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Yin J, Wang C, Zhang K, Liu D, Wu Z, Hata S, Yu R, Shiraishi Y, Du Y. Heterostructure engineering and ultralow Pt-loaded multicomponent nanocage for efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 639:214-222. [PMID: 36805746 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.02.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Developing highly efficient electrocatalysts based on appropriate heterojunction engineering and electronic structure modification for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) has been extensively recognized as an effective approach to increase the efficiency of water splitting. Herein, ultralow Pt-loaded (1 %) NiCoFeP@NiCoFe-PBA hollow nanocages with well-defined heterointerfaces and modified electronic environment are successfully fabricated. As expected, the obtained Pt-NiCoFeP@NiCoFe-PBA exhibits outstanding performance with a low overpotential of 255 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and a small Tafel slope of 57.2 mV dec-1. More specifically, the highly open three-dimensional structure, exquisite interior voids and abundant surface defects endow Pt-NiCoFeP@NiCoFe-PBA nanocages with more electrochemical active sites. Meanwhile, experimental results and mechanism studies also reveal that the construction of heterogeneous interfaces as well as incorporation of noble metals could readily induce strong synergistic effects and significantly tailor electronic configurations to optimize the binding energy of the intermediates, thereby achieving prominent OER performance.
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- Jiongting Yin
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Sanyo-Onoda City University, Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi 756-0884, Japan
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Sanyo-Onoda City University, Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi 756-0884, Japan
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China; School of Optical and Electronic Information, Suzhou City University, Suzhou 215104, China.
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Hu J, Zhou Y, Liu Y, Xu Z, Li H. Recent Advances in Manganese-Based Materials for Electrolytic Water Splitting. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076861. [PMID: 37047832 PMCID: PMC10095233 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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Developing earth-abundant and highly effective electrocatalysts for electrocatalytic water splitting is a prerequisite for the upcoming hydrogen energy society. Recently, manganese-based materials have been one of the most promising candidates to replace noble metal catalysts due to their natural abundance, low cost, adjustable electronic properties, and excellent chemical stability. Although some achievements have been made in the past decades, their performance is still far lower than that of Pt. Therefore, further research is needed to improve the performance of manganese-based catalytic materials. In this review, we summarize the research progress on the application of manganese-based materials as catalysts for electrolytic water splitting. We first introduce the mechanism of electrocatalytic water decomposition using a manganese-based electrocatalyst. We then thoroughly discuss the optimization strategy used to enhance the catalytic activity of manganese-based electrocatalysts, including doping and defect engineering, interface engineering, and phase engineering. Finally, we present several future design opportunities for highly efficient manganese-based electrocatalysts.
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- Jing Hu
- School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243002, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243002, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243002, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243002, China
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- School of Energy and Environment, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan 243002, China
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Ramesh SK, Son J, Ganesan V, Kim J. Carbon-incorporated Ni 2P-Fe 2P hollow nanorods as superior electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:16262-16269. [PMID: 36285840 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr02663e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A rational design and cost-effective transition metal-based hollow nanostructures are important for sustainable energy materials with high efficiency. This study reports on carbon-incorporated Ni2P-Fe2P hollow nanorods ((Ni,Fe)2P/C HNRs) derived from a self-template approach as efficient electrocatalysts. Initially, a Ni2(BDC)2(DABCO)-MOF (Ni-MOF) is converted to NiFe-PBA hollow nanorods (HNRs) through facile ion exchange which was further converted to (Ni,Fe)2P/C HNRs via a subsequent phosphidation process. The resulting (Ni,Fe)2P/C HNRs exhibit remarkable activity for the oxygen evolution reaction in an alkaline solution requiring a small overpotential of 258 mV to drive a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and long-term stability with little deactivation after 40 h. (Ni,Fe)2P/C HNRs outperform (Ni,Fe)2P/C NPs and commercial RuO2. The unique hollow morphology and interfacial electronic structure substantially increase the active site and charge transfer rate of our electrocatalyst, resulting in excellent OER activity and stability.
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- Siva Kumar Ramesh
- Department of Chemistry, Kongju National University, 56 Gongjudaehak-ro, Gongju-si, Chungnam-do, 32588, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Kongju National University, 56 Gongjudaehak-ro, Gongju-si, Chungnam-do, 32588, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi-si, Gyeongbuk 39177, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Kongju National University, 56 Gongjudaehak-ro, Gongju-si, Chungnam-do, 32588, Republic of Korea.
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Yuan M, Luo J, Xu H, Wang C, Wang Y, Wang Y, Wang X, Du Y. Hydrogen evolution reaction catalysis on RuM (M = Ni, Co) porous nanorods by cation etching. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 624:279-286. [PMID: 35660897 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.05.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The development of efficient and stable nanomaterial electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is of great significance for renewable energy conversion via water electrolysis. Herein, we have developed a novel class of bimetallic RuM (M = Ni, Co) hollow nanorods (HNRs) through a facile Fe3+ etching strategy, as electrocatalysts for enhancing the HER. Morphological physical characterization and electrochemical tests demonstrated that RuM (M = Ni, Co) HNRs with hollow structures can effectively enhance electrocatalytic activity due to their high specific surface areas. Impressively, the RuNi HNRs exhibited superior HER performance with an overpotential of merely 25.6 mV in 1 M KOH solution at 10 mA cm-2, which is significantly lower than that of commercial Pt/C (44.7 mV). Moreover, the as prepared RuNi HNRs showed excellent stability and could continuously work at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 for 40 h with a negligible increase in potential. The Ru-based HNRs also showed high HER activity in an acidic solution. This study paves a new way for the universal fabrication of bimetallic hollow structured nanomaterials as efficient electrocatalysts for boosting the HER.
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- Mengyu Yuan
- 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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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, 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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- Suzhou University Science and Technology, School of Chemical Biology and Materials Engineering, Suzhou 215009, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China.
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He Y, Zhou W, Xu J. Rare Earth-Based Nanomaterials for Supercapacitors: Preparation, Structure Engineering and Application. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200469. [PMID: 35446482 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Supercapacitors (SCs) can effectively alleviate problems such as energy shortage and serious greenhouse effect. The properties of electrode materials directly affect the performance of SCs. Rare earth (RE) is known as "modern industrial vitamins", and their functional materials have been listed as key strategic materials. In the past few years, the number of scientific reports on RE-based nanomaterials for SCs has increased rapidly, confirming that adding RE elements or compounds to the host electrode materials with various nanostructured morphologies can greatly enhance their electrochemical performance. Although RE-based nanomaterials have made rapid progress in SCs, there are very few works providing a comprehensive survey of this field. In view of this, a comprehensive overview of RE-based nanomaterials for SCs is provided here, including the preparation methods, nanostructure engineering, compounds, and composites, along with their capacitance performances. The structure-activity relationships are discussed and highlighted. Meanwhile, the future challenges and perspectives are also pointed out. This Review can not only provide guidance for the further development of SCs but also arouse great interest in RE-based nanomaterials in other research fields such as electrocatalysis, photovoltaic cells, and lithium batteries.
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- Yao He
- Flexible Electronics Innovation Institute (FEII), Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, 330013, P. R. China
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- Flexible Electronics Innovation Institute (FEII), Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, 330013, P. R. China
- Jiangxi Engineering Laboratory of Waterborne Coatings, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, 330013, P. R. China
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- Flexible Electronics Innovation Institute (FEII), Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, 330013, P. R. China
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Luo X, Abazari R, Tahir M, Fan WK, Kumar A, Kalhorizadeh T, Kirillov AM, Amani-Ghadim AR, Chen J, Zhou Y. Trimetallic metal–organic frameworks and derived materials for environmental remediation and electrochemical energy storage and conversion. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Chen Z, Yang H, Kang Z, Driess M, Menezes PW. The Pivotal Role of s-, p-, and f-Block Metals in Water Electrolysis: Status Quo and Perspectives. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2108432. [PMID: 35104388 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202108432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Transition metals, in particular noble metals, are the most common species in metal-mediated water electrolysis because they serve as highly active catalytic sites. In many cases, the presence of nontransition metals, that is, s-, p-, and f-block metals with high natural abundance in the earth-crust in the catalytic material is indispensable to boost efficiency and durability in water electrolysis. This is why alkali metals, alkaline-earth metals, rare-earth metals, lean metals, and metalloids receive growing interest in this research area. In spite of the pivotal role of these nontransition metals in tuning efficiency of water electrolysis, there is far more room for developments toward a knowledge-based catalyst design. In this review, five classes of nontransition metals species which are successfully utilized in water electrolysis, with special emphasis on electronic structure-catalytic activity relationships and phase stability, are discussed. Moreover, specific fundamental aspects on electrocatalysts for water electrolysis as well as a perspective on this research field are also addressed in this account. It is anticipated that this review can trigger a broader interest in using s-, p-, and f-block metals species toward the discovery of advanced polymetal-containing electrocatalysts for practical water splitting.
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- Ziliang Chen
- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17 Juni 135, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17 Juni 135, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17 Juni 135, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17 Juni 135, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
- Material Chemistry Group for Thin Film Catalysis - CatLab, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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Jin L, Wang Q, Wang K, Lu Y, Huang B, Xu H, Qian X, Yang L, He G, Chen H. Engineering NiMoO 4/NiFe LDH/rGO multicomponent nanosheets toward enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:6448-6453. [PMID: 35389408 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00115b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Rational hybridization of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials with extrinsic species has shown great promise for boosting the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER). To date, the rational design and engineering of heterojunctions based on three or more components has been rather limited. Herein, by taking advantage of the high intrinsic activity of NiFe layered double hydroxide (LDH), strong synergistic effects between different components, and good electronic conductivity of reduced graphene oxide (rGO), we demonstrate the successful synthesis of NiMoO4/NiFe LDH/rGO nanosheets. As a proof-of-concept demonstration, the multicomponent nanosheet catalyst with a well-modified electronic structure is applied to boost the electrochemical OER and achieve decent electrocatalytic activity in 1 M KOH electrolyte, which can deliver a current density of 10 mA cm-2 with an overpotential of merely 270 mV and a small Tafel slope of 76.2 mV dec-1, which are markedly superior to those of the commercial RuO2 catalyst (303 mV, 131.9 mV dec-1). This work is expected to provide new insights into furnishing multi-component heterostructures with extended functionalities and more advantageous merits.
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- Lei Jin
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, China.
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Fu R, Jiao Q, Feng X, Zhu H, Yang C, Feng C, Li H, Zhang Y, Shi D, Wu Q, Zhao Y. Metal - organic frameworks derived Ni 5P 4/NC@CoFeP/NC composites for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 617:585-593. [PMID: 35303642 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.02.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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As an efficient non-precious metal catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), phosphides suffer from poor electrical conductivity, so it is still a challenge to reasonably design their structures to further improve their conductivity and OER performances. Here, we present a novel Ni5P4/N-doped carbon@CoFeP/N-doped carbon composite (Ni5P4/NC@CoFeP/NC) as electrocatalysts for OER. This elaborate structure consists of Ni5P4/NC derived from Ni-MOF and CoFeP/NC derived from CoFe-Prussian blue analog MOF (Co-Fe PBA). The cube-like CoFeP/NC are scattered and uniformly coated on the sheet of Ni5P4/NC flowers. Among them, NC can enhance the conductivity of phosphides, while CoFeP/NC can increase the electrochemical active area, which benefit the properties of Ni5P4/NC@CoFeP/NC. Notably, the Ni5P4/NC@CoFeP/NC catalyst possesses outstanding OER performances with a low overpotential of 260 and 303 mV at a current density of 10 and 100 mA·cm-2, an ultra-low Tafel slope of 31.1 mV·dec-1 and excellent stability in 1 M KOH. XPS analysis shows that proper chemical composition promotes the oxidation of transition metal species and the chemisorption of OH-, thus accelerating the OER kinetics. Therefore, this work provides a hopeful method for designing and preparing transition metal phosphide/carbon composite as OER electrocatalysts.
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- Ruru Fu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China; School of Materials and Environment, Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519085, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China.
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Fereja SL, Li P, Zhang Z, Guo J, Fang Z, Li Z, Chen W. Construction of NiCo2S4/Fe2O3 hybrid nanostructure as a highly efficient electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Wang P, Luo Y, Zhang G, Wu M, Chen Z, Sun S, Shi Z. MnO x -Decorated Nickel-Iron Phosphides Nanosheets: Interface Modifications for Robust Overall Water Splitting at Ultra-High Current Densities. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2105803. [PMID: 34894072 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202105803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Exploring highly active and stable bifunctional water-splitting electrocatalysts at ultra-high current densities is remarkably desirable. Herein, 3D nickel-iron phosphides nanosheets modified by MnOx nanoparticles are grown on nickel foam (MnOx /NiFeP/NF). Resulting from the electronic coupling effect enabled by interface modifications, the intrinsic activities of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are improved. Meanwhile, 3D nanosheets provide abundant active sites for HER and OER, leading to accelerating the reaction kinetics. Besides, the shell-protection characteristic of MnOx improves the durability of MnOx /NiFeP/NF. Therefore, MnOx /NiFeP/NF shows exceptional bifunctional electrocatalytic activities toward HER (an overpotential of 255 mV at 500 mA cm-2 ), OER (overpotentials of 296 and 346 mV at 500 and 1000 mA cm-2 , respectively), and overall water splitting (cell voltages of 1.796 and 1.828 V at 500 and 1000 mA cm-2 , respectively). Furthermore, it owns remarkably outstanding stability for overall water splitting at ultra-high current densities (120 and 70 h at 500 and 1000 mA cm-2 , respectively), which outperforms almost all of the non-noble metal electrocatalysts. This work presents efficient strategies of interface modifications, 3D nanostructures, and shell protection to afford ultra-high current densities.
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- Pan Wang
- Institute of Batteries, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- The Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
- Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Varennes, Québec, J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Institute of Batteries, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Varennes, Québec, J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Varennes, Québec, J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Varennes, Québec, J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Varennes, Québec, J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Institute of Batteries, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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