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Wang J, Su J, Zhao G, Liu D, Yuan H, Kuvarega AT, Mamba BB, Li H, Gui J. A facile method for preparing the CeMnO 3 catalyst with high activity and stability of toluene oxidation: The critical role of small crystal size and Mn 3+-O v-Ce 4+ sites. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 470:134114. [PMID: 38547755 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2024] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) cause severe environmental pollution and are potentially toxic to humans who have no defense against exposure. Catalytic oxidation of these compounds has thus become an interesting research topic. In this study, microcrystalline CeMnO3 catalysts were prepared by a precipitant-concentration-induced strategy and evaluated for the catalytic oxidation of toluene/benzene. The effect of crystal size on catalytic performance was confirmed by XRD, TEM, N2 adsorption-desorption, XPS, Raman, H2-TPR, and TPSR. The CeMnO3 catalyst with more Mn3+-Ov-Ce4+ active sites exhibited enhanced VOCs catalytic oxidation performance, lowest active energy, and highest turnover frequency, which was attributed to its larger surface area, lower crystal size, higher low-temperature reducibility, and presence of more oxygen defects. In-situ FTIR results suggested more oxygen vacancies can profoundly promote the conversion of benzoate to maleate species, the rate-determining step of toluene oxidation. The work provides a convenient and efficient strategy to prepare single-metal or multi-metal oxide catalysts with smaller crystal sizes for VOC oxidation or other oxidation reactions.
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- Jianshen Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and Process Engineering, and School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and Process Engineering, and School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- School of Chemistry, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida 1709, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- Ningxia Coal Industry Co. Ltd., CHN ENERGY, Yinchuan 750011, China
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- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida 1709, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida 1709, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Ningxia Coal Industry Co. Ltd., CHN ENERGY, Yinchuan 750011, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and Process Engineering, and School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China; School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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Lyu C, Cheng J, Yang Y, Lau WM, Wang N, Wu Q, Zheng J. Modulating metal-support interaction and inducing electron-rich environment of Ni 2P NPs by B atoms incorporation for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction performance. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 651:93-105. [PMID: 37540933 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.07.180] [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: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023]
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Modulation of the electronic interaction between the metal and support has been verified as a feasible strategy to improve the electrocatalytic performance of supported-type catalysts. Here, we have successfully synthesized an electrocatalyst of Ni2P nanoparticles (NPs) anchored on B, N co-doped graphite-like carbon nanosheets (Ni2P@B, N-GC), and elucidated the main mechanism by which B atoms doping enhances electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance. The B atoms with electron-rich characteristic not only modulate the electronic structure on carbon skeleton, but also regulate the interfacial electronic interaction between Ni2P NPs and the carbon skeleton, which can lead to the increased available electron density of Ni sites. Such optimization is conducive to accelerating proton transfer and promoting reactive activity. As revealed, the Ni2P@B, N-GC catalyst with B atoms doping exhibits superior performance to the Ni2P@N-GC catalyst in acidic, neutral and alkaline medias. In addition, the assembled Ni(OH)2@B, N-GC||Ni2P@B, N-GC electrolyzer displays prominent overall water splitting performance in alkaline solution, which only demands 1.57 V to reach 10 mA/cm2, and in complicated natural seawater electrolyte, as low as 1.59 V. Hence, the B atoms doping strategy shows the significant enhancement for HER electrocatalysis.
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- Chaojie Lyu
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; Shunde Innovation School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan, Guangdong 528000, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; Shunde Innovation School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan, Guangdong 528000, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; Shunde Innovation School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan, Guangdong 528000, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430073, China.
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; Shunde Innovation School, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan, Guangdong 528000, China.
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Feng JD, Zhang WD, Liu Y, Han WK, Zhu RM, Gu ZG. A 3D Covalent Organic Framework with In-situ Formed Pd Nanoparticles for Efficient Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302201. [PMID: 37565784 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302201] [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: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Non-platinum noble metals are highly desirable for the development of highly active, stable oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts for fuel cells and metal-air batteries. However, how to improve the utilization of non-platinum noble metals is an urgent issue. Herein, a highly efficient catalyst for ORR was prepared through homogeneous loading of Pd precursors by a domain-limited method in a three-dimensional covalent organic framework (COF) followed by pyrolysis. The morphology of the Pd nanoparticles (Pd NPs) was well maintained after carbonization, which was attributed to the rigid structure of the 3D COF. Thanks to the uniform distribution of Pd NPs in the carbon, the catalyst exhibited a remarkable half-wave potential of 0.906 V and a Tafel slope of 70 mV dec-1 in 0.1 M KOH, surpassing the commercial Pt/C catalyst (0.863 V and 75 mV dec-1 ). Furthermore, a maximum power density of 144.0 mW cm-2 was achieved at 252 mA cm-2 , which was significantly higher than the control battery (105.1 mW cm-2 ). This work not only provides a simple strategy for in-situ preparation of highly dispersible metal catalysts in COFs, but also offers new insights into the ORR electrocatalysis.
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- Jing-Dong Feng
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, P. R. China
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Maurya P, Ansari T, Indra A. 4f-2p-3d orbital overlap in a metal-organic framework-derived CeO 2/CeCo-LDH heterostructure promotes water oxidation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:13359-13362. [PMID: 37873625 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03988a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Herein, we have demonstrated a facile method for the synthesis of CeO2/Ce-Co-LDH heterostructures using zeolitic imidazolate framework-67 as the precursor. The Ce-incorporation in Co-LDH results in 4f-2p-3d orbital overlap to tune the electronic structure whereas the oxygen-deficient CeO2 controls the interface charge transfer. This results in excellent water oxidation activity to attain 500 mA cm-2 current density at 320 overpotential.
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- Priyanka Maurya
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, UP 221005, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, UP 221005, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, UP 221005, India.
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Liu H, Jin Q, Meng L, Gu H, Liang X, Fan Y, Li Z, Zhang F, Rong H, Zhang J. Cu-based catalysts with the co-existence of single atoms and nanoparticles for basic electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:13459-13465. [PMID: 37548298 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr01810e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Developing efficient and stable oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts to replace the precious Pt/C is very important for the industrial application of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. Herein, using bismuth-based metal-organic frameworks as the substrate to disperse copper ions, we prepared a catalyst containing both Cu single atoms and Cu nanoparticles (CuSACuNP/BiCN) by a pyrolysis method. In 0.1 M KOH electrolyte, the electrocatalytic ORR performance of CuSACuNP/BiCN was superior to that of commercial Pt/C. With a hierarchical porous architecture, CuSACuNP/BiCN displayed a half-wave potential of 0.86 V vs. RHE and a diffusion-limiting current density of 5.82 mA cm-2 with a four-electron transfer process. In addition, it was stable during a 12-hour durability test. This study provides guidance for the synthesis of advanced Cu-based nano-single-atom catalytic materials for ORR applications.
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- Huimin Liu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction-Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction-Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction-Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction-Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction-Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- Analysis and Testing Center, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Construction-Tailorable Advanced Functional Materials and Green Applications, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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Nie Y, Xu X, Wang X, Liu M, Gao T, Liu B, Li L, Meng X, Gu P, Zou J. CoNi Alloys Encapsulated in N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Stabilizing Oxygen Electrocatalysis in Zinc-Air Battery. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:nano13111788. [PMID: 37299692 DOI: 10.3390/nano13111788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Alloy-based catalysts with high corrosion resistance and less self-aggregation are essential for oxygen reduction/evolution reactions (ORR/OER). Here, via an in situ growth strategy, NiCo alloy-inserted nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes were assembled on a three-dimensional hollow nanosphere (NiCo@NCNTs/HN) using dicyandiamide. NiCo@NCNTs/HN exhibited better ORR activity (half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.87 V) and stability (E1/2 shift of only -13 mV after 5000 cycles) than commercial Pt/C. NiCo@NCNTs/HN displayed a lower OER overpotential (330 mV) than RuO2 (390 mV). The NiCo@NCNTs/HN-assembled zinc-air battery exhibited high specific-capacity (847.01 mA h g-1) and cycling-stability (291 h). Synergies between NiCo alloys and NCNTs facilitated the charge transfer to promote 4e- ORR/OER kinetics. The carbon skeleton inhibited the corrosion of NiCo alloys from surface to subsurface, while inner cavities of CNTs confined particle growth and the aggregation of NiCo alloys to stabilize bifunctional activity. This provides a viable strategy for the design of alloy-based catalysts with confined grain-size and good structural/catalytic stabilities in oxygen electrocatalysis.
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- Yao Nie
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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Wang M, Ren J, Wang H, Wang X, Wang R. Boosting oxygen evolution electrocatalysis via CeO 2 engineering on Fe 2N nanoparticles for rechargeable Zn-air batteries. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:8217-8224. [PMID: 37070649 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr00061c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In the process of developing low-cost and high-performance bifunctional electrocatalysts, rational selection of catalytic components and tuning of their electronic structures to achieve synergistic effects is a feasible approach. In this work, CeO2 was composited into Fe/N-doped carbon foam by a molten salt method to improve the electrocatalytic performance of the composite catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The results showed that the excitation of oxygen vacancies in CeO2 accelerated the migration of oxygen species and enhanced the oxygen storage/release capacity of the as-prepared catalyst. Meanwhile, the size effect of CeO2 particles enabled the timely discharge of gas bubbles from the reaction system and thus improved the OER kinetics. In addition, a large number of pyridine-N species were induced by CeO2-doping and sequentially anchored in the carbon matrix. As a result, the Fe2N active state was formed through the strengthened binding of Fe-N elements. Benefiting from the strong electronic interaction between Fe2N and CeO2 components, the optimal CeO2-Fe2N/NFC-2 catalyst sample showed a good OER performance (Ej=10 = 266 mV) and ORR electrocatalytic activity (E1/2 = 0.87 V). The practical feasibility tests indicated that the Zn-air battery assembled by the CeO2-Fe2N/NFC-2 catalyst exhibited a large energy density and an excellent long-term cycling stability.
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- Minghui Wang
- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, Cnr Kingsway and University Roads, Auckland Park, 2092, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China.
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Zhao X, Chen J, Bi Z, Chen S, Feng L, Zhou X, Zhang H, Zhou Y, Wågberg T, Hu G. Electron Modulation and Morphology Engineering Jointly Accelerate Oxygen Reaction to Enhance Zn-Air Battery Performance. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2205889. [PMID: 36683169 PMCID: PMC10015884 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Combining morphological control engineering and diatomic coupling strategies, heteronuclear FeCo bimetals are efficiently intercalated into nitrogen-doped carbon materials with star-like to simultaneously accelerate oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The half-wave potential and kinetic current density of the ORR driven by FeCoNC/SL surpass the commercial Pt/C catalyst. The overpotential of OER is as low as 316 mV (η10 ), and the mass activity is at least 3.2 and 9.4 times that of mononuclear CoNC/SL and FeNC/SL, respectively. The power density and specific capacity of the Zn-air battery with FeCoNC/SL as air cathode are as high as 224.8 mW cm-2 and 803 mAh g-1 , respectively. Morphologically, FeCoNC/SL endows more reactive sites and accelerates the process of oxygen reaction. Density functional theory reveals the active site of the heteronuclear diatomic, and the formation of FeCoN5C configuration can effectively tune the d-band center and electronic structure. The redistribution of electrons provides conditions for fast electron exchange, and the change of the center of the d-band avoids the strong adsorption of intermediate species to simultaneously take into account both ORR and OER and thus achieve high-performance Zn-air batteries.
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- Xue Zhao
- National Engineering Research Center for Marine AquacultureMarine Science and Technology CollegeZhejiang Ocean UniversityZhoushan316004China
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- Research Academy of Non‐metallic Mining Industry DevelopmentMaterials and Environmental Engineering CollegeChizhou UniversityChizhou247000China
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- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau LakesSchool of Ecology and Environmental ScienceYunnan UniversityKunming650504China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringYangzhou UniversityYangzhou225009China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringYangzhou UniversityYangzhou225009China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular SciencesWuhan UniversityWuhan430072China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular SciencesWuhan UniversityWuhan430072China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Marine AquacultureMarine Science and Technology CollegeZhejiang Ocean UniversityZhoushan316004China
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- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau LakesSchool of Ecology and Environmental ScienceYunnan UniversityKunming650504China
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Yang M, Wan J, Yan C. Ordered intermetallic compounds combining precious metals and transition metals for electrocatalysis. Front Chem 2022; 10:1007931. [PMID: 36186599 PMCID: PMC9520242 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.1007931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ordered intermetallic alloys with significantly improved activity and stability have attracted extensive attention as advanced electrocatalysts for reactions in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Here, recent advances in tuning intermetallic Pt- and Pd-based nanocrystals with tunable morphology and structure in PEMFCs to catalyze the cathodic reduction of oxygen and the anodic oxidation of fuels are highlighted. The fabrication/tuning of ordered noble metal-transition metal-bonded intermetallic PtM and PdM (M = Fe, Co) nanocrystals by using high temperature annealing treatments to promote the activity and stability of electrocatalytic reactions are discussed. Furthermore, the further improvement of the efficiency of this unique ordered intermetallic alloys for electrocatalysis are also proposed and discussed. This report aims to demonstrate the potential of the ordered intermetallic strategy of noble and transition metals to facilitate electrocatalysis and facilitate more research efforts in this field.
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- Meicheng Yang
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, PRChina
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, PRChina
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, PRChina
- *Correspondence: Chao Yan,
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Interface Synergistic Effect from Hierarchically Porous Cu(OH)2@FCN MOF/CF Nanosheet Arrays Boosting Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12060625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The electrolysis of water is an efficient and environmentally friendly technology for large-scale hydrogen production. However, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) involves a multi-electron–proton coupling transfer step that limits the efficiency of water splitting. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop electrocatalysts with expected activity and stability to accelerate the kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction. In this paper, hierarchically porous Cu(OH)2@(Fe, Co, Ni)MOF/CF nanosheet (denoted as Cu(OH)2@FCN MOF/CF) arrays were successfully prepared by the hydrothermally induced in situ growth of FCN MOF nanosheets using modified Cu(OH)2 nanowires as carriers; herein, the tuned active species of metal ligands in the FCN MOF composition structure are used as the main catalytic reaction size in the OER. The synergistic effect of a unique porous structure and the active metal-ligand species in the MOF render the catalyst a large electrochemically active surface area and more active species. Then, the active material is fully contacted with the electrolyte to expose more electrochemically active sites, thus greatly improving the electrocatalytic activity and durability of the OER. Specifically, the Cu(OH)2@FCN MOF/CF delivers a minimum overpotential of 290 mV and low Tafel slope of 96.15 mV·dec−1 at 10 mA·cm−2 as well as ultra-long cycling stability. The resulted OER performance is superior to most reported MOF-based electrocatalysts. This novel structural design not only provides a new strategy for the facile preparation of low-cost and high-efficiency OER electrocatalysts but also paves an avenue for the development of other MOF-based composite electrocatalysts with excellent electrocatalytic performances.
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Wu Z, Wang J, Li H, Cao L, Dong B. Boosting of Oxygen Evolution Reaction Performance through Defect and Lattice Distortion Engineering. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj00104g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Developing efficient, stable, and inexpensive electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is significant for development and utilization of clean energy. Defects in electrocatalysts strongly impact their chemical properties and can...
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