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Shi YH, Jiang WC, Wu W, Xu LY, Cheng HL, Zeng J, Wang SY, Zhao Y, Xu ZH, Zhang GQ. Colorimetric sensor array for identifying antioxidants based on pyrolysis-free synthesis of Fe-N/C single-atom nanozymes. Talanta 2024; 279:126621. [PMID: 39079437 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.126621] [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: 02/17/2024] [Revised: 06/20/2024] [Accepted: 07/24/2024] [Indexed: 09/01/2024]
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Iron-anchored nitrogen/doped carbon single-atom nanozymes (Fe-N/C), which possess homogeneous active sites and adjustable catalytic environment, represent an exemplary model for investigating the structure-function relationship and catalytic activity. However, the development of pyrolysis-free synthesis technique for Fe-N/C with adjustable enzyme-mimicking activity still presents a significant challenge. Herein, Fe-N/C anchored three carrier morphologies were created via a pyrolysis-free approach by covalent organic polymers. The peroxidase-like activity of these Fe-N/C nanozymes was regulated via the pores of the anchored carrier, resulting in varying electron transfer efficiency due to disparities in contact efficacy between substrates and catalytic sites within diverse microenvironments. Additionally, a colorimetric sensor array for identifying antioxidants was developed: (1) the Fe-N/C catalytically oxidized two substrates TMB and ABTS, respectively; (2) the development of a colorimetric sensor array utilizing oxTMB and oxABTS as sensing channels enabled accurate discrimination of antioxidants such as ascorbic acid (AsA), glutathione (GSH), cysteine (Cys), gallic acid (GA), and caffeic acid (CA). Subsequently, the sensor array underwent rigorous testing to validate its performance, including assessment of antioxidant mixtures and individual antioxidants at varying concentrations, as well as target antioxidants and interfering substances. In general, the present study offered valuable insights into the active origin and rational design of nanozyme materials, and highlighting their potential applications in food analysis.
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- Yu-Han Shi
- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China.
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China.
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China; Asymmetric Synthesis and Chiral Technology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China; Food Microbiology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, School of Food and Bioengineering, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610039, PR China.
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Yan X, Liu N, Liu W, Zeng J, Liu C, Chen S, Yang Y, Gui X, Yu D, Yang G, Zeng Z. Recent advances on COF-based single-atom and dual-atom sites for oxygen catalysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024. [PMID: 39391942 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc03535f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/12/2024]
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Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as promising platforms for the construction of single-atom and dual-atom catalysts (SACs and DACs), owing to their well-defined structures, tunable pore sizes, and abundant active sites. In recent years, the development of COF-based SACs and DACs as highly efficient catalysts has witnessed a remarkable surge. The synergistic interplay between the metal active sites and the COF has established the design and fabrication of COF-based SACs and DACs as a prominent research area in electrocatalysis. These catalytic materials exhibit promising prospects for applications in energy storage and conversion devices. This review summarizes recent advances in the design, synthesis, and applications of COF-based SACs and DACs for oxygen catalysis. The catalytic mechanisms of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are comprehensively explored, providing a comparative analysis to elucidate the correlation between the structure and performance, as well as their functional attributes in battery devices. This review highlights a promising approach for future research, emphasizing the necessity of rational design, breakthroughs, and in-situ characterization to further advance the development of high-performance COF-based SACs and DACs for sustainable energy applications.
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- Xinru Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer-Based Composites of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer-Based Composites of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Nanotechnology Research Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Shi YH, Jiang WC, Zeng J, Wang SY, Wu W, Xie SD, Zhao Y, Xu ZH, Zhang GQ. Non-pyrolytic synthesis of laccase-like iron based single-atom nanozymes for highly efficient dual-mode colorimetric and fluorescence detection of epinephrine. Anal Chim Acta 2024; 1322:343031. [PMID: 39182985 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2024.343031] [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: 05/19/2024] [Revised: 07/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
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Single-atom nanozymes have garnered significant attention due to their exceptional atom utilization and ability to establish well-defined structure-activity relationships. However, conventional pyrolytic synthesis methods pose challenges such as high energy consumption and random local environments at the active sites, while achieving non-pyrolytic synthesis of single-atom nanozymes remains a formidable technical hurdle. The present study focuses on the synthesis of laccase-like iron-based single-atom nanozymes (Fe-SAzymes) using a non-pyrolysis method facilitated by microwave irradiation. Under low iron loading conditions, Fe-SAzymes exhibited significantly enhanced laccase activity (12.1 U/mg), surpassing that of laccase by 24-fold. Moreover, Fe-SAzymes demonstrated efficient catalytic oxidation of epinephrine (EP), enabling its colorimetric detection. Owing to the remarkable laccase activity of Fe-SAzymes, the conventional nanozymes EP detection time was reduced from 60 min to 20 min, with an impressive low detection limit as low as 2.95 μM. In addition, an ultra-sensitive fluorescence method for EP detection was developed using the internal filter effect of EP oxidation products and CDs combined with carbon dots probe. The detection limit of fluorescence method was only 0.39 μM. Therefore, an visual, fast, and highly sensitive dual-mode EP detection strategy has great potential in the clinical diagnostic industry.
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- Yu-Han Shi
- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China.
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China.
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- Department of Chemisty, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China; Asymmetric Synthesis and Chiral Technology Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039, PR China.
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Yang Q, Liu H, Lin Y, Su D, Tang Y, Chen L. Atomically Dispersed Metal Catalysts for the Conversion of CO 2 into High-Value C 2+ Chemicals. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2310912. [PMID: 38762777 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202310912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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The conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into value-added chemicals with two or more carbons (C2+) is a promising strategy that cannot only mitigate anthropogenic CO2 emissions but also reduce the excessive dependence on fossil feedstocks. In recent years, atomically dispersed metal catalysts (ADCs), including single-atom catalysts (SACs), dual-atom catalysts (DACs), and single-cluster catalysts (SCCs), emerged as attractive candidates for CO2 fixation reactions due to their unique properties, such as the maximum utilization of active sites, tunable electronic structure, the efficient elucidation of catalytic mechanism, etc. This review provides an overview of significant progress in the synthesis and characterization of ADCs utilized in photocatalytic, electrocatalytic, and thermocatalytic conversion of CO2 toward high-value C2+ compounds. To provide insights for designing efficient ADCs toward the C2+ chemical synthesis originating from CO2, the key factors that influence the catalytic activity and selectivity are highlighted. Finally, the relevant challenges and opportunities are discussed to inspire new ideas for the generation of CO2-based C2+ products over ADCs.
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- Qihao Yang
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315201, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Sun S, Zhang Y, Shi X, Sun W, Felser C, Li W, Li G. From Charge to Spin: An In-Depth Exploration of Electron Transfer in Energy Electrocatalysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2312524. [PMID: 38482969 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202312524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Catalytic materials play crucial roles in various energy-related processes, ranging from large-scale chemical production to advancements in renewable energy technologies. Despite a century of dedicated research, major enduring challenges associated with enhancing catalyst efficiency and durability, particularly in green energy-related electrochemical reactions, remain. Focusing only on either the crystal structure or electronic structure of a catalyst is deemed insufficient to break the linear scaling relationship (LSR), which is the golden rule for the design of advanced catalysts. The discourse in this review intricately outlines the essence of heterogeneous catalysis reactions by highlighting the vital roles played by electron properties. The physical and electrochemical properties of electron charge and spin that govern catalysis efficiencies are analyzed. Emphasis is placed on the pronounced influence of external fields in perturbing the LSR, underscoring the vital role that electron spin plays in advancing high-performance catalyst design. The review culminates by proffering insights into the potential applications of spin catalysis, concluding with a discussion of extant challenges and inherent limitations.
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- Shubin Sun
- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
- College of Material Sciences and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Rd, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, 818 A Fenghua Rd, Jiangbei District, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
- College of Material Sciences and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Rd, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Topological Quantum Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Nöthnitzer Strasse 40, 01187, Dresden, Germany
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
- CISRI & NIMTE Joint Innovation Center for Rare Earth Permanent Magnets, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo Institute of Material Technology and Engineering, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
- College of Material Sciences and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Rd, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China
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Luo H, Wang J, Zhang S, Sun B, Chen Z, Ren X, Luo Z, Han X, Hu W. In Situ Symbiosis of Cerium Oxide Nanophase for Enhancing the Oxygen Electrocatalysis Performance of Single-Atom Fe─N─C Catalyst with Prolonged Stability for Zinc-Air Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2400357. [PMID: 38778724 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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The Fenton reaction, induced by the H2O2 formed during the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) process leads to significant dissolution of Fe, resulting in unsatisfactory stability of the iron-nitrogen-doped carbon catalysts (Fe-NC). In this study, a strategy is proposed to improve the ORR catalytic activity while eliminating the effect of H2O2 by introducing CeO2 nanoparticles. Transmission electron microscopy and subsequent characterizations reveal that CeO2 nanoparticles are uniformly distributed on the carbon substrate, with atomically dispersed Fe single-atom catalysts (SACs) adjacent to them. CeO2@Fe-NC achieves a half-wave potential of 0.89 V and a limiting current density of 6.2 mA cm-2, which significantly outperforms Fe-NC and commercial Pt/C. CeO2@Fe-NC also shows a half-wave potential loss of only 1% after 10 000 CV cycles, which is better than that of Fe-NC (7%). Further, H2O2 elimination experiments show that the introduction of CeO2 significantly accelerate the decomposition of H2O2. In situ Raman spectroscopy results suggest that CeO2@Fe-NC significantly facilitates the formation of ORR intermediates compared with Fe-NC. The Zn-air batteries utilizing CeO2@Fe-NC cathodes exhibit satisfactory peak power density and open-circuit voltage. Furthermore, theoretical calculations show that the introduction of CeO2 enhances the ORR activity of Fe-NC SAC. This study provides insights for optimizing SAC-based electrocatalysts with high activity and stability.
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- Hao Luo
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
- Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou, 350207, China
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Jang I, Lee S, Kim DG, Paidi VK, Lee S, Kim ND, Jung JY, Lee KS, Lim HK, Kim P, Yoo SJ. Instantaneous Thermal Energy for Swift Synthesis of Single-Atom Catalysts for Unparalleled Performance in Metal-Air Batteries and Fuel Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2403273. [PMID: 38742630 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202403273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Based on experimental and computational evidence, phthalocyanine (Pc) compounds in the form of quaternary-bound metal-nitrogen (N) atoms are the most effective catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, the heat treatment process used in their synthesis may compromise the ideal structure, causing the agglomeration of transition metals. To overcome this issue, a novel method is developed for synthesizing iron (Fe) single-atom catalysts with ideal structures supported by thermally exfoliated graphene oxide (GO). This is achieved through a short heat treatment of only 2.5 min involving FePc and N, N-dimethylformamide in the presence of GO. According to the synthesis mechanism revealed by this study, carbon monoxide acts as a strong linker between the single Fe atoms and graphene. It facilitates the formation of a structure containing oxygen species between FeN4 and graphene, which provides high activity and stability for the ORR. These catalysts possess an enormous number of active sites and exhibit enhanced activity toward the alkaline ORR. They demonstrate excellent performance when applied to real electrochemical devices, such as zinc-air batteries and anion exchange membrane fuel cells. It is expected that the instantaneous heat treatment method developed in this study will aid in the development of high-performing single-atom catalysts.
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- Injoon Jang
- Hydrogen·Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, 28644, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environment and Energy Engineering, Sungshin Women's University, Seoul, 01133, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, School of Semiconductor and Chemical Engineering, Clean Energy Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, 38043 Cedex 9, France
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- School of Chemical Engineering, School of Semiconductor and Chemical Engineering, Clean Energy Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Functional Composite Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Jeollabuk-do, 55324, Republic of Korea
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- Fuel Cell Research and Demonstration Center, Hydrogen Energy Institute, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Joellabuk-do, 56332, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Chemical and Bioengineering, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, 24341, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, School of Semiconductor and Chemical Engineering, Clean Energy Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Hydrogen·Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 5 Hwarang-ro 14-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
- Division of Energy & Environmental Technology, KIST school, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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Ma R, Tang C, Wang Y, Xu X, Wu M, Cui X, Yang Y. Linker Mediated Electronic-State Manipulation of Conjugated Organic Polymers Enabling Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202405594. [PMID: 38638107 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202405594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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Conjugated polymers with tailorable composition and microarchitecture are propitious for modulating catalytic properties and deciphering inherent structure-performance relationships. Herein, we report a facile linker engineering strategy to manipulate the electronic states of metallophthalocyanine conjugated polymers and uncover the vital role of organic linkers in facilitating electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Specifically, a set of cobalt phthalocyanine conjugated polymers (CoPc-CPs) wrapped onto carbon nanotubes (denoted CNTs@CoPc-CPs) are judiciously crafted via in situ assembling square-planar cobalt tetraaminophthalocyanine (CoPc(NH2)4) with different linear aromatic dialdehyde-based organic linkers in the presence of CNTs. Intriguingly, upon varying the electronic characteristic of organic linkers from terephthalaldehyde (TA) to 2,5-thiophenedicarboxaldehyde (TDA) and then to thieno/thiophene-2,5-dicarboxaldehyde (bTDA), their corresponding CNTs@CoPc-CPs exhibit gradually improved electrocatalytic ORR performance. More importantly, theoretical calculations reveal that the charge transfer from CoPc units to electron-withdrawing linkers (i.e., TDA and bTDA) drives the delocalization of Co d-orbital electrons, thereby downshifting the Co d-band energy level. Accordingly, the active Co centers with more positive valence state exhibit optimized binding energy toward ORR-relevant intermediates and thus a balanced adsorption/desorption pathway that endows significant enhancement in electrocatalytic ORR. This work demonstrates a molecular-level engineering route for rationally designing efficient polymer catalysts and gaining insightful understanding of electrocatalytic mechanisms.
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- Rui Ma
- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, China
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Zhang T, Jiang Z, Rappe AM. Hydrogenation of Covalent Organic Framework Induces Conjugated π Bonds and Electronic Topological Transition to Enhance Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:15488-15495. [PMID: 38776284 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2024]
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Recently, many topological materials have been discovered as promising electrocatalysts in chemical conversion processes and energy storage. However, it remains unclear how the topological electronic states specifically modulate the catalytic reaction. Here, the two-dimensional metal phthalocyanine-based covalent organic framework (MPc-COF) is studied by ab initio thermodynamic calculations to clearly reveal the promotional effect on the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) induced by topological gapless bands (TGBs). We find that the prehydrogenated (and fluorinated) H4CdPc-COF(F) shows the best HER performance, with 0.016 V (near zero) overpotential. By tracking changes to the electronic structure and free energy as the prehydrogenation and HER processes occur, we are able to separately attribute the high HER efficiency in part due to the increase of the electron bath by donating electrons to the conjugated π bonds and also to the existence of TGBs. Specifically, the significant catalytic promotion by TGBs is proven to decrease the free energy by 0.218 eV to near zero. When the TGBs are destroyed, e.g., by replacing N with P and opening a band gap, the HER efficiency is reduced. This study opens avenues for deterministically harnessing topological band features to improve electrocatalysis.
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- Tan Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, United States
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Cheng R, He X, Li K, Ran B, Zhang X, Qin Y, He G, Li H, Fu C. Rational Design of Organic Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen and Oxygen Electrocatalytic Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2402184. [PMID: 38458150 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202402184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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Efficient electrocatalysts are pivotal for advancing green energy conversion technologies. Organic electrocatalysts, as cost-effective alternatives to noble-metal benchmarks, have garnered attention. However, the understanding of the relationships between their properties and electrocatalytic activities remains ambiguous. Plenty of research articles regarding low-cost organic electrocatalysts started to gain momentum in 2010 and have been flourishing recently though, a review article for both entry-level and experienced researchers in this field is still lacking. This review underscores the urgent need to elucidate the structure-activity relationship and design suitable electrode structures, leveraging the unique features of organic electrocatalysts like controllability and compatibility for real-world applications. Organic electrocatalysts are classified into four groups: small molecules, oligomers, polymers, and frameworks, with specific structural and physicochemical properties serving as activity indicators. To unlock the full potential of organic electrocatalysts, five strategies are discussed: integrated structures, surface property modulation, membrane technologies, electrolyte affinity regulation, and addition of anticorrosion species, all aimed at enhancing charge efficiency, mass transfer, and long-term stability during electrocatalytic reactions. The review offers a comprehensive overview of the current state of organic electrocatalysts and their practical applications, bridging the understanding gap and paving the way for future developments of more efficient green energy conversion technologies.
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- Ruiqi Cheng
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Christopher Ingold Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- Christopher Ingold Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK
- Electrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Chen C, Wang R, Xie M, Wan S, Zhang R, Cong L, Lu H, Han Y, Xing W, Shi Z, Feng S. Single-atom platinum with asymmetric coordination environment on fully conjugated covalent organic framework for efficient electrocatalysis. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2556. [PMID: 38519497 PMCID: PMC10960042 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46872-x] [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: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024] Open
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Two-dimensional (2D) covalent organic frameworks (COFs) and their derivatives have been widely applied as electrocatalysts owing to their unique nanoscale pore configurations, stable periodic structures, abundant coordination sites and high surface area. This work aims to construct a non-thermodynamically stable Pt-N2 coordination active site by electrochemically modifying platinum (Pt) single atoms into a fully conjugated 2D COF as conductive agent-free and pyrolysis-free electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In addition to maximizing atomic utilization, single-atom catalysts with definite structures can be used to investigate catalytic mechanisms and structure-activity relationships. In this work, in-situ characterizations and theoretical calculations reveal that a nitrogen-rich graphene analogue COF not only exhibits a favorable metal-support effect for Pt, adjusting the binding energy between Pt sites to H* intermediates by forming unique Pt-N2 instead of the typical Pt-N4 coordination environment, but also enhances electron transport ability and structural stability, showing both conductivity and stability in acidic environments.
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- Ziqi Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China.
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- Electron Microscopy Center, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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Shi L, Liu D, Lin X, Cheng R, Liu F, Kim C, Hu C, Qiu J, Amal R, Dai L. Stable and High-performance Flow H 2 -O 2 Fuel Cells with Coupled Acidic Oxygen Reduction and Alkaline Hydrogen Oxidation Reactions. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2314077. [PMID: 38390785 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202314077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Conventional H2 -O2 fuel cells suffer from the low output voltage, insufficient durability, and high-cost catalysts (e.g., noble metals). Herein, this work reports a conceptually new coupled flow fuel cell (CF-FC) by coupling asymmetric electrolytes for acidic oxygen reduction reaction and alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction. By introducing an electrochemical neutralization energy, the newly-developed CF-FCs possess a significantly increased theoretical open-circuit voltage. Specifically, a CF-FC based on a typical transition metal single-atom Fe-N-C cathode catalyst demonstrates a high electricity output up to 1.81 V and durability with an ultrahigh retention of 91% over 110 h, far superior to the conventional fuel cells (usually, < 1.0 V, < 50% retention over 20 h). The output performance can even be significantly enhanced easily by connecting multiple CF-FCs into the parallel, series, or combined parallel-series connections at a fractional cost of that for the conventional H2 -O2 fuel cells, showing great potential for large-scale practical applications. Thus, this study provides a platform to transform conventional fuel cell technology through the rational design and development of advanced energy conversion and storage devices by coupling different electrocatalytic reactions.
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- Lei Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, P. R. China
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- Australian Carbon Materials Centre, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- Australian Carbon Materials Centre, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Australian Carbon Materials Centre, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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Li X, Chen T, Liu D, Mu Z, Yang B, Xiang Z. Pyrolysis-Free Covalent Organic Polymers Directly for Oxygen Electrocatalysis. Acc Chem Res 2024. [PMID: 38319799 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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ConspectusOxygen electrode catalysis is crucial for the efficient operation of clean energy devices, such as proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and Zn-air batteries (ZABs). However, sluggish oxygen electrocatalysis kinetics in these infrastructures put forward impending requirements toward seeking efficient oxygen-electrode catalytic materials with a clear active-site configuration and geometrical morphology to study in depth the structure-property relationship of materials. Although transition-metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) electrocatalysts have shown great prospects currently and potential in oxygen electrocatalysis as promising platinum group metal-free catalysts, the universal pyrolysis operation in the preparation process often inevitably brings about randomness and diversity of active sites, for which it is difficult to determine the structure-activity relationship, understand the catalytic mechanism, and further improve facilities performance.Covalent organic polymers (COPs) are a class of molecular geometric constructs linked by irreversible kinetic covalent bonds through reticular chemistry. Unique structural tailorability, diverse design principles, and inherent well-defined construction in pristine COPs naturally provide a great platform to study the structure-property relationship of active sites and exhibit unique features for application. In this Account, we afford an overview of our recent attempts toward the utilization of COP materials as free-pyrolysis oxygen electrode catalysts, enabling accurate construction of oxygen electrodes with clear active site and geometrical morphology characteristics in PEMFC and ZAB devices yet without enduring any high-temperature pyrolysis treatments. Starting from the needs of modern electrocatalysis, we discussed the unique properties for the design and development of pyrolysis-free pristine COPs as high-performance oxygen electrode catalytic materials in terms of intrinsic electronic structure properties and membrane-electrode-assembly (MEA) application distinguished from pyrolysis M-N-C catalysts. First, the pyrolysis-free COP catalysts provide a viable molecular model catalyst platform, which is conducive to mechanism comprehension for the relationship between catalyst activity and structure. Second, the simple and low-energy consumption synthesis process for pyrolysis-free catalysts lays the foundation for the large-scale production of catalysts, oxygen electrodes, and even the entire stack assembly without considering numerous complicated factors as traditional pyrolytic catalysts. Besides, most traditional COPs are difficult to dissolve and solution process due to their cross-linked skeleton. Our newly developed COP materials with solution processability bring about new opportunities to the process and assemble oxygen electrodes into device. These properties are unparalleled and have not been systematically reviewed and analyzed by any research reports so far. Here, we have clarified the specific advantage and potential of pyrolysis-free COP materials as oxygen electrodes applied in PEMFC and ZAB devices in response to the latest progress and requirements of current electrocatalytic research.
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- Xueli Li
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, P. R. China
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Cui X, Wu M, Liu X, He B, Zhu Y, Jiang Y, Yang Y. Engineering organic polymers as emerging sustainable materials for powerful electrocatalysts. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:1447-1494. [PMID: 38164808 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00727h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Cost-effective and high-efficiency catalysts play a central role in various sustainable electrochemical energy conversion technologies that are being developed to generate clean energy while reducing carbon emissions, such as fuel cells, metal-air batteries, water electrolyzers, and carbon dioxide conversion. In this context, a recent climax in the exploitation of advanced earth-abundant catalysts has been witnessed for diverse electrochemical reactions involved in the above mentioned sustainable pathways. In particular, polymer catalysts have garnered considerable interest and achieved substantial progress very recently, mainly owing to their pyrolysis-free synthesis, highly tunable molecular composition and microarchitecture, readily adjustable electrical conductivity, and high stability. In this review, we present a timely and comprehensive overview of the latest advances in organic polymers as emerging materials for powerful electrocatalysts. First, we present the general principles for the design of polymer catalysts in terms of catalytic activity, electrical conductivity, mass transfer, and stability. Then, the state-of-the-art engineering strategies to tailor the polymer catalysts at both molecular (i.e., heteroatom and metal atom engineering) and macromolecular (i.e., chain, topology, and composition engineering) levels are introduced. Particular attention is paid to the insightful understanding of structure-performance correlations and electrocatalytic mechanisms. The fundamentals behind these critical electrochemical reactions, including the oxygen reduction reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction, CO2 reduction reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, and hydrogen oxidation reaction, as well as breakthroughs in polymer catalysts, are outlined as well. Finally, we further discuss the current challenges and suggest new opportunities for the rational design of advanced polymer catalysts. By presenting the progress, engineering strategies, insightful understandings, challenges, and perspectives, we hope this review can provide valuable guidelines for the future development of polymer catalysts.
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- Xun Cui
- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China.
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Haider SNUZ, Qureshi WA, Ali RN, Shaosheng R, Naveed A, Ali A, Yaseen M, Liu Q, Yang J. Contemporary advances in photocatalytic CO 2 reduction using single-atom catalysts supported on carbon-based materials. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 323:103068. [PMID: 38101149 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2023.103068] [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: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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The persistent issue of CO2 emissions and their subsequent impact on the Earth's atmosphere can be effectively addressed through the utilization of efficient photocatalysts. Employing a sustainable carbon cycle via photocatalysis presents a promising technology for simultaneously managing the greenhouse effect and the energy dilemma. However, the efficiency of energy conversion encounters limitations due to inadequate carrier utilization and a deficiency of reactive sites. Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have demonstrated exceptional performance in efficiently addressing the aforementioned challenges. This review article commences with an overview of SAC types, structures, fundamentals, synthesis strategies, and characterizations, providing a logical foundation for the design and properties of SACs based on the correlation between their structure and efficiency. Additionally, we delve into the general mechanism and the role of SACs in photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Furthermore, we furnish a comprehensive survey of the latest advancements in SACs concerning their capacity to enhance efficiency, long-term stability, and selectivity in CO2 reduction. Carbon-structured support materials such as covalent organic frameworks (COFs), graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent triazine frameworks (CTFs), and graphene-based photocatalysts have garnered significant attention due to their substantial surface area, superior conductivity, and chemical stability. These carbon-based materials are frequently chosen as support matrices for anchoring single metal atoms, thereby enhancing catalytic activity and selectivity. The motivation behind this review article lies in evaluating recent developments in photocatalytic CO2 reduction employing SACs supported on carbon substrates. In conclusion, we highlight critical issues associated with SACs, potential prospects in photocatalytic CO2 reduction, and existing challenges. This review article is dedicated to providing a comprehensive and organized compilation of recent research findings on carbon support materials for SACs in photocatalytic CO2 reduction, with a specific focus on materials that are environmentally friendly, readily accessible, cost-effective, and exceptionally efficient. This work offers a critical assessment and serves as a systematic reference for the development of SACs supported on MOFs, COFs, g-C3N4, graphene, and CTFs support materials to enhance photocatalytic CO2 conversion.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China; Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, Szkolna 9, Katowice 40-600, Poland
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, PR China.
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Kang Y, Li J, Zhang S, Xiao Y, Lu G, Lei Z. Enhancement of Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Oxygen Evolution Reaction by Introducing Lanthanum Species in the Carbon Shell. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:55679-55691. [PMID: 37978919 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c11773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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The development of cost-effective non-noble metal electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) opens up the possibility for sustainable energy systems. Herein, we report a surface overcoating strategy with lanthanum organic complex (La-OC) as the precursor to prepare lanthanum species (La-SPc) encapsulated in nitrogen, fluorine, and sulfur self-doped porous carbon (NFS-PC) composites (La-SPc@NFS-PC) for efficient ORR and OER. The La-SPc is introduced not only as a promoter to increase the electrochemical stability of the La-SPc@NFS-PC catalysts but also to tailor the electronic structure of NFS-PC due to the unique electrochemical properties of La-SPc. In addition, the integration of La-SPc and NFS-PC can improve the electronic conductivity of composites by inducing electron redistribution and lowering the band gap, which is advantageous in enhancing the kinetics of charge transfer. Simultaneously, benefiting from the optimized porous structure and positive cooperation of La-SPc with NFS-PC shells, the obtained La-SPc@NFS-PC-3 delivers robust bifunctional ORR/OER activities and stabilities. More importantly, the Zn-air battery (ZAB) assembled with La-SPc@NFS-PC-3 demonstrates an outstanding power density (181.1 mW cm-2) and long cycling life, outperforming the commercial Pt/C. This work offers a rational approach to preparing high-efficiency rare-earth-based catalysts and provides potential applications in ZABs.
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- Yumao Kang
- Key Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
- State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis and Selective Oxidation, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Eco-Environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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Yang S, Wei Y, Li X, Mao J, Mei B, Xu Q, Li X, Jiang Z. Construction of High-Density Binuclear Site Catalysts from Double Framework Interfaces at the Cooling Stage. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202313029. [PMID: 37823848 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202313029] [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: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Low-nuclear site catalysts with dual atoms have the potential for applications in energy and catalysis chemistry. Understanding the formation mechanism of dual metal sites is crucial for optimizing local structures and designing desired binuclear sites catalysts. In this study, we demonstrate for the first time the formation process of dual atoms through the pyrolysis of the interface of a double framework using Zn atoms in metal-organic frameworks and Co atoms in covalent organic frameworks. We unambiguously revealed that the cooling stage is the key point to form the binuclear sites by employing the in situ synchrotron radiation X-ray absorption spectrum technique. The binuclear site catalysts show higher activity and selectivity than single dispersed atom catalysts for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction. This work guides us to synthesize and optimize the various binuclear sites for extensive catalytic applications.
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- Shuai Yang
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, P.R. China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, 201210, P.R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, 201210, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials & College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, P.R. China
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Wang Y, Wang M, Chen T, Yu W, Liu H, Cheng H, Bi W, Zhou M, Xie Y, Wu C. Pyrazine-linked Iron-coordinated Tetrapyrrole Conjugated Organic Polymer Catalyst with Spatially Proximate Donor-Acceptor Pairs for Oxygen Reduction in Fuel Cells. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202308070. [PMID: 37779100 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202308070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Nitrogen-coordinated iron (Fe-N4 ) materials represent the most promising non-noble electrocatalysts for the cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of fuel cells. However, molecular-level structure design of Fe-N4 electrocatalyst remains a great challenge. In this study, we develop a novel Fe-N4 conjugated organic polymer (COP) electrocatalyst, which allows for precise design of the Fe-N4 structure, leading to unprecedented ORR performance. At the molecular level, we have successfully organized spatially proximate iron-pyrrole/pyrazine (FePr/Pz) pairs into fully conjugated polymer networks, which in turn endows FePr sites with firmly covalent-bonded matrix, strong d-π electron coupling and highly dense distribution. The resulting pyrazine-linked iron-coordinated tetrapyrrole (Pz-FeTPr) COP electrocatalyst exhibits superior performance compared to most ORR electrocatalysts, with a half-wave potential of 0.933 V and negligible activity decay after 40,000 cycles. When used as the cathode electrocatalyst in a hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cell, the Pz-FeTPr COP achieves a peak power density of ≈210 mW cm-2 . We anticipate the COP based Fe-N4 catalyst design could be an effective strategy to develop high-performance catalyst for facilitating the progress of fuel cells.
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- Yang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, 230031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, 230031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, 230031, China
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Weng Z, Lin Y, Guo S, Zhang X, Guo Q, Luo Y, Ou X, Ma J, Zhou Y, Jiang J, Han B. Site Engineering of Covalent Organic Frameworks for Regulating Peroxymonosulfate Activation to Generate Singlet Oxygen with 100 % Selectivity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202310934. [PMID: 37668453 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202310934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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Singlet oxygen (1 O2 ) is an excellent reactive oxygen species (ROSs) for the selective conversion of organic matter, especially in advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). However, due to the huge dilemma in synthesizing single-site type catalysts, the control and regulation of 1 O2 generation in AOPs is still challenging and the underlying mechanism remains largely obscure. Here, taking advantage of the well-defined and flexibly tunable sites of covalent organic frameworks (COFs), we report the first achievement in precisely regulating ROSs generation in peroxymonosulfate (PMS)-based AOPs by site engineering of COFs. Remarkably, COFs with bipyridine units (BPY-COFs) facilitate PMS activation via a nonradical pathway with 100 % 1 O2 , whereas biphenyl-based COFs (BPD-COFs) with almost identical structures activate PMS to produce radicals (⋅OH and SO4 .- ). The BPY-COFs/PMS system delivers boosted performance for selective degradation of target pollutants from water, which is ca. 9.4 times that of its BPD-COFs counterpart, surpassing most reported PMS-based AOPs systems. Mechanism analysis indicated that highly electronegative pyridine-N atoms on BPY-COFs provide extra sites to adsorb the terminal H atoms of PMS, resulting in simultaneous adsorption of O and H atoms of PMS on one pyridine ring, which facilitates the cleavage of its S-O bond to generate 1 O2 .
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- Zonglin Weng
- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Physics, Zhejiang University, Zheda Road 38, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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Lai Q, Zheng H, Zhang W, Sheng Y, Nie L, Zheng J. Efficient yolk-shelled Fe-N-C oxygen reduction electrocatalyst via N-rich molecular-guided pyrolysis. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:16188-16198. [PMID: 37772909 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr03889k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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Fe-N-C catalysts with highly dispersed metal active centers were developed as promising non-precious metal materials for acidic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysis. However, such kind of novel catalysts still suffer from major challenges in the manipulation of dispersion, utilization, and stability of the Fe-based metal centers. Herein, a N-rich molecular dual-guided pyrolysis strategy was proposed to develop an efficient yolk-shelled Fe-N-C ORR electrocatalyst. A unique yolk-shelled nanostructure with a relatively ordered shell and disordered yolk of a carbon skeleton was controllably constructed via this guided-pyrolysis route from the precursor of Fe-doped zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (Fe-ZIF-8). Moreover, the atomic-level dispersion of Fe element in the carbon skeleton could be achieved via the dual guidance from phenanthroline and melamine molecules. The optimized Fe-N-C catalyst demonstrated a half-wave potential of 0.78 V vs. RHE in acid media, close to commercial 30% Pt/C, along with a small negative shift of 19 mV after an accelerated durability test. These enhanced electrocatalytic properties could be attributed to the preferred transformation of the Fe precursors to atomically dispersed Fe-Nx active configurations, as well as the enhanced three-phased interfacial reaction kinetics.
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- Qingxue Lai
- Jiangsu key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, College of Materials Science and Technologies, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, P. R. China.
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- Jiangsu key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, College of Materials Science and Technologies, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, P. R. China.
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- Jiangsu key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, College of Materials Science and Technologies, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, P. R. China.
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- Jiangsu key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, College of Materials Science and Technologies, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
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Xue W, Zhou Q, Cui X, Zhang J, Zuo S, Mo F, Jiang J, Zhu X, Lin Z. Atomically Dispersed FeN 2 P 2 Motif with High Activity and Stability for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Over the Entire pH Range. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202307504. [PMID: 37345265 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202307504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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The past decade has witnessed the great potential of Fe-based single-atom electrocatalysis in catalyzing oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, it remains a grand challenge to substantially improve their intrinsic activity and long-term stability in acidic electrolytes. Herein, we report a facile chemical vapor deposition strategy, by which high-density Fe atoms (3.97 wt%) are coordinated with square-planar para-positioned nitrogen and phosphorus atoms in a hierarchical carbon framework. The as-crafted atomically dispersed Fe catalyst (denoted Fe-SA/PNC) manifests an outstanding activity towards ORR over the entire pH range. Specifically, the half-wave potential of 0.92 V, 0.83 V, and 0.86 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) are attained in alkaline, neutral, and acidic electrolytes, respectively, representing the high performance among reported catalysts to date. Furthermore, after 30,000 durability cycles, the Fe-SA/PNC remains to be stable with no visible performance decay when tested in 0.1 M KOH and 0.5 M H2 SO4 , and only a minor negative shift of 40 mV detected in 0.1 M HClO4 , significantly outperforming commercial Pt/C counterpart. The coordination motif of Fe-SA/PNC is validated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. This work provides atomic-level insight into improving the activity and stability of non-noble metal ORR catalysts, opening up an avenue to craft the desired single-atom electrocatalysts.
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- Wendan Xue
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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Chen C, Li Y, Huang A, Liu X, Li J, Zhang Y, Chen Z, Zhuang Z, Wu Y, Cheong WC, Tan X, Sun K, Xu Z, Liu D, Wang Z, Zhou K, Chen C. Engineering Molecular Heterostructured Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:21273-21283. [PMID: 37729633 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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Introducing a second metal species into atomically dispersed metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) catalysts to construct diatomic sites (DASs) is an effective strategy to elevate their activities and stabilities. However, the common pyrolysis-based method usually leads to substantial uncertainty for the formation of DASs, and the precise identification of the resulting DASs is also rather difficult. In this regard, we developed a two-step specific-adsorption strategy (pyrolysis-free) and constructed a DAS catalyst featuring FeCo "molecular heterostructures" (FeCo-MHs). In order to rule out the possibility of the two apparently neighboring (in the electron microscopy image) Fe/Co atoms being dispersed respectively on the top/bottom surfaces of the carbon support and thus forming "false" MHs, we conducted in situ rotation (by 8°, far above the critical angle of 5.3°) and directly identified the individual FeCo-MHs. The formation of FeCo-MHs could modulate the magnetic moments of the metal centers and increase the ratio of low-spin Fe(II)-N4 moiety; thus the intrinsic activity could be optimized at the apex of the volcano-plot (a relationship as a function of magnetic moments of metal-phthalocyanine complexes and catalytic activities). The FeCo-MHs catalyst displays an exceptional ORR activity (E1/2 = 0.95 V) and could be used to construct high-performance cathodes for hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells and zinc-air batteries.
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- Chang Chen
- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G1H9, Canada
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
- School of Electronics Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Research and Application for Aerospace Green Propellants, Beijing Institute of Aerospace Testing Technology, Beijing 100048, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (MIMSE), Faculty of Innovation Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macao SAR 999078, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Electronics Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Liao M, Chen F, Chen L, Wu Z, Huang J, Pang H, Cheng C, Wu Z, Ma L, Lu Q. Synergistic Enzyme-Mimetic Catalysis-Based Non-Thermal Sonocavitation and Sonodynamic Therapy for Efficient Hypoxia Relief and Cancer Ablation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2302744. [PMID: 37322373 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Non-invasive cancer treatment strategies that enable local non-thermal ablation, hypoxia relief, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production to achieve transiently destroying tumor tissue and long-term killing tumor cells would greatly facilitate their clinical applications. However, continuously generating oxygen cavitation nuclei, reducing the transient cavitation sound intensity threshold, relieving hypoxia, and improving its controllability in the ablation area still remains a significant challenge. Here, in this work, an Mn-coordinated polyphthalocyanine sonocavitation agent (Mn-SCA) with large d-π-conjugated network and atomic Mn-N sites is identified for the non-thermal sonocavitation and sonodynamic therapy in the liver cancer ablation. In the tumor microenvironment, the catalytical generation of oxygen assists cavitation formation and generates microjets to ablate liver cancer tissue and relieve hypoxia, this work reports for the first time to utilize the enzymatic properties of Mn-SCA to lower the cavitation threshold in situ. Moreover, under pHIFU irradiation, high reactive oxygen species (ROS) production can be achieved. The two merits in liver cancer ablation are demonstrated by cell destruction and high tumor inhibition efficiency. This work will help deepen the understanding of cavitation ablation and the sonodynamic mechanisms related to the nanostructures and guide the design of sonocavitation agents with high ROS production for solid tumor ablation.
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- Min Liao
- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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Zhang F, Tang Z, Zhang T, Xiao H, Zhuang H, Liang X, Zheng L, Gao Q. Enhancing Sulfur Redox Conversion of Active Iron Sites by Modulation of Electronic Density for Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Battery. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2300519. [PMID: 37344352 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Despite lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries possessing ultrahigh energy density as great promising energy storage devices, the suppressing shuttle effect and improving sulfur redox reaction (SROR) are vital for their practical application. Developing high-activity electrocatalysts for enhancing the SROR kinetics is a major challenge for the application of Li-S batteries. Herein, single-molecule iron phthalocyanine species are anchored on the N and P dual-doped porous carbon nanosheets (Fe-NPPC) via axial Fe-N coordination to optimize the electronic structure of active centers. The Fe-NPPC can promote the catalytic conversion of polysulfides by modulation of the electronic density in active moieties, endowing the Li-S battery with a high reversible capacity of 1023 mAh g-1 at 1 C as well as an ultralow capacity decay of 0.035% per cycle over 1500 cycles. Even with a high sulfur loading of 7.1 mg cm-2 , the Li-S battery delivers a high areal capacity of 4.8 mAh cm-2 after 150 cycles at 0.2 C. With further increasing the sulfur loading to 9.2 mg cm-2 , an excellent areal capacity of up to 9.3 mAh cm-2 is obtained at 0.1 C.
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- Fanchao Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China
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Qi Z, Zhou Y, Guan R, Fu Y, Baek JB. Tuning the Coordination Environment of Carbon-Based Single-Atom Catalysts via Doping with Multiple Heteroatoms and Their Applications in Electrocatalysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2210575. [PMID: 36779510 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Carbon-based single-atom catalysts (SACs) are considered to be a perfect platform for studying the structure-activity relationship of different reactions due to the adjustability of their coordination environment. Multi-heteroatom doping has been demonstrated as an effective strategy for tuning the coordination environment of carbon-based SACs and enhancing catalytic performance in electrochemical reactions. Herein, recently developed strategies for multi-heteroatom doping, focusing on the regulation of single-atom active sites by heteroatoms in different coordination shells, are summarized. In addition, the correlation between the coordination environment and the catalytic activity of carbon-based SACs are investigated through representative experiments and theoretical calculations for various electrochemical reactions. Finally, concerning certain shortcomings of the current strategies of doping multi-heteroatoms, some suggestions are put forward to promote the development of carbon-based SACs in the field of electrocatalysis.
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- Zhijie Qi
- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering/Center for Dimension Controllable Organic Frameworks, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering/Center for Dimension Controllable Organic Frameworks, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering/Center for Dimension Controllable Organic Frameworks, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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Liu F, Shi L, Lin X, Zhang B, Long Y, Ye F, Yan R, Cheng R, Hu C, Liu D, Qiu J, Dai L. Fe/Co dual metal catalysts modulated by S-ligands for efficient acidic oxygen reduction in PEMFC. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadg0366. [PMID: 37294763 PMCID: PMC10256161 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg0366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Here, we report a conceptual strategy for introducing spatial sulfur (S)-bridge ligands to regulate the coordination environment of Fe-Co-N dual-metal centers (Spa-S-Fe,Co/NC). Benefiting from the electronic modulation, Spa-S-Fe,Co/NC catalyst showed remarkably enhanced oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) performance with a half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.846 V and satisfactory long-term durability in acidic electrolyte. Combined experimental and theoretical studies revealed that the excellent acidic ORR activity with a remarkable stability observed for Spa-S-Fe,Co/NC is attributable to the optimal adsorption-desorption of ORR oxygenated intermediates achieved through charge-modulation of Fe-Co-N bimetallic centers by the spatial S-bridge ligands. These findings provide a unique perspective to regulate the local coordination environment of catalysts with dual-metal-centers to optimize their electrocatalytic performance.
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- Feng Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Institute of Materials Science and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- Australian Carbon Materials Centre (A-CMC), School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Hao R, Chen J, Hu J, Gu S, Gan Q, Li Y, Wang Z, Luo W, Yuan H, Liu G, Yan C, Zhang J, Liu K, Liu C, Lu Z. Precisely manipulated π-π stacking of catalytic exfoliated iron polyphthalocyanine/reduced graphene oxide hybrid via pyrolysis-free path. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 646:900-909. [PMID: 37235935 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.05.122] [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: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Metal macrocycles with well-defined molecular structures are ideal platforms for the in-depth study of electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Structural integrity of metal macrocycles is vital but remain challenging since the commonly used high-temperature pyrolysis would cause severe structure damage and unidentifiable active sites. Herein, we propose a pyrolysis-free strategy to precisely manipulate the exfoliated 2D iron polyphthalocyanine (FePPc) anchored on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) via π-π stacking using facile high-energy ball milling. A delocalized electron shift caused by π-π interaction is firstly found to be the mechanism of facilitating the remarkable ORR activity of this hybrid catalyst. The optimal FePPc@rGO-HE achieves superior half-wave potential (0.90 V) than 20 % Pt/C. This study offers a new insight in designing stable and high-performance metal macrocycle catalysts with well-defined active sites.
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- Rui Hao
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, PR China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Power Sources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, PR China; Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Power Sources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China.
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- Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Interfacial Science and Engineering of Materials, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, PR China.
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Lin R, Kang L, Lisowska K, He W, Zhao S, Hayama S, Hutchings GJ, Brett DJL, Corà F, Parkin IP, He G. Approaching Theoretical Performances of Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Generation by Cobalt-Nitrogen Moieties. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202301433. [PMID: 36947446 PMCID: PMC10962607 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202301433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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Electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) has been intensively studied for environmentally benign applications. However, insufficient understanding of ORR 2 e- -pathway mechanism at the atomic level inhibits rational design of catalysts with both high activity and selectivity, causing concerns including catalyst degradation due to Fenton reaction or poor efficiency of H2 O2 electrosynthesis. Herein we show that the generally accepted ORR electrocatalyst design based on a Sabatier volcano plot argument optimises activity but is unable to account for the 2 e- -pathway selectivity. Through electrochemical and operando spectroscopic studies on a series of CoNx /carbon nanotube hybrids, a construction-driven approach based on an extended "dynamic active site saturation" model that aims to create the maximum number of 2 e- ORR sites by directing the secondary ORR electron transfer towards the 2 e- intermediate is proven to be attainable by manipulating O2 hydrogenation kinetics.
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- Runjia Lin
- Christopher Ingold LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity College London20 Gordon StreetLondonWC1H 0AJUK
- Max Planck-Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis FUNCATCardiff Catalysis InstituteSchool of ChemistryCardiff UniversityCardiffUK
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- Department of Inorganic SpectroscopyMax-Planck-Institute for Chemical Energy ConversionStiftstr. 34–3645470Mülheim an der RuhrGermany
- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity College London (UCL)LondonWC1E 7JEUK
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- Christopher Ingold LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity College London20 Gordon StreetLondonWC1H 0AJUK
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- Department of Inorganic SpectroscopyMax-Planck-Institute for Chemical Energy ConversionStiftstr. 34–3645470Mülheim an der RuhrGermany
- University of GöttingenInstitute of Inorganic ChemistryTamannstrasse 437077GöttingenGermany
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- Christopher Ingold LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity College London20 Gordon StreetLondonWC1H 0AJUK
- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity College London (UCL)LondonWC1E 7JEUK
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- Diamond Light Source LtdDiamond House, Harwell CampusDidcotOX11 0DEUK
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- Max Planck-Cardiff Centre on the Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis FUNCATCardiff Catalysis InstituteSchool of ChemistryCardiff UniversityCardiffUK
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity College London (UCL)LondonWC1E 7JEUK
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- Christopher Ingold LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity College London20 Gordon StreetLondonWC1H 0AJUK
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- Christopher Ingold LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity College London20 Gordon StreetLondonWC1H 0AJUK
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- Christopher Ingold LaboratoryDepartment of ChemistryUniversity College London20 Gordon StreetLondonWC1H 0AJUK
- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity College London (UCL)LondonWC1E 7JEUK
- School of ChemistryUniversity of LincolnBrayford PoolLincolnLN6 7TSUK
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Wang Z, Jin X, Xu R, Yang Z, Ma S, Yan T, Zhu C, Fang J, Liu Y, Hwang SJ, Pan Z, Fan HJ. Cooperation between Dual Metal Atoms and Nanoclusters Enhances Activity and Stability for Oxygen Reduction and Evolution. ACS NANO 2023; 17:8622-8633. [PMID: 37129379 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c01287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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We have achieved the synthesis of dual-metal single atoms and atomic clusters that co-anchor on a highly graphitic carbon support. The catalyst comprises Ni4 (and Fe4) nanoclusters located adjacent to the corresponding NiN4 (and FeN4) single-atom sites, which is verified by systematic X-ray absorption characterization and density functional theory calculations. A distinct cooperation between Fe4 (Ni4) nanoclusters and the corresponding FeN4 (NiN4) atomic sites optimizes the adsorption energy of reaction intermediates and reduces the energy barrier of the potential-determining steps. This catalyst exhibits enhanced oxygen reduction and evolution activity and long-cycle stability compared to counterparts without nanoclusters and commercial Pt/C. The fabricated Zn-air batteries deliver a high power density and long-term cyclability, demonstrating their prospects in energy storage device applications.
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- Zhe Wang
- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center for Micro/Nano Fabrication, Device and System, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore
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Li Z, Ji S, Wang C, Liu H, Leng L, Du L, Gao J, Qiao M, Horton JH, Wang Y. Geometric and Electronic Engineering of Atomically Dispersed Copper-Cobalt Diatomic Sites for Synergistic Promotion of Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysis in Zinc-Air Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2300905. [PMID: 37040668 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202300905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The development of rechargeable zinc-air batteries is heavily dependent on bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts to offer exceptional oxygen reduction/evolution reaction (ORR/OER) activities. However, the design of such electrocatalysts with high activity and durability is challenging. Herein, a strategy is proposed to create an electrocatalyst comprised of copper-cobalt diatomic sites on a highly porous nitrogen-doped carbon matrix (Cu-Co/NC) with abundantly accessible metal sites and optimal geometric and electronic structures. Experimental findings and theoretical calculations demonstrate that the synergistic effect of Cu-Co dual-metal sites with metal-N4 coordination induce asymmetric charge distributions with moderate adsorption/desorption behavior with oxygen intermediates. This electrocatalyst exhibits extraordinary bifunctional oxygen electrocatalytic activities in alkaline media, with a half-wave potential of 0.92 V for ORR and a low overpotential of 335 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for OER. In addition, it demonstrates exceptional ORR activity in acidic (0.85 V) and neutral (0.74 V) media. When applied to a zinc-air battery, it achieves extraordinary operational performance and outstanding durability (510 h), ranking it as one of the most efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts reported to date. This work demonstrates the importance of geometric and electronic engineering of isolated dual-metal sites for boosting bifunctional electrocatalytic activity in electrochemical energy devices.
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- Zhijun Li
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, P. R. China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, P. R. China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, P. R. China
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- Huangpu Hydrogen Energy Innovation Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, P. R. China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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Zhang X, Wang J, Zhao Y. Enhancement Mechanism of Pt/Pd-Based Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:1275. [PMID: 37049368 PMCID: PMC10097321 DOI: 10.3390/nano13071275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is one of the key catalytic reactions for hydrogen fuel cells, biofuel cells and metal-air cells. However, due to the complex four-electron catalytic process, the kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction are sluggish. Platinum group metal (PGM) catalysts represented by platinum and palladium are considered to be the most active ORR catalysts. However, the price and reserves of Pt/Pd are major concerns and issues for their commercial application. Improving the catalytic performance of PGM catalysts can effectively reduce their loading and material cost in a catalytic system, and they will be more economical and practical. In this review, we introduce the kinetics and mechanisms of Pt/Pd-based catalysts for the ORR, summarize the main factors affecting the catalytic performance of PGMs, and discuss the recent progress of Pt/Pd-based catalysts. In addition, the remaining challenges and future prospects in the design and improvement of Pt/Pd-based catalysts of the ORR are also discussed.
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Zang Y, Lu DQ, Wang K, Li B, Peng P, Lan YQ, Zang SQ. A pyrolysis-free Ni/Fe bimetallic electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1792. [PMID: 36997545 PMCID: PMC10063682 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37530-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Catalysts capable of electrochemical overall water splitting in acidic, neutral, and alkaline solution are important materials. This work develops bifunctional catalysts with single atom active sites through a pyrolysis-free route. Starting with a conjugated framework containing Fe sites, the addition of Ni atoms is used to weaken the adsorption of electrochemically generated intermediates, thus leading to more optimized energy level sand enhanced catalytic performance. The pyrolysis-free synthesis also ensured the formation of well-defined active sites within the framework structure, providing ideal platforms to understand the catalytic processes. The as-prepared catalyst exhibits efficient catalytic capability for electrochemical water splitting in both acidic and alkaline electrolytes. At a current density of 10 mA cm-2, the overpotential for hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution is 23/201 mV and 42/194 mV in 0.5 M H2SO4 and 1 M KOH, respectively. Our work not only develops a route towards efficient catalysts applicable across a wide range of pH values, it also provides a successful showcase of a model catalyst for in-depth mechanistic insight into electrochemical water splitting.
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- Ying Zang
- School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, China
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- College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang, 473061, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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- School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China.
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Sathishkumar N, Chen HT. Regulating the Coordination Environment of Single-Atom Catalysts Anchored on Thiophene Linked Porphyrin for an Efficient Nitrogen Reduction Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:15545-15560. [PMID: 36931875 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c00559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) offers a promising strategy to resolve high energy consumption in the nitrogen industry. Recently, the regulation of the electronic structure of single-atom catalysts (SACs) by adjusting their coordination environment has emerged as a rather promising strategy to further enhance their electrocatalytic activity. Herein, we design novel SACs supported by thiophene-linked porphyrin (TM-N4/TP and TM-N4-xBx/TP, where TM = Sc to Au) as potential NRR catalysts using density functional theory calculations. Among these catalysts, TM-N4/TP (TM = Ti, Nb, Mo, Ta, W, and Re) and TM-N4/TP with a water bilayer (TM = Nb, Mo, W, and Re) show excellent activity (low limiting potential) but low selectivity. Encouragingly, we find that Mo-N3B/TP, Mo-N2B2-2/TP, W-N3B/TP, W-N2B2-2/TP, Re-N3B/TP, Re-N2B2-2/TP, and Re-N2B2-1/TP serve as the most efficient NRR electrocatalysts, as they present stability, superior activity, better selectivity with low limiting potentials (-0.18 ∼ -0.90 V), and high Faradaic efficiencies (>99.80%). Based on microkinetic modeling, kinetic analysis of the NRR is performed and shows that the Re-N2B2-1/TP catalyst is more efficient for NH3 formation. Additionally, multiple-level descriptors provide insight into the origin of NRR activity and enable fast prescreening among numerous candidates. This work provides a new perspective to design highly efficient catalysts for the NRR under ambient conditions.
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- Nadaraj Sathishkumar
- Department of Chemistry, R&D Center for Membrane Technology, and Research Center for Semiconductor Materials and Advanced Optics, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chungli District, Taoyuan City 320314, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, R&D Center for Membrane Technology, and Research Center for Semiconductor Materials and Advanced Optics, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chungli District, Taoyuan City 320314, Taiwan
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Li Z, Ji S, Xu C, Leng L, Liu H, Horton JH, Du L, Gao J, He C, Qi X, Xu Q, Zhu J. Engineering the Electronic Structure of Single-Atom Iron Sites with Boosted Oxygen Bifunctional Activity for Zinc-Air Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2209644. [PMID: 36533780 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202209644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Rechargeable zinc-air batteries typically require efficient, durable, and inexpensive bifunctional electrocatalysts to support oxygen reduction/evolution reactions (ORR/OER). However, sluggish kinetics and mass transportation challenges must be addressed if the performance of these catalysts is to be enhanced. Herein, a strategy to fabricate a catalyst comprising atomically dispersed iron atoms supported on a mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon support (Fe SAs/NC) with accessible metal sites and optimized electronic metal-support interactions is developed. Both the experimental results and theoretical calculations reveal that the engineered electronic structures of the metal active sites can regulate the charge distribution of Fe centers to optimize the adsorption/desorption of oxygenated intermediates. The Fe SAs/NC containing Fe1 N4 O1 sites achieves remarkable ORR activity over the entire pH range, with half-wave potentials of 0.93, 0.83, and 0.75 V (vs reversible hydrogen electrode) in alkaline, acidic, and neutral electrolytes, respectively. In addition, it demonstrates a promising low overpotential of 320 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for OER in alkaline conditions. The zinc-air battery assembled with Fe SAs/NC exhibits superior performance than that of Pt/C+RuO2 counterpart in terms of peak power density, specific capacity, and cycling stability. These findings demonstrate the importance of the electronic structure engineering of metal sites in directing catalytic activity.
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- Zhijun Li
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, P. R. China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, P. R. China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, P. R. China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Huangpu Hydrogen Energy Innovation Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Catalytic Materials & Surface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, 163318, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, P. R. China
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Lv N, Li Q, Zhu H, Mu S, Luo X, Ren X, Liu X, Li S, Cheng C, Ma T. Electrocatalytic Porphyrin/Phthalocyanine-Based Organic Frameworks: Building Blocks, Coordination Microenvironments, Structure-Performance Relationships. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2206239. [PMID: 36599650 PMCID: PMC9982586 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202206239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Metal-porphyrins or metal-phthalocyanines-based organic frameworks (POFs), an emerging family of metal-N-C materials, have attracted widespread interest for application in electrocatalysis due to their unique metal-N4 coordination structure, high conjugated π-electron system, tunable components, and chemical stability. The key challenges of POFs as high-performance electrocatalysts are the need for rational design for porphyrins/phthalocyanines building blocks and an in-depth understanding of structure-activity relationships. Herein, the synthesis methods, the catalytic activity modulation principles, and the electrocatalytic behaviors of 2D/3D POFs are summarized. Notably, detailed pathways are given for modulating the intrinsic activity of the M-N4 site by the microenvironments, including central metal ions, substituent groups, and heteroatom dopants. Meanwhile, the topology tuning and hybrid system, which affect the conjugation network or conductivity of POFs, are also considered. Furthermore, the representative electrocatalytic applications of structured POFs in efficient and environmental-friendly energy conversion areas, such as carbon dioxide reduction reaction, oxygen reduction reaction, and water splitting are briefly discussed. Overall, this comprehensive review focusing on the frontier will provide multidisciplinary and multi-perspective guidance for the subsequent experimental and theoretical progress of POFs and reveal their key challenges and application prospects in future electrocatalytic energy conversion systems.
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- Ning Lv
- College of Polymer Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
- Med‐X Center for MaterialsSichuan UniversityChengdu610041P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and EngineeringState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringSichuan UniversityChengdu610065P. R. China
- Department of UltrasoundWest China HospitalSichuan UniversityChengdu610041P. R. China
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Li J, Liu P, Yan J, Huang H, Song W. Fully-Conjugated Covalent Organic Frameworks with Two Metal Sites for Oxygen Electrocatalysis and Zn-Air Battery. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2206165. [PMID: 36683159 PMCID: PMC10037685 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202206165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are a promising alternative toward catalysis, due to the unique framework structure and the excellent chemical stability. However, the scarcity of unsaturated metal sites and the low conductivity have constrained the advancement of these materials for catalysis of electrochemical reactions. Exploring next-generation conductive metal-covalent organic frameworks (M-COFs) with extra metal active sites is crucial for improving their catalytic activity. Herein, a novel fully-conjugated M-COFs (Co-PorBpy-Co) with two types of metal sites is proposed and achieved by solvothermal method in the presence of carbon nanotube (CNT). The electrocatalyst constructed by the Co-PorBpy-Co exhibits excellent oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity (E1/2 = 0.84 V vs RHE, n = 3.86), superior to most COFs-based catalysts. Theoretical result shows the CoN2 sites are extremely active for ORR, and Co-PorBpy-Co exhibits excellent conductivity for electron transfer. The Zn-air battery constructed by Co-PorBpy-Co/CNT manifests excellent power density (159.4 mW cm-2 ) and great cycling stability, surpassing that of 20 wt% Pt/C catalyst. This work not only proposes a novel design concept for electrocatalysts, but establishes a mechanism platform for single-metal atom electrocatalysis and synergistic effect.
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- Jiawen Li
- College of ChemistryJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- College of ChemistryJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- College of ChemistryJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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- Department of MicrosystemsUniversity of South‐Eastern NorwayBorre3184Norway
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- College of ChemistryJilin UniversityChangchun130012P. R. China
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Jiang M, Zhu M, Wang M, He Y, Luo X, Wu C, Zhang L, Jin Z. Review on Electrocatalytic Coreduction of Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogenous Species for Urea Synthesis. ACS NANO 2023; 17:3209-3224. [PMID: 36786415 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c11046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The electrochemical coreduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogenous species (such as NO3-, NO2-, N2, and NO) for urea synthesis under ambient conditions provides a promising solution to realize carbon/nitrogen neutrality and mitigate environmental pollution. Although an increasing number of studies have made some breakthroughs in electrochemical urea synthesis, the unsatisfactory Faradaic efficiency, low urea yield rate, and ambiguous C-N coupling reaction mechanisms remain the major obstacles to its large-scale applications. In this review, we present the recent progress on electrochemical urea synthesis based on CO2 and nitrogenous species in aqueous solutions under ambient conditions, providing useful guidance and discussion on the rational design of metal nanocatalyst, the understanding of the C-N coupling reaction mechanism, and existing challenges and prospects for electrochemical urea synthesis. We hope that this review can stimulate more insights and inspiration toward the development of electrocatalytic urea synthesis technology.
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- Minghang Jiang
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry, MOE Key Laboratory of High Performance Polymer Materials and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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Guo J, Li W, Xu Y, Mao Y, Mei Z, Li H, He Y, San X, Xu K, Liang X. Ionic Covalent Organic Frameworks-Derived Cobalt Single Atoms and Nanoparticles for Efficient Oxygen Electrocatalysis. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2201371. [PMID: 36585369 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Metal single atoms show outstanding electrocatalytic activity owing to the abundant atomic reactive sites and superior stability. However, the preparation of single atoms suffers from inexorable metal aggregation which is harmful to electrocatalytic activity. Here, ionic covalent organic frameworks (iCOFs) are employed as the sacrificial precursor to mitigate the metal aggregation and subsequent formation of bulky particles. Molecular dynamics simulation shows that iCOFs can trap and confine more Co ions as compared to neutral COFs, resulting in the formation of a catalyst composed of Co single atoms and uniformly distributed Co nanoparticles (CoSA &CoNP-10 ). However, the neutral COFs derive a catalyst composed of Co atomic clusters and large Co nanoparticles (CoAC &CoNP-25 ). The CoSA &CoNP-10 catalyst exhibits higher oxygen bifunctional electrocatalytic activities than CoAC &CoNP-25 , coinciding with the density functional theory results. Taking the CoSA &CoNP-10 as the air cathode in Zn-air batteries (ZABs), the aqueous ZAB presents a high power density of 181 mW cm-2 , a specific capacity of 811 mAh g-1 as well as a long cycle life of 407 h at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 , while the quasi-solid state ZAB displays a power density of 179 mW cm-2 and the cycle life of 30 h.
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- Jiaming Guo
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Optic-electronic Information and Materials, The College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy Materials, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, 541004, China
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Shi X, Liu H, Hu Z, Zhao J, Gao J. Porous carbon-based metal-free monolayers towards highly stable and flexible wearable thermoelectrics and microelectronics. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:1522-1528. [PMID: 36546423 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05443d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In the search for high mechanical strength and flexibility, ultrahigh semiconducting speed is crucial for the next generation of microelectronic and wearable electronics. Herein, we propose two 2D graphene-like macrocyclic complex carbon-based monolayers, namely g-MC-A and g-MC-B. Both monolayers are dynamically stable according to phonon dispersion and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. The yield stress of these two layers reaches half that of graphene, revealing remarkably high mechanical strength. Besides, both monolayers are semiconductors. The electron mobility of g-MC-A is high: up to 104 cm2 V-1 s-1, comparable to black phosphorene. Furthermore, these two monolayers exhibit excellent inherent conductivity with anisotropic characteristics. Interestingly, an extra valley is observed near the conduction band edge for both layers, further simulation predicted both metal-free monolayers will exhibit ZT > 1, implying high thermoelectric performance. Therefore, these two C-based metal-free layers have promising applications in mechanical enhancement, microelectronics, wearable electronics and thermoelectric devices.
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- Xiaoran Shi
- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China.
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- College of Mathematics and Physics, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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Wang T, Xu L, Sun C, Li X, Yan Y, Li F. Synthesis of hierarchically structured Fe 3C/CNTs composites in a FeNC matrix for use as efficient ORR electrocatalysts. RSC Adv 2023; 13:3835-3842. [PMID: 36756555 PMCID: PMC9890648 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra07848a] [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: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Fe-N-C has a high number of FeN x active sites and has thus been regarded as a high-performance oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalyst, and combining Fe3C with Fe-N-C typically boosts ORR activity. However, the catalytic mechanism remains unknown, limiting further research and development. In this study, a precipitation-solvothermal process was used in conjunction with pyrolysis to produce a series of Fe-N-C catalysts derived from a zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) that was composited with Fe3C. The prepared catalysts had a multiscale structure of ZIF-like carbon particles and rod-like structures, as well as bamboo-like carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon layers wrapped with Fe3C particles while a series of studies revealed the origin of the rod-like structures and Fe3C phase. The hierarchical structure was beneficial to the enhanced electrocatalytic performance of catalysts for ORR. The optimal sample had the highest half-wave potential of 0.878 V vs. RHE, which was higher than that of commercial Pt/C (0.861 V vs. RHE). The ECSA of the optimal sample was 1.08 cm2 μg-1, with an electron transfer number close to 4, and functioning kinetics. The optimal sample exhibited high durability and methanol tolerance for the ORR. Finally, blocking different Fe active sites with coordination ions demonstrated that Fe(ii) was the main active site, indicating that Fe3C primarily served as a cocatalyst to optimize the electron structure of Fe-N-C, thereby synergistically improving the ORR activity.
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- Tanlun Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Catalysis and Separation, Department of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Catalysis and Separation, Department of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Catalysis and Separation, Department of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Catalysis and Separation, Department of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Catalysis and Separation, Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of TechnologyBeijing 100124China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Catalysis and Separation, Department of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology Beijing 100124 China
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Zhou W, Deng QW, He HJ, Yang L, Liu TY, Wang X, Zheng DY, Dai ZB, Sun L, Liu C, Wu H, Li Z, Deng WQ. Heterogenization of Salen Metal Molecular Catalysts in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202214143. [PMID: 36401588 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Integrating a molecular catalyst with a light harvester into a photocatalyst is an effective strategy for solar light conversion. However, it is challenging to establish a crystallized framework with well-organized connections that favour charge separation and transfer. Herein, we report the heterogenization of a Salen metal complex molecular catalyst into a rigid covalent organic framework (COF) through covalent linkage with the light-harvesting unit of pyrene for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. The chemically conjugated bonds between the two units contribute to fast photogenerated electron transfer and thereby promote the proton reduction reaction. The Salen cobalt-based COF showed the best hydrogen evolution activity (1378 μmol g-1 h-1 ), which is superior to the previously reported nonnoble metal based COF photocatalysts. This work provides a strategy to construct atom-efficient photocatalysts by the heterogenization of molecular catalysts into covalent organic frameworks.
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- Wei Zhou
- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, No. 72, Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, No. 72, Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, No. 72, Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, No. 72, Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, No. 72, Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, No. 72, Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, No. 72, Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023, China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, No. 72, Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, No. 72, Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, No. 72, Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, No. 72, Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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- Institute of Molecular Sciences and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science, Shandong University, No. 72, Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong, 266237, China
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Sarma BB, Maurer F, Doronkin DE, Grunwaldt JD. Design of Single-Atom Catalysts and Tracking Their Fate Using Operando and Advanced X-ray Spectroscopic Tools. Chem Rev 2023; 123:379-444. [PMID: 36418229 PMCID: PMC9837826 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The potential of operando X-ray techniques for following the structure, fate, and active site of single-atom catalysts (SACs) is highlighted with emphasis on a synergetic approach of both topics. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and related X-ray techniques have become fascinating tools to characterize solids and they can be applied to almost all the transition metals deriving information about the symmetry, oxidation state, local coordination, and many more structural and electronic properties. SACs, a newly coined concept, recently gained much attention in the field of heterogeneous catalysis. In this way, one can achieve a minimum use of the metal, theoretically highest efficiency, and the design of only one active site-so-called single site catalysts. While single sites are not easy to characterize especially under operating conditions, XAS as local probe together with complementary methods (infrared spectroscopy, electron microscopy) is ideal in this research area to prove the structure of these sites and the dynamic changes during reaction. In this review, starting from their fundamentals, various techniques related to conventional XAS and X-ray photon in/out techniques applied to single sites are discussed with detailed mechanistic and in situ/operando studies. We systematically summarize the design strategies of SACs and outline their exploration with XAS supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and recent machine learning tools.
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- Bidyut Bikash Sarma
- Institute
for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesserstraße 20, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute
of Catalysis Research and Technology, Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 76344 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute
for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesserstraße 20, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute
for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesserstraße 20, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute
of Catalysis Research and Technology, Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 76344 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute
for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Engesserstraße 20, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute
of Catalysis Research and Technology, Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 76344 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Preparation and characterization of M1-Nx-Cy based single atom catalysts for environmental applications. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.108050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Liu H, Yu F, Wu K, Xu G, Wu C, Liu HK, Dou SX. Recent Progress on Fe-Based Single/Dual-Atom Catalysts for Zn-Air Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2106635. [PMID: 35218294 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202106635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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As one of the most competitive candidates for large-scale energy storage, zinc-air batteries (ZABs) have attracted great attention due to their high theoretical specific energy density, low toxicity, high abundance, and high safety. It is highly desirable but still remains a huge challenge, however, to achieve cheap and efficient electrocatalysts to promote their commercialization. Recently, Fe-based single-atom and dual-atom catalysts (SACs and DACs, respectively) have emerged as powerful candidates for ZABs derived from their maximum utilization of atoms, excellent catalytic performance, and low price. In this review, some fundamental concepts in the field of ZABs are presented and the recent progress on the reported Fe-based SACs and DACs is summarized, mainly focusing on the relationship between structure and performance at the atomic level, with the aim of providing helpful guidelines for future rational designs of efficient electrocatalysts with atomically dispersed active sites. Finally, the great advantages and future challenges in this field of ZABs are also discussed.
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- Haoxuan Liu
- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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Bu R, Lu Y, Zhang B. Covalent Organic Frameworks Based Single-site Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Chem Res Chin Univ 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-022-2219-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Li X, Liu Q, Yang B, Liao Z, Yan W, Xiang Z. An Initial Covalent Organic Polymer with Closed-F Edges Directly for Proton-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2204570. [PMID: 35863906 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202204570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Covalent organic polymers (COPs) are a class of rising electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) due to the atomically metrical control of the organic molecular components along with highly architectural robustness and thermodynamic stability even in acid or alkaline media. However, the direct application of pristine COPs as acidic ORR electrocatalysts, especially in device manner, e.g., in proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), remains a big challenge. Currently, the decoration toward electronic structures of active sites is considered a vital pathway to enhancing the acidic ORR activity of carbon-based electrocatalysts. Here, an initial F-decorated fully closed π-conjugated quasi-phthalocyanine COP (denoted as COPBTC -F) is reported. The introduction of the closed-F edges stepwise drags more electrons from FeN4 sites in COPBTC -F into the catalyst margin, which weakens the occupied numbers of bonding orbitals between COPBTC -F and OH* intermediates at the rate-determining step, exhibiting over five times intrinsic performance beyond the counterpart without F functionalities (termed as COPBTC ). Significantly, the maximum power density utilizing COPBTC -F as a cathode catalyst in PEMFCs is remarkably increased by an order of magnitude compared with COPBTC , which is a stride forward among catalysts based on a pyrolysis-free conjugated-polymer network in device manner to date.
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- Xueli Li
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
- College of Marine Science and Technology, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya, 572022, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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Zhang M, Lai C, Xu F, Huang D, Liu S, Fu Y, Li L, Yi H, Qin L, Chen L. Atomically dispersed metal catalysts confined by covalent organic frameworks and their derivatives for electrochemical energy conversion and storage. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Narendra Kumar AV, Muthu Prabhu S, Shin WS, Yadav KK, Ahn Y, Abdellattif MH, Jeon BH. Prospects of non-noble metal single atoms embedded in two-dimensional (2D) carbon and non-carbon-based structures in electrocatalytic applications. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Zhao Y, Yu X, Wen X, Luo Y, Xiang Z, Chen J. HiGee
strategy towards large‐scale synthesis of soluble covalent organic frameworks. AIChE J 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.17864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yun Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Organic‐Inorganic Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic‐Inorganic Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic‐Inorganic Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic‐Inorganic Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic‐Inorganic Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic‐Inorganic Composites Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing P. R. China
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Wang Y, Zhou T, Ruan S, Feng H, Bi W, Hu J, Chen T, Liu H, Yuan B, Zhang N, Wang W, Zhang L, Chu W, Wu C, Xie Y. Directional Manipulation of Electron Transfer by Energy Level Engineering for Efficient Cathodic Oxygen Reduction. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:6622-6630. [PMID: 35931416 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Electron transfer plays an important role in determining the energy conversion efficiency of energy devices. Nitrogen-coordinated single metal sites (M-N4) materials as electrocatalysts have exhibited great potential in devices. However, there are still great difficulties in how to directionally manipulate electron transfer in M-N4 catalysts for higher efficiency. Herein, we demonstrated the mechanism of electron transfer being affected by energy level structure based on classical iron phthalocyanine (FePc) molecule/carbon models and proposed an energy level engineering strategy to manipulate electron transfer, preparing high-performance ORR catalysts. Engineering molecular energy level via modulating FePc molecular structure with nitro induces a strong interfacial electronic coupling and efficient charge transfer from carbon to FePc-β-NO2 molecule. Consequently, the assembled zinc-air battery exhibits ultrahigh performance which is superior to most of M-N4 catalysts. Energy level engineering provides a universal approach for directionally manipulating electron transfer, bringing a new concept to design efficient and stable M-N4 electrocatalyst.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yang Wang
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P.R. China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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