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Zhu M, Liu M, Zhang J. Influence of deposition conditions on performance of Ni 3S 2 as the bifunctional electrocatalyst in alkaline solutions by galvanostatic deposition. RSC Adv 2024; 14:29800-29811. [PMID: 39301239 PMCID: PMC11410004 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra04667f] [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: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/22/2024] [Indexed: 09/22/2024] Open
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The electrodeposition method is a popular synthesis method due to its low cost, simplicity, and short synthesis time. In addition, this synthesis route results in the preparation of a self-supporting electrocatalyst, which eliminates the use of binders and ultimately facilitates the durability as well as the activity of the catalyst. In this work, a series of Ni3S2/Ni mesh electrodes are prepared by galvanostatic deposition at different deposition current densities and times. The morphology, microstructure, and elemental composition distribution of these obtained electrodes are characterized, and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance of the series of Ni3S2/Ni meshes are tested. The results show that the Ni3S2/Ni mesh electrodes electrodeposited at 30 mA cm-2 for 1200 s have superior electrochemical performance for HER and OER. The overpotentials of Ni3S2/Ni mesh 30 mA cm-2-1200 s are 236 and 244 mV for HER and OER, respectively, at a current density of 10 mA cm-2. In addition, the Tafel slopes for HER and OER are 113 mV dec-1 and 176 mV dec-1, respectively. This research provides some valuable insights into the use of the electrodeposition method for the fabrication of electrocatalysts.
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- Minjie Zhu
- State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Company, Taizhou Power Supply Company TaiZhou 318000 China
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- State Grid Zhejiang Electric Power Co., Ltd, Electric Power Science Research Institute Hangzhou 310014 China
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- Tongji University 4800 Cao'an Road Shanghai 201804 China
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Mottakin M, Selvanathan V, Ariful Islam M, Almohamadi H, Alharthi NH, Yoshimura S, Akhtaruzzaman M. Synergistic Effect of Allium-like Ni 9S 8 & Cu 7S 4 Electrodeposited on Nickel Foam for Enhanced Water Splitting Activity. Chem Asian J 2024; 19:e202300532. [PMID: 37544903 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300532] [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: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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This study explores a water-splitting activity using a biphasic electrodeposited electrode on nickel foam (NF). The *Ni9S8/Cu7S4/NF electrode with citric acid reduction exhibits superior OER (oxygen evolution reaction) and HER (hydrogen evolution reaction) performance with reduced overpotential and a steeper Tafel slope. The *Ni9S8/Cu7S4/NF electrode displays the ultra-low overpotential value of 212 mV for OER and 109 mV for HER at the current density of 10 mA cm-2. The Tafel slope of 25.4 mV dec-1 for OER and 108 mV dec-1 for HER was found from that electrode. The maximum electrochemical surface area (ECSA), lowest series resistance and lowest charge transfer resistance are found in citric acid reduced electrode, showing increased electrical conductivity and quick charge transfer kinetics. Remarkably, the *Ni9S8/Cu7S4/NF electrode demonstrated excellent stability for 80 hours in pure water splitting and 20 hours in seawater splitting. The synergistic effect of using bimetallic (Cu&Ni) sulfide and enhanced electrical conductivity of the electrode are caused by reduction of metal sulfide into metallic species resulting in improved water splitting performance.
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- M Mottakin
- Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) (@ The National University of Malaysia), Bangi, 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
- Dept. of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj, 8100, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The Energy University) Jalan Ikram-Uniten, Kajang, 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) (@ The National University of Malaysia), Bangi, 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah, 41411, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah, 41411, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11421, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Research Center of Advanced Materials for Breakthrough Technology, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Akita University, 1-1 Tegatagakuen-machi, Akita City, 010-8502, Japan
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- Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) (@ The National University of Malaysia), Bangi, 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
- Research Center of Advanced Materials for Breakthrough Technology, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Akita University, 1-1 Tegatagakuen-machi, Akita City, 010-8502, Japan
- Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8573, Japan
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Wei J, Li Y, Lin H, Lu X, Zhou C, Li YY. Copper-based electro-catalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia from water: Mechanism, preparation, and research directions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ECOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 20:100383. [PMID: 38304117 PMCID: PMC10830547 DOI: 10.1016/j.ese.2023.100383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Global water bodies are increasingly imperiled by nitrate pollution, primarily originating from industrial waste, agricultural runoffs, and urban sewage. This escalating environmental crisis challenges traditional water treatment paradigms and necessitates innovative solutions. Electro-catalysis, especially utilizing copper-based catalysts, known for their efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and eco-friendliness, offer a promising avenue for the electro-catalytic reduction of nitrate to ammonia. In this review, we systematically consolidate current research on diverse copper-based catalysts, including pure Cu, Cu alloys, oxides, single-atom entities, and composites. Furthermore, we assess their catalytic performance, operational mechanisms, and future research directions to find effective, long-term solutions to water purification and ammonia synthesis. Electro-catalysis technology shows the potential in mitigating nitrate pollution and has strategic importance in sustainable environmental management. As to the application, challenges regarding complexity of the real water, the scale-up of the commerical catalysts, and the efficient collection of produced NH3 are still exist. Following reseraches of catalyst specially on long term stability and in situ mechanisms are proposed.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Advance Technology of Ceramics, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, PR China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials & Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Advance Technology of Ceramics, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, PR China
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Danamah HM, Al-Hejri TM, Jadhav VV, Shaikh ZA, Siddiqui TAJ, Shaikh SF, Mane RS. Sulfur ion-exchange strategy to obtain Bi 2S 3 nanostructures from Bi 2O 3 for better water splitting performance. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:10318-10327. [PMID: 38832990 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01083c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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A two-step simple and efficient ion-exchange chemical strategy is proposed to obtain nanostructured Bi2S3 electrodes of different surface morphologies from the Bi2O3. In the first step, nanoplates of the Bi2O3 are obtained on nickel-foam using successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction method at room-temperature (25 °C). In the second phase, as-obtained nanoplates of the Bi2O3 are transferred to the Bi2S3 using four autoclaves containing different sulfur precursor solutions at 120 °C for 8 h for phase change, structural conversion and surface morphological modification (i.e., walnuts, network-type, nanowires, and nanoflowers). Due to higher surface area and conductivity, lower charge transfer resistance, and reduced band gap caused by ionic and phase conversion, the Bi2S3 surpasses the Bi2O3 in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activities. The overpotential of 112-370 mV for the Bi2S3 network is much lower than that of the nanoplates of the Bi2O3 (275-543 mV), and walnuts (134-464 mV), nanowires (125-500 mV), and nanoflowers (194-520 mV) of the Bi2S3. The Bi2S3 network-type Bi2S3 electrode shows considerable chemical stability through cycling measurement, suggesting the importance of the present study in obtaining metal sulfides from metal oxide with better water splitting activities.
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- Hamdan M Danamah
- School of Physical Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, MS, 431606-India.
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- School of Physical Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, MS, 431606-India.
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- Department of Physics, Shivaji Mahavidyalaya, Udgir, Maharashtra 413517, India
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- School of Physical Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, MS, 431606-India.
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- School of Physical Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, MS, 431606-India.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- School of Physical Sciences, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, MS, 431606-India.
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Sun X, Song S, Yan G, Liu Y, Ding H, Zhang X, Feng Y. F-regulated Ni 2P-F3 nanosheets as efficient electrocatalysts for full-water-splitting and urea oxidation. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:8843-8849. [PMID: 38716691 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00615a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Heteroatomic anion doping represents a powerful approach for manipulating the electronic configuration of the active metal locus in electrocatalysts, resulting in enhanced multifunctional electrocatalytic properties in hydrogen/oxygen evolution reactions (HER/OER). Here, fluorine-tailored Ni2P-F3 nanosheets were synthesized and evaluated as a robust multifunctional electrocatalyst for HER, OER, and UOR. Our comprehensive experimental and theoretical investigations reveal that the anionic F effectively tailored the electronic states of the Ni2P-F3 nanosheets, resulting in an elevated d-band center and optimizing the sorption capacity of intermediates. In addition to thermodynamically and kinetically favoured redox reactions, F doping facilitates the reconstruction and generation of active γ-NiOOH. Resulting from the optimized electronic configuration and nanosheet architecture, outstanding catalytic activities are demonstrated by Ni2P-F3 with low overpotentials to reach 100 mA cm-2 for HER (177 mV) and OER (293 mV), surpassing Ni2P by 234 and 205 mV, respectively. Notably, 1.618 V is required for full-water-diversion to reach 10 mA cm-2, while 1.414 V is required with urea oxidation for 100 mA cm-2.
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- Xi Sun
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Functional Polymers, Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300400, P. R. China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Functional Polymers, Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300400, P. R. China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Functional Polymers, Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300400, P. R. China.
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- Jinghua Plastics Industry Co. Ltd., Langfang 065800, China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Functional Polymers, Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300400, P. R. China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Functional Polymers, Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300400, P. R. China.
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Functional Polymers, Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300400, P. R. China.
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Ni Q, Zhu Z, Wang Y, Jiang C, Wang M, Zhang X. A pillar-layered Ni 2P-Ni 5P 4-CoP array derived from a metal-organic framework as a bifunctional catalyst for efficient overall water splitting. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:8732-8739. [PMID: 38712507 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00839a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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Interfacial engineering emerges as a potent strategy for regulating the catalytic reactivity of metal phosphides. Developing a facile and cost-effective method to construct bifunctional metal phosphides for highly efficient electrochemical overall water splitting remains an essential and challenging issue. Here, a multiphase transition metal phosphide is constructed through the direct phosphorization of a Ni-Co metal-organic framework grown on nickel foam (Ni-Co-MOF/NF), which is prepared by utilizing nickel foam as conductive substrate and nickel source. The resulting transition metal phosphide manifests a pillar-layered morphology, wherein CoP, Ni2P, and Ni5P4 nanoparticles are embedded within each carbon sheet and these carbon sheets assemble into a pillar-shaped structure on the nickel foam (Ni2P-Ni5P4-CoP-C/NF). The heterogeneous Ni2P-Ni5P4-CoP-C/NF with multiple interfaces serves as a highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst with overpotentials of -100 mV and 293 mV in the hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction, respectively, at 50 mA cm-2 in alkaline media. This superior catalytic performance should mainly be ascribed to its enriched active centers and multiphase synergy. When directly applied for alkaline overall water splitting, the Ni2P-Ni5P4-CoP-C/NF couple demonstrates satisfactory activity (1.55 V @10 mA cm-2) along with sustained durability over 18 hours. This method brings fresh enlightenment to the economical and controllable preparation of multi-metal phosphides for energy conversion.
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- Qihang Ni
- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Makers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, Shandong, P. R. China.
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Makers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, Shandong, P. R. China.
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Makers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, Shandong, P. R. China.
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Makers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, Shandong, P. R. China.
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Makers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, Shandong, P. R. China.
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- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Makers, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276000, Shandong, P. R. China.
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Cui A, Zhang J, Liu Z, Mu X, Zhong X, Xu H, Shan G. Patterned Au@Ag nanoarrays with electrically stimulated laccase-mimicking activity for dual-mode detection of epinephrine. Talanta 2024; 272:125821. [PMID: 38412753 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.125821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Epinephrine (EP) is a crucial neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. However, an abnormal level of EP in biological fluids can lead to various diseases. Therefore, it is essential to rapidly and accurately detect EP content. Herein, electrically stimulated patterned Au@Ag nanoarrays with laccase-mimicking activity were designed for the dual-mode detection of EP concentration. The patterned Au@Ag nanoarrays exhibit excellent electrochemical properties and electrically stimulated laccase-mimicking activity. They provide sensitive electrochemical responses for detecting EP content. Simultaneously, the Au@Ag nanoarrays can catalyze the oxidation of EP, enabling its detection through a colorimetric process. This dual-mode approach achieves the detection of EP content over a wide linear range of 0.5-200 μM, with a low detection limit of 0.152 μM. Furthermore, the utility of these nanoarrays for sensing EP in human serum was evaluated. This work provides a convenient method using patterned nanozyme array for the visible, rapid and accurate detection of EP content. It provides the important implication for the development of portable and reliable on-site analytical instruments.
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- Anni Cui
- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, China
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- High School Attached to Northeast Normal University International Division, Changchun, 130021, China
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130041, China.
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- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, China.
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Wang Q, Liu X, Ren X, Sun X, Kuang X, Wu D, Wei Q. Interfacial charge transfer in sheet Ni 2P-FeP x heterojunction to promote the study of electrocatalytic oxygen evolution. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:8269-8274. [PMID: 38659319 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00054d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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The substantial expense associated with catalysts significantly hampers the progress of electrolytic water-based hydrogen production technology. There is an urgent need to find non-precious metal catalysts that are both cost-effective and highly efficient. Here, the porous Ni2P-FePx nanomaterials were successfully prepared by hydrothermal method, nickel foam as the base, iron nitrate solution as the caustic agent and iron source, and finally phosphating at low temperature. The obtained porous Ni2P-FePx nanosheets showed excellent catalytic activity under alkaline PH = 14, and an overpotential of merely 241 mV was required to achieve a current density of 50 mA cm-2. The morphology of the nanosheet can still be flawlessly presented on the screen after 50 h of working at high current density.
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- Qiangqiang Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, P. R. China.
- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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Mo Y, Du D, Du Y, Feng Y, Tang P, Li D. Fe(OH) x modified ultra-small Ru nanoparticles for highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction and its application in water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 659:697-706. [PMID: 38211487 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.01.018] [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: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Developing highly active electrocatalysts for overall water splitting is of remarkable significance for industrial production of H2. Herein, exceptionally active Fe(OH)x modified ultra-small Ru nanoparticles on Ni(OH)2 nanosheets array (Fe(OH)x-Ru/Ni(OH)2) for both hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are reported. The Fe(OH)x-Ru/Ni(OH)2 nanosheets array prepared with Fe/Ru molar ratio of 5 only requires extremely low overpotentials of 61, 127 and 170 mV to reach current densities of 100, 500 and 800 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH, respectively, exceeding Pt/C catalyst (75, 160 and 177 mV). Meanwhile, the Fe(OH)x/Ni(OH)2 nanosheets array derived from Fe(OH)x-Ru/Ni(OH)2 exhibits excellent OER activity. It gains current densities of 100, 500 and 800 mA cm-2 at considerably low overpotentials of 265, 285 and 296 mV, respectively, much lower than those of RuO2 and most reported electrocatalysts. The introduction of Fe(OH)x significantly improves the HER activity of Ru nanoparticles by tunning the electronic structure and forming interfaces between Ru and Fe(OH)x. Dramatically, the integrated alkaline electrolyzer based on Fe(OH)x-Ru/Ni(OH)2 and Fe(OH)x/Ni(OH)2 nanosheets array pair just needs 1.649 V to yield a current density up to 500 mA cm-2, exceeding most reported water-splitting electrocatalysts. The strategy reported in this work can be facilely extended to prepare other similar Ru based materials and their derivatives with outstanding catalytic performance for water splitting.
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- Yufan Mo
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Nuclear Electric Power Planning Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd., State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation: SPIC, Beijing 100095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Wu Q, Xu Y, Li C, Zhu W, Wang H, Wang X, Qin A, Qin H, Wang L. Selective electrooxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural at low working potentials promoted by 3D hierarchical Cu(OH) 2@Ni 3Co 1-layered double hydroxide architecture with oxygen vacancies. RSC Adv 2024; 14:10104-10112. [PMID: 38533104 PMCID: PMC10964433 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra00769g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Selective electrooxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is of great significance in the manufacture of fine chemicals, liquid fuels, pharmaceuticals, plastics, etc., but still suffers from the high potential input, resulting in high electricity consumption. Developing active, low-cost and stable electrocatalysts is crucial for this electrochemical reaction at low working potentials. Herein, a three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical Cu(OH)2@Ni3Co1-layered double hydroxide architecture with abundant oxygen vacancies (Vo) was synthesized by facile electrodeposition of Ni3Co1-LDH nanosheets on copper foam (CF) supported-Cu(OH)2 nanorods (CF/Cu(OH)2@Ni3Co1-LDH) for the selective electrooxidation of HMF to FDCA. The 3D hierarchical architecture of the Cu(OH)2 nanorod core loaded with Ni3Co1-LDH nanosheet shell facilitates the rapid transfer of charges and exposes more active sites. The synergistic effect of the core-shell nanoarray structure, atomic level dispersion of Ni and Co on LDH laminates, and rich Vo gives 98.12% conversion of HMF, 98.64% yield and 91.71% selectivity for FDCA at a low working potential of 1.0 V vs. RHE. In addition, CF/Cu(OH)2@Ni3Co1-LDH exhibits superior stability by maintaining 93.26% conversion of HMF, 93.65% yield and 91.57% selectivity of FDCA after eight successive cycles, showing the immense potential of utilizing electrochemical conversion for biomass.
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- Qian Wu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metal & Materials, Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology Guilin 541004 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metal & Materials, Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology Guilin 541004 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Efficient Utilization of Resources, Guilin University of Technology Guilin 541004 China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Technology, Guangxi Normal University Guilin 541004 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metal & Materials, Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology Guilin 541004 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Efficient Utilization of Resources, Guilin University of Technology Guilin 541004 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metal & Materials, Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology Guilin 541004 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Efficient Utilization of Resources, Guilin University of Technology Guilin 541004 China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Technology, Guangxi Normal University Guilin 541004 China
- College of Physics and Technology, Guangxi Normal University Guilin 541004 China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu 611731 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metal & Materials, Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology Guilin 541004 China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Superhard Material, National Engineering Research Center for Special Mineral Material, Guangxi Technology Innovation Center for Special Mineral Material, China Nonferrous Metal (Guilin) Geology and Mining Co., Ltd. Guilin 541004 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metal & Materials, Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology Guilin 541004 China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploration of Nonferrous Metal Deposits and Efficient Utilization of Resources, Guilin University of Technology Guilin 541004 China
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Cheng S, Wu W, Li L, Su Y, Jin B, Li Y, Yu Z, Gu R. Synthesis of P-(NiCo)CO 3 /TiO 2 /Ti Self-Supported Electrode with High Catalytic Activity and Stability for Hydrogen Evolution. SMALL METHODS 2024:e2301771. [PMID: 38501826 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202301771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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Hydrogen is considered an ideal clean energy due to its high mass-energy density, and only water is generated after combustion. Water electrolysis is a sustainable method of obtaining a usable amount of pure hydrogen among the various hydrogen production methods. However, its development is still limited by applying expensive noble metal catalysts. Here, the dissolution-recrystallization process of TiO2 nanotube arrays in water with the hydrothermal reaction of a typical nickel-cobalt hydroxide synthesis process followed by phosphating to prepare a self-supported electrode with (NiCo)CO3 /TiO2 heterostructure named P-(NiCo)CO3 /TiO2 /Ti electrode is combined. The electrode exhibits an ultra-low overpotential of 31 mV at 10 mA cm-2 with a Tafel slope of 46.2 mV dec-1 in 1 m KOH and maintained its stability after running for 500 h in 1 m KOH. The excellent catalytic activity can be attributed to the structure of nanotube arrays with high specific surface area, superhydrophilicity, and super aerophobicity on the electrode surface. In addition, the uniform (NiCo)CO3 /TiO2 heterostructure also accelerates the electron transfer on the electrode surface. Finally, DFT calculations demonstrate that phosphating also improves the ΔGH* and ΔGH2O of the electrode. The synthesis strategy also promotes the exploration of catalysts for other necessary electrocatalytic fields.
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- Shaoan Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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Zhang X, Li H, Li Y, Wang X, Wang H, Yang W, Liu J, Li D. ZIF template-based Fe-doped defect-rich hierarchical structure Co 3S 4/MoS 2 as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:14973-14981. [PMID: 37807879 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02273k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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To replace the current expensive precious metal catalysts for water electrolysis, it is important to develop inexpensive and powerful bifunctional catalysts for hydrogen production. It is an effective way to improve catalytic performance using excellent templates and elemental doping. Here, a hierarchical structure Fe-Co3S4/MoS2 was synthesized using an Fe-ZIF precursor prepared by ion exchange, followed by hydrothermal sulfuration and annealing. It required overpotentials of only 93 mV and 243 mV to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in the HER and OER, respectively. It also showed excellent catalytic performance for overall water splitting, requiring only 1.42 and 1.71 V to achieve current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH. The catalyst also demonstrated excellent ultra-long-term stability. The superb catalytic performance and stability can be attributed to the Fe doping, exposing more active sites while retaining the highly stable framework of the ZIF. The component modulation of Co3S4 and MoS2 by Fe doping induced high intrinsic activity and excellent transfer coefficients. This work presents a novel approach to prepare noble metal-free catalysts with highly stable rich interfaces and defects for overall water splitting.
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- Xiangyu Zhang
- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life and Environmental Science, Deakin University, Victoria, 3217, Australia
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.
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He Z, Ajmal M, Zhang M, Liu X, Huang Z, Shi C, Gao R, Pan L, Zhang X, Zou J. Progress in Manipulating Dynamic Surface Reconstruction via Anion Modulation for Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2304071. [PMID: 37551998 PMCID: PMC10582449 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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The development of efficient and economical electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of paramount importance for the sustainable production of renewable fuels and energy storage systems; however, the sluggish OER kinetics involving multistep four proton-coupled electron transfer hampers progress in these systems. Fortunately, surface reconstruction offers promising potential to improve OER catalyst design. Anion modulation plays a crucial role in controlling the extent of surface reconstruction and positively persuading the reconstructed species' performances. This review starts by providing a general explanation of how various types of anions can trigger dynamic surface reconstruction and create different combinations with pre-catalysts. Next, the influences of anion modulation on manipulating the surface dynamic reconstruction process are discussed based on the in situ advanced characterization techniques. Furthermore, various effects of survived anionic groups in reconstructed species on water oxidation activity are further discussed. Finally, the challenges and prospects for the future development directions of anion modulation for redirecting dynamic surface reconstruction to construct highly efficient and practical catalysts for water oxidation are proposed.
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- Zexing He
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Plus, School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityTianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Plus, School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityTianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Plus, School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityTianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Plus, School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityTianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Plus, School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityTianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Plus, School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityTianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Plus, School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityTianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Plus, School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityTianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Plus, School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityTianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Plus, School of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and EngineeringTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin UniversityTianjin UniversityNingboZhejiang315201China
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Chen H, Liu W, Li J, Chen L, Li G, Zhao W, Tao K, Han L. A quaternary heterojunction nanoflower for significantly enhanced electrochemical water splitting. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:12668-12676. [PMID: 37646195 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01739g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Designing highly-efficient, cost-effective, and stable electrocatalysts for water splitting is essential to producing green hydrogen. In this work, a nanoflower quaternary heterostructured Ni(NO3)2(OH)4/Ni(OH)2/Ni3S2/NiFe-LDH electrocatalyst is successfully synthesized by two-step hydrothermal reactions. The sulfur in the electrocatalyst induces higher valence state metal atoms as active sites to accelerate the formation of O2. As expected, benefiting from the unique structural features and solid electronic interactions, Ni(NO3)2(OH)4/Ni(OH)2/Ni3S2/NiFe-LDH exhibits remarkable oxygen evolution reaction performance with a low overpotential of 223 mV at a current density of 100 mA cm-2, a slight Tafel slope of 65.4 mV dec-1, and outstanding stability in alkaline media. Attractively, using Ni(NO3)2(OH)4/Ni(OH)2/Ni3S2/NiFe-LDH as both a cathode and an anode, the alkaline electrolyzer delivers a current density of 10 mA cm-2 only at a cell voltage of 1.67 V, accompanied by superior durability. This work provides a facile method for the rational design of high-performance quaternary electrocatalysts.
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- Hao Chen
- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
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- School of Letters and Science, UC Davis, Davis, California, 95616, USA
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Ningbotech University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315100, China.
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China.
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Zhang X, Li Z, Cai Z, Li J, Zhang L, Zheng D, Luo Y, Sun S, Liu Q, Tang B, Yang Y, Wang H, Sun X. Hierarchical CoS 2@NiFe-LDH as an efficient electrocatalyst for alkaline seawater oxidation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:11244-11247. [PMID: 37656429 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03457g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Developing earth-abundant non-noble electrocatalysts with high performance is significant but challenging for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in seawater. Herein, a hierarchical electrocatalyst, NiFe-layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanosheet anchored CoS2 nanowires supported on carbon cloth, is developed for efficient OER electrocatalysis in alkaline seawater, demanding a low overpotential of 256 mV to drive a current density of 100 mA cm-2, along with favorable catalytic durability for at least 48 h with negligible decay.
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- Xuefeng Zhang
- College of Resources and Environment, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, Sichuan, China.
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, China.
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, Sichuan, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China
- Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266237, Shandong, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Chengdu University of Information Technology, Chengdu 610225, Sichuan, China.
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- Medical Simulation Centre, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China.
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, China.
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China
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Tian G, Liu X, Song S, Zhang Q, Wang Z, Liu Y, Zheng Z, Cheng H, Dai Y, Huang B, Wang P. In Situ Formation of CoP/Co 3 O 4 Heterojunction for Efficient Overall Water Splitting. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301478. [PMID: 37332063 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Electrochemical water splitting is an environmentally friendly and effective energy storage method. However, it is still a huge challenge to prepare non-noble metal based electrocatalysts that possess high activity and long-term durability to realize efficient water splitting. Here, we present a novel method of low-temperature phosphating for preparing CoP/Co3 O4 heterojunction nanowires catalyst on titanium mesh (TM) substrate that can be used for oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), and overall water splitting. CoP/Co3 O4 @TM heterojunction showed an excellent catalytic performance and long-term durability in 1.0 M KOH electrolyte. The overpotential of CoP/Co3 O4 @TM heterojunction was only 257 mV at 20 mA cm-2 during the OER process, and it could work stably more than 40 h at 1.52 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (vs. RHE). During the HER process, the overpotential of CoP/Co3 O4 @TM heterojunction was only 98 mV at -10 mA cm-2 . More importantly, when used as anodic and cathodic electrocatalyst, they achieved 10 mA cm-2 at 1.59 V. The Faradaic efficiencies of OER and HER were 98.4 % and 99.4 %, respectively, outperforming Ru/Ir-based noble metal electrocatalysts and other non-noble metal electrocatalysts for overall water splitting.
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- Guoliang Tian
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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Yang X, He X, He L, Chen J, Zhang L, Liu Q, Cai Z, Yang C, Sun S, Zheng D, Farouk A, Hamdy MS, Ren Z, Sun X. A Hierarchical CuO Nanowire@CoFe-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanosheet Array as a High-Efficiency Seawater Oxidation Electrocatalyst. Molecules 2023; 28:5718. [PMID: 37570688 PMCID: PMC10420605 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28155718] [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: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Seawater electrolysis has great potential to generate clean hydrogen energy, but it is a formidable challenge. In this study, we report CoFe-LDH nanosheet uniformly decorated on a CuO nanowire array on Cu foam (CuO@CoFe-LDH/CF) for seawater oxidation. Such CuO@CoFe-LDH/CF exhibits high oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalytic activity, demanding only an overpotential of 336 mV to generate a current density of 100 mA cm-2 in alkaline seawater. Moreover, it can operate continuously for at least 50 h without obvious activity attenuation.
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- Xiya Yang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637009, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637009, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, China;
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China (C.Y.)
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China (C.Y.)
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China (C.Y.)
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China (C.Y.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia; (A.F.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia; (A.F.)
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637009, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China (C.Y.)
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Pattappan D, Kapoor S, Islam SS, Lai YT. Layered Double Hydroxides for Regulating Phosphate in Water to Achieve Long-Term Nutritional Management. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:24727-24749. [PMID: 37483187 PMCID: PMC10357453 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Hunger and undernourishment are increasing global challenges as the world's population continuously grows. Consequently, boosting productivity must be implemented to reach the global population's food demand and avoid deforestation. The current promising agricultural practice without herbicides and pesticides is fertilizer management, particularly that of phosphorus fertilizers. Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have recently emerged as favorable materials in phosphate removal, with practical application possibilities in nanofertilizers. This review discusses the fundamental aspects of phosphate removal/recycling mechanisms and highlights the current endeavors on the development of phosphate-selective sorbents using LDH-based materials. Specific emphasis is provided on the progress in designing LDHs as the slow release of phosphate fertilizers reveals their relevance in making agro-practices more ecologically sound. Relevant pioneering efforts have been briefly reviewed, along with a discussion of perspectives on the potential of LDHs as green nanomaterials to improve food productivity with low eco-impacts.
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- Dhanaprabhu Pattappan
- Department
of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University
of Technology, New Taipei
City 24301, Taiwan, ROC
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- Centre
for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Jamia
Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi 110025, India
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- Centre
for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Jamia
Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi 110025, India
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- Department
of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University
of Technology, New Taipei
City 24301, Taiwan, ROC
- Center
for Plasma and Thin Film Technologies, Ming
Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan, ROC
- Biochemical
Technology R&D Center, Ming Chi University
of Technology, New Taipei
City 24301, Taiwan, ROC
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Song T, Xue H, Sun J, Guo N, Sun J, Hao YR, Wang Q. Amorphous/crystalline heterostructure of NiFe (oxy)hydroxides for efficient oxygen evolution and urea oxidation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:4620-4623. [PMID: 36987771 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc00991b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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A V-doped amorphous/crystalline heterostructure of NiFe (oxy)hydroxide with nanoflower morphology is developed, which exhibits excellent OER and UOR catalytic activities. V doping changes the local charge density, lowers the reaction barrier, and optimizes the electron arrangement of the NiFe LDH catalyst.
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- Tianshan Song
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, P. R. China.
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Huang M, Zhang H, Wang D, Zhang Q, Zeng J, Yang L, Dong Y, Kong A, Zhang J. Non‐noble metal Fe
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Abdelrahim AM, Abd El-Moghny MG, El-Shakre ME, El-Deab MS. Double surface modification of graphite felt using a single facile step for electrolytic hydrogen production assisted by urea. Electrochim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Wang H, Zhao Z, Xu Z, Li L, Lin S. Efficient and durable S-doped Ni/FeOOH electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reactions. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:1113-1121. [PMID: 36602258 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03530h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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It is important to develop highly efficient and durable Earth-abundant oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts by an energy- and time-saving strategy. Herein, a facile strategy was used to synthesize S-doped nickel-iron oxyhydroxide (S-Ni/FeOOH) nanoparticles on nickel-iron foam (NFF) (S-Ni/FeOOH@NFF), which exhibits a striking enhancement of OER performance compared to Ni/FeOOH@NFF. The free-standing S-Ni/FeOOH@NFF electrode possesses a low overpotential of 229 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2, which is 180 mV lower than that of Ni/FeOOH@NFF. In addition, the electrode was also remarkably stable. The current density still remains at 95% after 150 h at a high current density of 100 mA cm-2.
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- Hongli Wang
- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China. .,School of Chemistry, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, Guangdong 525000, PR China
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- School of Chemistry, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, Guangdong 525000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China. .,School of Science, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, Guangdong 525000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, PR China. .,School of Chemistry, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, Guangdong 525000, PR China
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Sathiyan K, Mondal T, Mukherjee P, Patra SG, Pitussi I, Kornweitz H, Bar-Ziv R, Zidki T. Enhancing the catalytic OER performance of MoS 2via Fe and Co doping. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:16148-16155. [PMID: 36263883 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03816a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Enhancing the sluggish kinetics of the electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial for many clean-energy production technologies. Although much progress has been made in recent years, developing active, stable, and cost-effective OER electrocatalysts is still challenging. The layered MoS2, based on Earth-abundant elements, is widely explored as a promising hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst but exhibits poor OER activity. Here, we report a facile strategy to improve the sluggish OER of MoS2 through co-doping MoS2 nanosheets with Fe and Co atoms. The synergistic effect obtained by adjusting the Co/Fe ratio in the Fe-Co doped MoS2 induces electronic and structural modifications and a richer active surface area morphology resulting in a relatively low OER overpotential of 380 mV (at 10 mA cm-2). The electronic modulation upon doping was further supported by DFT calculations that show favorable interaction with the OER intermediate species, thus reducing the energy barrier for the OER. This work paves the way for future strategies for tailoring the electronic properties of transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) to activate the structure for the sluggish OER with the assistance of non-noble-metal materials.
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- Krishnamoorthy Sathiyan
- Department of Chemical Sciences, and the Centers for Radical Reactions and Materials Research, Ariel University, Ariel, 4077625 Israel.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, and the Centers for Radical Reactions and Materials Research, Ariel University, Ariel, 4077625 Israel.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, and the Centers for Radical Reactions and Materials Research, Ariel University, Ariel, 4077625 Israel.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, and the Centers for Radical Reactions and Materials Research, Ariel University, Ariel, 4077625 Israel.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, and the Centers for Radical Reactions and Materials Research, Ariel University, Ariel, 4077625 Israel.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, and the Centers for Radical Reactions and Materials Research, Ariel University, Ariel, 4077625 Israel.
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- Department of Chemistry, Nuclear Research Center-Negev, Beer-Sheva, 84190 Israel.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, and the Centers for Radical Reactions and Materials Research, Ariel University, Ariel, 4077625 Israel.
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Cao J, Huang W, Wang Y, Zhang Q, Liu X. Dehydrogenation of N2H4·H2O over NiMoO4 Nanorods-Stabilized NiPt Bimetal Nanoparticles for On-demand H2 Evolution. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Towards high-performance electrocatalysts: Activity optimization strategy of 2D MXenes-based nanomaterials for water-splitting. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhang JJ, Li MY, Bao WW, Feng XH, Liu G, Yang CM, Guo N, Zhang NN. Cr-doped NiZn layered double hydroxides with surface reconstruction toward the enhanced water splitting. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Dai FF, Xue YX, Gao DL, Liu YX, Chen JH, Lin QJ, Lin WW, Yang Q. Facile fabrication of self-supporting porous CuMoO 4@Co 3O 4 nanosheets as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for efficient overall water splitting. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:12736-12745. [PMID: 35946555 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt01613c] [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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Research shows that redox complementarity and synergism among the ingredients of heterogeneous catalysts can enhance the performance of the catalyst. In this research, a porous CuMoO4@Co3O4 nanosheet electrocatalyst is prepared, which is uniformly decorated on nickel foam (NF) by hydrothermal reactions and the impregnation method. The CuMoO4@Co3O4 is an efficient bifunctional catalyst with prominent electrocatalytic activity and durability. It requires overpotentials of only 54 and 251 mV to obtain current densities of 10 and 50 mA cm-2 for the cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and the anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in 1.0 mol L-1 KOH, corresponding to Tafel slope values of 98.8 and 87.4 mV dec-1, respectively. Furthermore, the CuMoO4@Co3O4 shows excellent stability of 120 h chronopotentiometry at a current density of 100 mA cm-2 for the HER/OER. Notably, an alkaline electrolyzer (with CuMoO4@Co3O4 as the HER and OER electrodes) can deliver a current density of 10 mA cm-2 at a low voltage of 1.51 V. The catalytic activity of CuMoO4@Co3O4 can be attributed to the structure of the porous nanosheets and the synergistic effect between CuMoO4 and Co3O4.
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- Fei Fei Dai
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, PR China. .,Fujian Province University Key Laboratory of Modern Analytical Science and Separation Technology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, PR China. .,Fujian Province University Key Laboratory of Modern Analytical Science and Separation Technology, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, PR China
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He Y, Yan F, Geng B, Zhu C, Zhang X, Zhang X, Chen Y. Metal-organic framework interface engineering for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 619:148-157. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.03.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Li J, Zhang L, Du X, Zhang X. Co, Mn co-doped Fe 9S 11@Ni 9S 8 supported on nickel foam as a high efficiency electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction and urea oxidation reaction. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:10249-10256. [PMID: 35748564 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt01200f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The Earth's fossil resources will be exhausted soon, so it is urgent to find clean and efficient new energy for replacing fossil resources. Hydrogen energy is gradually attracting the attention of the public and electrolysis of water is considered to be one of the important means of hydrogen production because of its simplicity and convenience. In this paper, a hydrothermal method for the synthesis of a Co and Mn co-doped bimetallic sulfide Fe9S11@Ni9S8 electrocatalyst is proposed for the first time. The prepared Co-Mn-Fe9S11@Ni9S8/NF electrocatalyst exhibits excellent electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and urea oxidation reaction (UOR). It can provide a current density of 10 mA cm-2 with only 193 mV overpotential for the OER and a current density of 10 mA cm-2 with only 1.33 V potential for the UOR, which are far superior to those of most reported electrocatalysts. What is noteworthy is that the unique nanoflower structure of Co-Mn-Fe9S11@Ni9S8/NF increases the specific surface area of the material and the introduction of Co and Mn ions promotes the formation of high valence state Ni and Fe and enhances the charge transfer rate. The density functional theory (DFT) calculation shows that the in situ generated Co-Mn-Fe-NiOOH material derived from Co-Mn-Fe9S11@Ni9S8 exhibits the best water adsorption energy and the best electrical conductivity, thus improving the catalytic performance of the material. This work provided a new idea for the development of bimetallic cation doped electrocatalysts with high efficiency and low cost.
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- Jiaxin Li
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of High Performance Battery Materials and Devices, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of High Performance Battery Materials and Devices, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of High Performance Battery Materials and Devices, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, People's Republic of China
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Qiu Y, Liu Z, Zhang X, Sun A, Liu J. Synergistic effect of oxidation etching and phase transformation triggered by controllable ion-bath microenvironments toward constructing ultra-thin porous nanosheets for accelerated industrial water splitting at high current density. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 625:50-58. [PMID: 35714408 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.05.162] [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: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Precisely tailoring the structure of inorganic materials at the micron and nanometer scales, especially in collaboration with component customization to design efficient, stable and low-cost transition-metal-based catalysts for industrial electrocatalytic water splitting (EWS) is a key renewable energy technology, but still facing a daunting challenge. Here, the controllable escape of Ni atom is adopted to disturb the hydrothermal ion-bath environment, thereby resulting in the coexistence of high valence Ni and Fe ions. Combined with a one-step hydrothermal coordination strategy, the timeline-adjusted ion-bath microenvironment can effectively trigger the phase transformation of carbonate hydroxide hydrate nanosheets (NFCH) to nickel ferrite intercalated NFCH ultra-thin porous nanosheets (NF-CH-O). Thanks to the high-energy phase boundary synergistic effect and the rapid mass transfer advantages of ultra-thin porous nanostructures, the as-prepared NF-CH-O nanosheets exhibit remarkable oxygen and hydrogen evolution reaction (OER/HER) catalytic activity and stability, with low overpotentials of 207/191 mV at 50 mA cm-2, respectively, as well as the activity retention for 100 h. The alkaline water electrolyzer set up with NF-CH-O as both anodic and cathodic electrodes only requires a cell potential of 1.688 V to reach 50 mA cm-2 in a continuous operation of 100 h. More impressively, NF-CH-O only requires overpotentials of 266, 292 mV and 1.877 V to drive high current densities up to 500 mA cm-2 for OER, HER and EWS, respectively, and exhibits excellent stability with a reduction in the activity of less than 10% over cycles of more than 65 h. This work highlights the room-temperature controllable ion-bath oxidative etching strategy to design efficient bifunctional catalysts with ultra-thin porous structure and high-current-density activity. Meanwhile, combined with the advantages of direct growth on the substrate for mass production, such meticulous consideration of nanostructured design will be more competitive in the H2-production industry.
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- Yanling Qiu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute for Graphene Applied Technology Innovation, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute for Graphene Applied Technology Innovation, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute for Graphene Applied Technology Innovation, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute for Graphene Applied Technology Innovation, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute for Graphene Applied Technology Innovation, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China; College of Materials Science and Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi, Shandong, 276000, China.
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Wang K, Hou M, Huang W, Cao Q, Zhao Y, Sun X, Ding R, Lin W, Liu E, Gao P. F-decoration-induced partially amorphization of nickel iron layered double hydroxides for high efficiency urea oxidation reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 615:309-317. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.01.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Zhang L, Chen Y, Liu G, Li Z, Liu S, Tiwari SK, Ola O, Pang B, Wang N, Zhu Y. Construction of CoP/Co 2P Coexisting Bifunctional Self-Supporting Electrocatalysts for High-Efficiency Oxygen Evolution and Hydrogen Evolution. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:12846-12855. [PMID: 35474771 PMCID: PMC9026089 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c00123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Development of a low cost, high activity, and stable nonprecious metal bifunctional catalyst for electrocatalytic water cracking is a hot topic and big challenge. In this paper, we prepared a nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube (NCNT)-enhanced three-dimensional self-supported electrocatalyst with CoP and Co2P coexistence by a two-step strategy of high-temperature carbonization and low-temperature phosphorylation. Furthermore, the induced three-dimensional carbon network skeleton facilitates rapid charge transfer. In addition, the active sites of the carbon foam (CF) are greatly increased by the construction of hollow structures. As a bifunctional electrocatalyst, CoP/Co2P/NCNT@CF exhibited excellent catalytic activity for both hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline media, requiring low overpotentials of 133 and 289 mV to obtain a current density of 10 mA cm-2, respectively. Additionally, the synthesized catalysts also exhibit good long-term stability, maintaining high catalytic activity after 20 h of continuous operation. We also confirmed the main driving force to improve the electron transfer between the heterostructures of Co and P by XPS spectra. The excellent electrocatalytic performance can be attributed to the close synergy between the highly active CoP/Co2P/NCNT and CF. This study provides a new strategy for the design of highly active bifunctional self-supporting electrocatalysts.
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- Linyi Zhang
- Key
Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and
Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Resources, Environment
and Materials, Guangxi Institute Fullerene
Technology (GIFT), Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College
of Engineering, Department of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, U.K.
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- Key
Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and
Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Resources, Environment
and Materials, Guangxi Institute Fullerene
Technology (GIFT), Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Key
Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and
Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Resources, Environment
and Materials, Guangxi Institute Fullerene
Technology (GIFT), Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Key
Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and
Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Resources, Environment
and Materials, Guangxi Institute Fullerene
Technology (GIFT), Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Key
Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and
Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Resources, Environment
and Materials, Guangxi Institute Fullerene
Technology (GIFT), Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Advanced
Materials Group, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K.
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- Key
Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and
Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Resources, Environment
and Materials, Guangxi Institute Fullerene
Technology (GIFT), Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Key
Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and
Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Resources, Environment
and Materials, Guangxi Institute Fullerene
Technology (GIFT), Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- Key
Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and
Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Resources, Environment
and Materials, Guangxi Institute Fullerene
Technology (GIFT), Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
- College
of Engineering, Department of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, U.K.
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Feasibility of Nickel–Aluminum Complex Hydroxides for Recovering Tungsten Ions from Aqueous Media. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14063219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study, the adsorption and/or desorption capacity of tungsten ions using nickel–aluminum complex hydroxides was assessed. Nickel–aluminum complex hydroxides at various molar ratios, such as NA11 were prepared, and the adsorption capacity of tungsten ions was evaluated. Precisely, the effect of temperature, contact time, pH, and coexistence on the adsorption of tungsten ions in the water layer was demonstrated. Among the nickel–aluminum complex hydroxides at various molar ratios, the adsorption capacity onto NA11 was the highest of all adsorbents. The sulfate ions in the interlayer of NA11 was exchanged to tungsten ions, that is, the adsorption mechanism was ion exchange under our experimental conditions. Additionally, to elucidate the adsorption mechanism in detail, the elemental distribution and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of the NA11 surface were analyzed. Finally, the results indicated that the tungsten ions adsorbed using NA11 could be desorbed (recovered) from NA11 using sodium hydroxide solution. These results serve as useful information regarding the adsorption and recovery of tungsten ions using nickel–aluminum complex hydroxides from aqueous media.
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Cui X, Sun Y, Xu X. Polyoxometalate derived p-n heterojunction for optimized reaction interface and improved HER. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.03.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Deng B, Liang J, Yue L, Li T, Liu Q, Liu Y, Gao S, Alshehri AA, Alzahrani KA, Luo Y, Sun X. CoFe-LDH nanowire arrays on graphite felt: A high-performance oxygen evolution electrocatalyst in alkaline media. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Du X, Li J, Zhang X. Fe and Cu dual-doped Ni 3S 4 nanoarrays with less low-valence Ni species for boosting water oxidation reaction. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:1594-1602. [PMID: 34994364 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03902d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Transition metal materials with high efficiency and durable electrocatalytic water splitting activity have attracted widespread attention among scientists. In this work, two cation co-doped Ni3S4 nanoarrays grown on a Ni foam support were firstly synthesized through a typical two step hydrothermal process. Cu and Fe co-doping can regulate the internal electron configuration of the material, thus reducing the activation energy of the active species. Moreover, density functional theory calculations demonstrate that a low Ni2+ amount improves the adsorption energy of H2O, which facilitates the formation and reaction of intermediate species in the water splitting process. The experimental results indicate that the Cu and Fe co-doped Ni3S4 material has superior electrochemical activity for water oxidation reaction to pure Ni3S4, Fe doped Ni3S4 and Cu doped Ni3S4. The Fe-Cu-Ni3S4 material displays a significantly enhanced electrocatalytic performance with low overpotentials of 230 mV at 50 mA cm-2 and 260 mV at 100 mA cm-2 for the oxygen evolution reaction under alkaline conditions. It's worth noting that when Fe-Cu-Ni3S4 was used as the anode and cathode, a small cell voltage of 1.59 V at 10 mA cm-2 was obtained to achieve stable overall water splitting. Our work will afford a novel view and guidance for the preparation and application of efficient and environmentally friendly water splitting catalysts.
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- Xiaoqiang Du
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, People's Republic of China
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Fan J, Du X. Role of Ce in enhanced performance of water oxidation reaction and urea oxidation reaction for NiFe Layered Double Hydroxide. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:8240-8248. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00862a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The atomistic doping and surface engineering affords a promising method for improving their electrochemistry performance toward the water oxidation reaction and urea oxidation reaction (UOR) for the layered double hydroxides...
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Fan RY, Zhang XY, Yu N, Wang FG, Zhao HY, Liu X, Lv QX, Liu D, Chai Y, Dong B. Rapid “self-healing” behavior induced by chloride anions to renew Fe-Ni(oxy)hydroxide surface for long-term alkaline seawater electrolysis. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi01078j] [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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Due to the surface adsorption and interlayer insertion behavior of chloride anions, Fe-Ni(oxy)hydroxide catalytic surface is easily destroyed, making it difficult to be used for long-term seawater electrolysis. Here, we...
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Wang FL, Zhang XY, Zhou JC, Shi ZN, Dong B, Xie JY, Dong YW, Yu J, Chai Y. Amorphous-crystalline FeNi2S4@NiFe-LDH nanograsses by molten salt as an industrially promising electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi00003b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Inexpensive and accessible NiFe-based oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalyst are limited for practical industrial applications by its activity and stability under industrial conditions. Herein, FeNi2S4@NiFe-LDH heterostructure is constructed by molten...
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Luo H, Liang J, Zhou J, Yin Z, Zhang Z, Liu X. Synergistic coupling of FeOOH with Mo-incorporated NiCo LDH towards enhancing the oxygen evolution reaction. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj00867j] [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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FeOOH-modified NiCoMo LDH/NF with excellent OER activity and stability was successfully prepared using a hydrothermal method combined with electrodeposition.
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- Hang Luo
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science and Technology, Changsha 410004, P. R. China
- College of Material Science a nd Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, P. R. China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science and Technology, Changsha 410004, P. R. China
- College of Material Science a nd Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, P. R. China
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- College of Material Science a nd Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, P. R. China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science and Technology, Changsha 410004, P. R. China
- College of Material Science a nd Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, P. R. China
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- College of Material Science a nd Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, P. R. China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science and Technology, Changsha 410004, P. R. China
- College of Material Science a nd Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, P. R. China
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Sun H, Liu J, Chen G, Kim H, Kim S, Hu Z, Chen JM, Haw SC, Ciucci F, Jung W. Hierarchical Structure of CuO Nanowires Decorated with Ni(OH) 2 Supported on Cu Foam for Hydrogen Production via Urea Electrocatalysis. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2101017. [PMID: 35041274 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202101017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Owing to the low theoretical potential of the urea oxidation reaction (UOR), urea electrolysis is an energy-saving technique for the generation of hydrogen. Herein, a hierarchical structure of CuO nanowires decorated with nickel hydroxide supported on 3D Cu foam is constructed. Combined theoretical and experimental analyses demonstrate the high reactivity and selectivity of CuO and Ni(OH)2 toward the UOR instead of the oxygen evolution reaction. The hierarchical structure creates a synergistic effect between the two highly active sites, enabling an exceptional UOR activity with a record low potential of 1.334 V (vs the reversible hydrogen electrode) to reach 100 mA cm-2 and a low Tafel slope of 14 mV dec-1 in 1 m KOH and 0.5 m urea electrolyte. Assembling full urea electrolysis driven by this developed UOR electrocatalyst as the anode and a commercial Pt/C electrocatalyst as the cathode provides a current density of 20 mA cm-2 at a cell voltage of ≈1.36 V with promising operational stability for at least 150 h. This work not only enriches the UOR material family but also significantly advances energy-saving hydrogen production.
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- Hainan Sun
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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Sarkar D, Ganguli S, Mondal A, Mahalingam V. Boosting Surface Reconstruction for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction: A Combined Effect of Heteroatom Incorporation and Anion Etching in Cobalt Silicate Precatalyst. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202101140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Debashrita Sarkar
- Nanomaterials Research Lab, Department of Chemical Science Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata Mohanpur West Bengal 741246 India
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- Nanomaterials Research Lab, Department of Chemical Science Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata Mohanpur West Bengal 741246 India
- Department of Chemistry Ångström Laboratory, Molecular Biomimetics, Uppsala University 75120 Uppsala Sweden
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- Nanomaterials Research Lab, Department of Chemical Science Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata Mohanpur West Bengal 741246 India
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- Nanomaterials Research Lab, Department of Chemical Science Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata Mohanpur West Bengal 741246 India
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Shi W, Zhang Y, Bo L, Guan X, Wang Y, Tong J. Ce-Substituted Spinel CuCo 2O 4 Quantum Dots with High Oxygen Vacancies and Greatly Improved Electrocatalytic Activity for Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:19136-19144. [PMID: 34839658 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Exploring effective electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a crucial requirement of many energy storage and transformation systems, involving fuel cells, water electrolysis, and metal-air batteries. Transition-metal oxides (TMOs) have attracted much attention to OER catalysts because of their earth abundance, tunable electronic properties, and so forth. Defect engineering is a general and the most important strategy to tune the electronic structure and control size, and thus improve their intrinsic activities. Herein, OER performance on spinel CuCo2O4 was greatly enhanced through cation substitution and size reduction. Ce-substituted spinel CuCeδCo2-δOx (δ = 0.45, 0.5 and 0.55) nanoparticles in the quantum dot scale (2-8 nm) were synthesized using a simple and facile phase-transfer coprecipitation strategy. The as-prepared samples were highly dispersed and have displayed a low overpotential of 294 mV at 10 mA·cm-2 and a Tafel slope of 57.5 mV·dec-1, which outperform commercial RuO2 and the most high-performance analogous catalysts reported. The experimental and calculated results all confirm that Ce substitution with an appropriate content can produce rich oxygen vacancies, tune intermediate absorption, consequently lower the energy barrier of the determining step, and greatly enhance the OER activity of the catalysts. This work not only provides advanced OER catalysts but also opens a general avenue to understand the structure-activity relationship of pristine TMO catalysts deeply in the quantum dot scale and the rational design of more efficient OER catalysts.
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- Wenping Shi
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
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- College of Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, China
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Malavekar DB, Lokhande VC, Patil DJ, Kale SB, Patil UM, Ji T, Lokhande CD. Amorphous nickel tungstate films prepared by SILAR method for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 609:734-745. [PMID: 34839910 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.11.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Development of electrocatalyst using facile way from non-noble metal compounds with high efficiency for effective water electrolysis is highly demanding for production of hydrogen energy. Nickel based electrocatalysts were currently developed for electrochemical water oxidation in alkaline pH. Herein, amorphous nickel tungstate (NiWO4) was synthesized using the facile successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction method. The films were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transfer infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy techniques. The electrochemical analysis showed 315 mV of overpotential at 100 mA cm-2 with lowest Tafel slope of 32 mV dec-1 for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) making films of NiWO4 compatible towards electrocatalysis of water in alkaline media. The chronopotentiometry measurements at 100 mA cm-2 over 24 h showed 97% retention of OER activity. The electrochemical active surface area (ECSA) of NW120 film was 25.5 cm-2.
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- D B Malavekar
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, D. Y. Patil Education Society, Kolhapur 416 006, India
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- Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Department of General Engineering, D. Y. Patil Technical Campus, Talsande 416 112, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, D. Y. Patil Education Society, Kolhapur 416 006, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, D. Y. Patil Education Society, Kolhapur 416 006, India
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- Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, D. Y. Patil Education Society, Kolhapur 416 006, India.
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Kim C, Lee S, Kim SH, Kwon I, Park J, Kim S, Lee JH, Park YS, Kim Y. Promoting electrocatalytic overall water splitting by sulfur incorporation into CoFe-(oxy)hydroxide. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:6386-6394. [PMID: 36133497 PMCID: PMC9418770 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00486g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The design and fabrication of highly cost-effective electrocatalysts with high activity, and stability to enhance the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) has been considered to be one of the most promising approaches toward overall water splitting. In this study, sulfur-incorporated cobalt-iron (oxy)hydroxide (S-(Co,Fe)OOH) nanosheets were directly grown on commercial iron foam via galvanic corrosion and hydrothermal methods. The incorporation of sulfur into (Co,Fe)OOH results in superior catalytic performance and high stability in both the HER and OER conducted in 1 M KOH. The incorporation of sulfur enhanced the electrocatalytic activity by modifying the electronic structure and chemical states of (Co,Fe)OOH. An alkaline water electrolyzer for overall water splitting was fabricated using a two-electrode configuration utilizing the S-(Co,Fe)OOH bifunctional electrocatalyst in both the HER and OER. The fabricated electrolyzer outperformed a precious metal-based electrolyzer using Pt/C as the HER electrocatalyst and IrO2 as the OER electrocatalyst, which are the benchmark catalysts. This electrolyzer provides a lower potential of 1.641 V at 10 mA cm-2 and maintains 98.4% of its performance after 50 h of durability testing. In addition, the S-(Co,Fe)OOH-based electrolyzer successfully generated hydrogen under natural illumination upon its combination with a commercial silicon solar cell and exhibited a solar to hydrogen (STH) efficiency of up to 13.0%. This study shows that S-(Co,Fe)OOH is a promising candidate for application in the future renewable energy industry due to its high cost-effectiveness, activity, and stability during overall water splitting. In addition, the combination of a commercial silicon solar cell with an alkaline water electrolyzer has great potential for the production of hydrogen.
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- Chiho Kim
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University Busan 46241 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University Busan 46241 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University Busan 46241 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University Busan 46241 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University Busan 46241 Republic of Korea
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- BK21 four, Innovative Graduate Education Program for Global High-tech Materials & Parts, Pusan National University Busan 46241 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Hongik University Seoul 04066 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University Busan 46241 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University Busan 46241 Republic of Korea
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Li T, Zhang Q, Wang XH, Luo J, Shen L, Fu HC, Gu F, Li NB, Luo HQ. Selenium-induced NiSe 2@CuSe 2 hierarchical heterostructure for efficient oxygen evolution reaction. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:17846-17853. [PMID: 34668912 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr05109a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Electrochemical water splitting is widely studied in the hope of solving environmental deterioration and energy shortage. The design of inexpensive metal catalysts exhibiting desired catalytic performance and durable stability for efficient oxygen evolution is the pursuit of sustainable and clean energy fields. Herein, a three-dimensional (3D) flower-like NiSe2 primary structure, modified with highly dispersed CuSe2 nanoclusters as the secondary structure, is obtained by regulating the growth trend of the nanosheets. Benefiting from the metallicity of selenides and the formation of a heterogeneous interface, NiSe2@CuSe2/NF shows comparable performance toward the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in an alkaline environment. Upon regulating the synthesis conditions, the catalyst exhibits its optimal performance with ultralow overpotential for the OER when the Ni/Cu molar ratio is 1 : 0.2 and the hydrothermal temperature and hydrothermal time are 200 °C and 6 h, respectively. It provides a current density of 10 mA cm-2 when a potential of 201 mV is applied without iR compensation. In this work, the hierarchical heterostructures of NiSe2 and CuSe2 are synthesized, which exhibit high electrocatalytic activity towards the oxygen evolution reaction and provides a new possibility for the extensive application of copper-based compounds in advanced energy fields.
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- Ting Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China.
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Xie J, Yang X, Wang Y, Kang L, Li J, Wei Z, Hao P, Lei F, Wang Q, Tang B. "Pit-dot" ultrathin nanosheets of hydrated copper pyrophosphate as efficient pre-catalysts for robust water oxidation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:11517-11520. [PMID: 34657944 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc05423f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Herein, hydrated copper pyrophosphate ultrathin nanosheets with a unique "pit-dot" nanostructure were fabricated as efficient pre-catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction, and systematic post-catalytic characterization studies confirmed the important role of the boosted pre-oxidation reaction in promoting the OER catalysis.
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- Junfeng Xie
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes (Ministry of Education), Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, P. R. China.
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Zhao T, Zhong D, Hao G, Liu G, Li J, Zhao Q. Ag nanoparticles anchored on MIL-100/nickel foam nanosheets as an electrocatalyst for efficient oxygen evolution reaction performance. Chin J Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2021.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tian W, Zheng D, Sun X, Guan X, Feng H, Li C, Yan M, Yao Y. Structural and Interfacial Engineering of Ni 2P/Fe 3O 4 Porous Nanosheet Arrays for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:14786-14792. [PMID: 34543021 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Rational design of transition-metal phosphide (TMPs)-based electrocatalysts can effectively promote oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, the novel efficient Ni2P/Fe3O4 porous nanosheets arrays supported on Ni foam (Ni2P/Fe3O4/NF) as alkaline OER catalysts were synthesized using structural and interfacial engineering. The three-dimensional (3D) porous hierarchical structure of Ni2P/Fe3O4/NF provides abundant active sites for OER and facilitates the electrolyte diffusion of ions and O2 liberation. Furthermore, the strong interfacial coupling and synergistic effect between Ni2P and Fe3O4 modify the electronic structure, resulting in the enhanced intrinsic activity. Consequently, the optimized Ni2P/Fe3O4/NF exhibits excellent OER performance with low overpotentials of 213 and 240 mV at 60 and 100 mA cm-2 in 1.0 M KOH, respectively, better than the RuO2/NF and most Ni/Fe-based OER catalysts. Impressively, it can maintain its catalytic activity for at least 20 h at 60 mA cm-2. In addition, the relationship between the structure and performance is fully elucidated by the experimental characterizations, indicating that the metal oxyhydroxides in situ generated on the surface of catalysts are responsible for the high OER activity.
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- Wenli Tian
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE and Jiangsu Provincial Laboratory of Nanotechnology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, China
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Zhao R, Liu X, Deng K, Tian W, Ma K, Tan S, Yue H, Ji J. Trimetallic Mo-/Ni-/Fe-Based Hybrids Anchored on Hierarchical N-CNTs Arrays with Abundant Defects and Interfaces for Alkaline Water Splitting. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Renjun Zhao
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P. R. China
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