 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
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Alkaline water electrolysis is a sustainable way to produce green hydrogen using renewable electricity. Even though the rates of the cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are 2-3 orders of magnitude less under alkaline conditions than under acidic conditions, the possibility of using non-precious metal catalysts makes alkaline HER appealing. We identify a novel and facile route for substantially improving HER performance via the use of commercially available NiTi shape memory alloys, which upon heating undergo a phase transformation from the monoclinic martensite to the cubic austenite structure. While the room-temperature performance is modest, austenitic NiTi outperforms Pt (which is the state-of-the-art HER electrocatalyst) in terms of current density by ≤50% at 80 °C. Surface ensembles presented by the austenite phase are computed with density functional theory to bind hydrogen more weakly than either metallic Ni or Ti and to have binding energies ideally suited for HER.
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- Sreetama Ghosh
- Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER), 5612AJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- CO2 Research and Green Technologies Centre, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER), 5612AJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA, Hoge Wei 33, 1930 Zaventem, Belgium
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- Univ. Lyon, Insa-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS UMR 5510, Mateis, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Univ. Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS - UMR 5256, IRCELYON, 69626 Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ. Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS - UMR 5256, IRCELYON, 69626 Villeurbanne, France
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- Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Postbus 2, 5600 AA Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER), 5612AJ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Tsao CW, Narra S, Kao JC, Lin YC, Chen CY, Chin YC, Huang ZJ, Huang WH, Huang CC, Luo CW, Chou JP, Ogata S, Sone M, Huang MH, Chang TFM, Lo YC, Lin YG, Diau EWG, Hsu YJ. Dual-plasmonic Au@Cu 7S 4 yolk@shell nanocrystals for photocatalytic hydrogen production across visible to near infrared spectral region. Nat Commun 2024; 15:413. [PMID: 38195553 PMCID: PMC10776726 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44664-3] [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: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024] Open
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Near infrared energy remains untapped toward the maneuvering of entire solar spectrum harvesting for fulfilling the nuts and bolts of solar hydrogen production. We report the use of Au@Cu7S4 yolk@shell nanocrystals as dual-plasmonic photocatalysts to achieve remarkable hydrogen production under visible and near infrared illumination. Ultrafast spectroscopic data reveal the prevalence of long-lived charge separation states for Au@Cu7S4 under both visible and near infrared excitation. Combined with the advantageous features of yolk@shell nanostructures, Au@Cu7S4 achieves a peak quantum yield of 9.4% at 500 nm and a record-breaking quantum yield of 7.3% at 2200 nm for hydrogen production in the absence of additional co-catalysts. The design of a sustainable visible- and near infrared-responsive photocatalytic system is expected to inspire further widespread applications in solar fuel generation. In this work, the feasibility of exploiting the localized surface plasmon resonance property of self-doped, nonstoichiometric semiconductor nanocrystals for the realization of wide-spectrum-driven photocatalysis is highlighted.
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- Chun-Wen Tsao
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Institute of Molecular Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kanagawa, 226-8503, Japan
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- Department of Photonics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrophysics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
- Department of Electrophysics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan
- Institute of Physics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, 50007, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical Science and Bioengineering, Osaka University, Toyonaka, 560-8531, Japan
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- Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kanagawa, 226-8503, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kanagawa, 226-8503, Japan.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan.
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Institute of Molecular Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan.
- Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan.
- Center for Emergent Functional Matter Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, 300093, Taiwan.
- International Research Frontiers Initiative, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kanagawa, 226-8503, Japan.
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