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Liu Q, Tan X, Liao X, Lv J, Li X, Chen Z, Yang Y, Wu A, Zhao Y, Wu HB. Self-Limited Formation of Cobalt Nanoparticles for Spontaneous Hydrogen Production through Hydrazine Electrooxidation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311741. [PMID: 38470196 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Hydrogen (H2) has emerged as a highly promising energy carrier owing to its remarkable energy density and carbon emission-free properties. However, the widespread application of H2 fuel has been limited by the difficulty of storage. In this work, spontaneous electrochemical hydrogen production is demonstrated using hydrazine (N2H4) as a liquid hydrogen storage medium and enabled by a highly active Co catalyst for hydrazine electrooxidation reaction (HzOR). The HzOR electrocatalyst is developed by a self-limited growth of Co nanoparticles from a Co-based zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF), exhibiting abundant defective surface atoms as active sites for HzOR. Notably, these self-limited Co nanoparticles exhibit remarkable HzOR activity with a negative working potential of -0.1 V (at 10 mA cm-2) in 0.1 m N2H4/1 m KOH electrolyte. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations are employed to validate the superior performance of low-coordinated Co active sites in facilitating HzOR. By taking advantage of the potential difference between HzOR and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), a novel HzOR||HER electrochemical system is developed to spontaneously produce H2 without external energy input. Overall, the work offers valuable guidance for developing active HzOR catalyst. The novel HzOR||HER electrochemical system represents a promising and innovative solution for energy-efficient hydrogen production.
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- Qian Liu
- Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI), State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI), State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI), State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI), State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
- Laboratory of Clean Energy and Carbon Neutrality of Zhejiang Province, Jiaxing Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Jiaxing, 314031, P. R. China
- Baima Lake Laboratory, Hangzhou, 310053, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
- The Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, P. R. China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation (InCSI), State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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Wang P, Zheng J, Xu X, Zhang YQ, Shi QF, Wan Y, Ramakrishna S, Zhang J, Zhu L, Yokoshima T, Yamauchi Y, Long YZ. Unlocking Efficient Hydrogen Production: Nucleophilic Oxidation Reactions Coupled with Water Splitting. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2404806. [PMID: 38857437 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202404806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 05/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting driven by sustainable energy is a clean and promising water-chemical fuel conversion technology for the production of high-purity green hydrogen. However, the sluggish kinetics of anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) pose challenges for large-scale hydrogen production, limiting its efficiency and safety. Recently, the anodic OER has been replaced by a nucleophilic oxidation reaction (NOR) with biomass as the substrate and coupled with a hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), which has attracted great interest. Anode NOR offers faster kinetics, generates high-value products, and reduces energy consumption. By coupling NOR with hydrogen evolution reaction, hydrogen production efficiency can be enhanced while yielding high-value oxidation products or degrading pollutants. Therefore, NOR-coupled HER hydrogen production is another new green electrolytic hydrogen production strategy after electrolytic water hydrogen production, which is of great significance for realizing sustainable energy development and global decarbonization. This review explores the potential of nucleophilic oxidation reactions as an alternative to OER and delves into NOR mechanisms, guiding future research in NOR-coupled hydrogen production. It assesses different NOR-coupled production methods, analyzing reaction pathways and catalyst effects. Furthermore, it evaluates the role of electrolyzers in industrialized NOR-coupled hydrogen production and discusses future prospects and challenges. This comprehensive review aims to advance efficient and economical large-scale hydrogen production.
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- Peng Wang
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Medical and Health Textile Materials, College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens (SCEN), College of Textiles Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Medical and Health Textile Materials, College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens (SCEN), College of Textiles Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens (SCEN), College of Textiles Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Medical and Health Textile Materials, College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Center for Nanotechnology & Sustainability, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117576, Singapore
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Medical and Health Textile Materials, College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Process Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Materials Process Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Materials Process Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
- Department of Plant & Environmental New Resources, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17104, Republic of Korea
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Medical and Health Textile Materials, College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, P. R. China
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Li Y, Niu S, Liu P, Pan R, Zhang H, Ahmad N, Shi Y, Liang X, Cheng M, Chen S, Du J, Hu M, Wang D, Chen W, Li Y. Ruthenium Nanoclusters and Single Atoms on α-MoC/N-Doped Carbon Achieves Low-Input/Input-Free Hydrogen Evolution via Decoupled/Coupled Hydrazine Oxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202316755. [PMID: 38739420 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316755] [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: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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The hydrazine oxidation-assisted H2 evolution method promises low-input and input-free hydrogen production. However, developing high-performance catalysts for hydrazine oxidation (HzOR) and hydrogen evolution (HER) is challenging. Here, we introduce a bifunctional electrocatalyst α-MoC/N-C/RuNSA, merging ruthenium (Ru) nanoclusters (NCs) and single atoms (SA) into cubic α-MoC nanoparticles-decorated N-doped carbon (α-MoC/N-C) nanowires, through electrodeposition. The composite showcases exceptional activity for both HzOR and HER, requiring -80 mV and -9 mV respectively to reach 10 mA cm-2. Theoretical and experimental insights confirm the importance of two Ru species for bifunctionality: NCs enhance the conductivity, and its coexistence with SA balances the H ad/desorption for HER and facilitates the initial dehydrogenation during the HzOR. In the overall hydrazine splitting (OHzS) system, α-MoC/N-C/RuNSA excels as both anode and cathode materials, achieving 10 mA cm-2 at just 64 mV. The zinc hydrazine (Zn-Hz) battery assembled with α-MoC/N-C/RuNSA cathode and Zn foil anode can exhibit 97.3 % energy efficiency, as well as temporary separation of hydrogen gas during the discharge process. Therefore, integrating Zn-Hz with OHzS system enables self-powered H2 evolution, even in hydrazine sewage. Overall, the amalgamation of NCs with SA achieves diverse catalytic activities for yielding multifold hydrogen gas through advanced cell-integrated-electrolyzer system.
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- Yapeng Li
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, P. R. China
- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shangdong, 266071, P. R. China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, P. R. China
- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Multifunctional Nanomaterials and Smart Systems, Division of Advanced Materials, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325035, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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Li T, Wang B, Cao Y, Liu Z, Wang S, Zhang Q, Sun J, Zhou G. Energy-saving hydrogen production by seawater electrolysis coupling tip-enhanced electric field promoted electrocatalytic sulfion oxidation. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6173. [PMID: 39039041 PMCID: PMC11263359 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49931-5] [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: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024] Open
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Hydrogen production by seawater electrolysis is significantly hindered by high energy costs and undesirable detrimental chlorine chemistry in seawater. In this work, energy-saving hydrogen production is reported by chlorine-free seawater splitting coupling tip-enhanced electric field promoted electrocatalytic sulfion oxidation reaction. We present a bifunctional needle-like Co3S4 catalyst grown on nickel foam with a unique tip structure that enhances the kinetic rate by improving the current density in the tip region. The assembled hybrid seawater electrolyzer combines thermodynamically favorable sulfion oxidation and cathodic seawater reduction can enable sustainable hydrogen production at a current density of 100 mA cm-2 for up to 504 h. The hybrid seawater electrolyzer has the potential for scale-up industrial implementation of hydrogen production by seawater electrolysis, which is promising to achieve high economic efficiency and environmental remediation.
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- Tongtong Li
- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute & Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China.
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Zhu Y, Chen Y, Feng Y, Meng X, Xia J, Zhang G. Constructing Ru-O-TM Bridge in NiFe-LDH Enables High Current Hydrazine-assisted H 2 Production. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2401694. [PMID: 38721895 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202401694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Hydrazine oxidation-assisted water splitting is a critical technology to tackle the high energy consumption in large-scale H2 production. Ru-based electrocatalysts hold promise for synergetic hydrogen reduction (HER) and hydrazine oxidation (HzOR) catalysis but are hindered by excessive superficial adsorption of reactant intermediate. Herein, this work designs Ru cluster anchoring on NiFe-LDH (denoted as Ruc/NiFe-LDH), which effectively enhances the intermediate adsorption capacity of Ru by constructing Ru─O─Ni/Fe bridges. Notably, it achieves an industrial current density of 1 A cm-2 at an unprecedentedly low voltage of 0.43 V, saving 3.94 kWh m-3 H2 in energy, and exhibits remarkable stability over 120 h at a high current density of 5 A cm-2. Advanced characterizations and theoretical calculation reveal that the presence of Ru─O─Ni/Fe bridges widens the d-band width (Wd) of the Ru cluster, leading to a lower d-band center and higher electron occupation on antibonding orbitals, thereby facilitating moderate adsorption energy and enhanced catalytic activity of Ru.
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- Yin Zhu
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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Wang X, Hu H, Yan X, Zhang Z, Yang M. Activating Interfacial Electron Redistribution in Lattice-Matched Biphasic Ni 3N-Co 3N for Energy-Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production via Coupled Hydrazine Degradation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202401364. [PMID: 38465572 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202401364] [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: 01/19/2024] [Revised: 03/09/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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The development of high-purity and high-energy-density green hydrogen through water electrolysis holds immense promise, but issues such as electrocatalyst costs and power consumption have hampered its practical application. In this study, we present a promising solution to these challenges through the use of a high-performance bifunctional electrocatalyst for energy-efficient hydrogen production via coupled hydrazine degradation. The biphasic metal nitrides with highly lattice-matched structures are deliberately constructed, forming an enhanced local electric field between the electron-rich Ni3N and electron-deficient Co3N. Additionally, Mn is introduced as an electric field engine to further activate electron redistribution. Our Mn@Ni3N-Co3N/NF bifunctional electrocatalyst achieves industrial-grade current densities of 500 mA cm-2 at 0.49 V without degradation, saving at least 53.3 % energy consumption compared to conventional alkaline water electrolysis. This work will stimulate the further development of metal nitride electrocatalysts and also provide new perspectives on low-cost hydrogen production and environmental protection.
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- Xiaoli Wang
- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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Quan L, Jiang H, Mei G, Sun Y, You B. Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Overall and Hybrid Water Splitting. Chem Rev 2024; 124:3694-3812. [PMID: 38517093 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting driven by renewable electricity has been recognized as a promising approach for green hydrogen production. Different from conventional strategies in developing electrocatalysts for the two half-reactions of water splitting (e.g., the hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions, HER and OER) separately, there has been a growing interest in designing and developing bifunctional electrocatalysts, which are able to catalyze both the HER and OER. In addition, considering the high overpotentials required for OER while limited value of the produced oxygen, there is another rapidly growing interest in exploring alternative oxidation reactions to replace OER for hybrid water splitting toward energy-efficient hydrogen generation. This Review begins with an introduction on the fundamental aspects of water splitting, followed by a thorough discussion on various physicochemical characterization techniques that are frequently employed in probing the active sites, with an emphasis on the reconstruction of bifunctional electrocatalysts during redox electrolysis. The design, synthesis, and performance of diverse bifunctional electrocatalysts based on noble metals, nonprecious metals, and metal-free nanocarbons, for overall water splitting in acidic and alkaline electrolytes, are thoroughly summarized and compared. Next, their application toward hybrid water splitting is also presented, wherein the alternative anodic reactions include sacrificing agents oxidation, pollutants oxidative degradation, and organics oxidative upgrading. Finally, a concise statement on the current challenges and future opportunities of bifunctional electrocatalysts for both overall and hybrid water splitting is presented in the hope of guiding future endeavors in the quest for energy-efficient and sustainable green hydrogen production.
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- Li Quan
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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Liu Y, Li H, Liu X, Wang Y, Wang L, Yang T, Jadhav AR, Zhang J, Wang Y, Wu M, Lee JY, Kim MG, Lee H. Insight into Controllable Metal-Support Interactions in Metal/Metal Electrocatalysts for Efficient Energy-Saving Hydrogen Production. ACS NANO 2024; 18:874-884. [PMID: 38112494 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c09504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Controllable metal-support interaction (MSI) modulations have long been studied for improving the performance of catalysts supported on metal oxides. However, the corresponding in-depth study for metal1-metal2 (M1-M2) composited configurations is rarely achieved due to the lack of reliable models and manipulation mechanisms of MSI modifications. We modeled ruthenium on copper support (Ru-Cu) metal catalysts with negligible interfacial contact potential (e0.06 V) and investigated MSI-dependent hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysis kinetics induced by an electronic hydroxyl (HO-) modifier. Comprehensive simulations and characterizations confirmed that adjusting the HO- coverage can readily realize the tailorable improvement of MSI, facilitating charge migration at the Ru-Cu interface and optimizing the overall HER pathway on active Ru. As a result, a 5/10 monolayer (ML) HO-modified catalyst (5/10 ML) exhibits superior HER activity and durability owing to the relatively stronger MSI. This catalyst also ensured sustainable and efficient hydrogen generation in a urea electrolyzer with significant energy savings. Our work provides a valuable reference for optimizing the MSI-activity relationship in M1-M2 catalysts that target more than just HER.
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- Yang Liu
- Creative Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, College of New Energy, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, College of New Energy, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Beamline Research Division, Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL), Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Creative Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
- Institute for Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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Qian Q, Zhu Y, Ahmad N, Feng Y, Zhang H, Cheng M, Liu H, Xiao C, Zhang G, Xie Y. Recent Advancements in Electrochemical Hydrogen Production via Hybrid Water Splitting. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2306108. [PMID: 37815215 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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As one of the most promising approaches to producing high-purity hydrogen (H2 ), electrochemical water splitting powered by the renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric power has attracted considerable interest over the past decade. However, the water electrolysis process is seriously hampered by the sluggish electrode reaction kinetics, especially the four-electron oxygen evolution reaction at the anode side, which induces a high reaction overpotential. Currently, the emerging hybrid electrochemical water splitting strategy is proposed by integrating thermodynamically favorable electro-oxidation reactions with hydrogen evolution reaction at the cathode, providing a new opportunity for energy-efficient H2 production. To achieve highly efficient and cost-effective hybrid water splitting toward large-scale practical H2 production, much work has been continuously done to exploit the alternative anodic oxidation reactions and cutting-edge electrocatalysts. This review will focus on recent developments on electrochemical H2 production coupled with alternative oxidation reactions, including the choice of anodic substrates, the investigation on electrocatalytic materials, and the deep understanding of the underlying reaction mechanisms. Finally, some insights into the scientific challenges now standing in the way of future advancement of the hybrid water electrolysis technique are shared, in the hope of inspiring further innovative efforts in this rapidly growing field.
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- Qizhu Qian
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, P. R. China
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Guo B, Wen X, Xu L, Ren X, Niu S, YangCheng R, Ma G, Zhang J, Guo Y, Xu P, Li S. Noble Metal Phosphides: Robust Electrocatalysts toward Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. SMALL METHODS 2023:e2301469. [PMID: 38161258 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202301469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Facing with serious carbon emission issues, the production of green H2 from electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) has received extensive research interest. Almost all kinds of noble metal phosphides (NMPs) consisting of Pt-group elements (i.e., Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir and Pt) are all highly active and pH-universal electrocatalysts toward HER. In this review, the recent progress of NMP-based HER electrocatalysts is summarized. It is further take typical examples for discussing important impact factors on the HER performance of NMPs, including crystalline phase, morphology, noble metal element and doping. Moreover, the synthesis and HER application of hybrid catalysts consisting of NMPs and other materials such as transition metal phosphides, oxides, sulfides and phosphates, carbon materials and noble metals is also reviewed. Reducing the use of noble metal is the key idea for NMP-based hybrid electrocatalysts, while the expanded functionality and structure-performance relationship are also noticed in this part. At last, the potential opportunities and challenges for this kind of highly active catalyst is discussed.
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- Bingrong Guo
- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Novel Energy Materials & Catalysis Research Center, Shanwei Innovation Industrial Design & Research Institute, Shanwei, 516600, P. R. China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Division of Energy Storage, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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Feng G, Pan Y, Su D, Xia D. Constructing Fully-Active and Ultra-Active Sites in High-Entropy Alloy Nanoclusters for Hydrazine Oxidation-Assisted Electrolytic Hydrogen Production. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2309715. [PMID: 38118066 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202309715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/22/2023]
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The development of sufficiently high-efficiency systems and effective catalysts for electrocatalytic hydrogen production is of great significance but challenging. Here, high-entropy alloy nanoclusters (HEANCs) with full-active sites and super-active sites are innovatively constructed for hydrazine oxidation-assisted electrolytic hydrogen production. The HEANCs show an average size of only seven atomic layers (1.48 nm). As the catalysts for both hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and hydrazine oxidation reaction, the HEANC/C exhibits the best-level performance among reported electrocatalysts. Especially, the HEANC/C achieves an ultrahigh mass activity of 12.85 A mg-1 noble metals at -0.07 V and overpotential of only 9.5 mV for 10 mA cm-2 for alkaline HER. Further, with HEANC/C as both anode and cathode catalysts, an overall hydrazine oxidation-assisted splitting (OHzS) electrolyzer shows a record mass activity of 250.2 mA mg-1 catalysts at 0.1 V and only requires working voltages of 0.025 and 0.181 V to reach 10 and 100 mA cm-2 , respectively, outperforming those of overall water-splitting system and other reported chemicals-assisted hydrogen production systems. Active site libraries including 72 sites on HEANC surface are originally constructed by theoretical calculations, revealing that all sites on HEANC surface are effective active sites for OHzS; especially some are super-active sites, endowing the best-level performance of HEANC/C.
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- Guang Feng
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Advanced Batteries Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Chemical Power Source and Green Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Advanced Batteries Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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Zhou L, Feng D, Liu C, Sun Y, Fu Y, Ma T. Amorphous Ni(OH) 2 -Ni 3 S 2 /NF nano-flower heterostructure catalyst promotes efficient urea assisted overall water splitting. Chem Asian J 2023:e202300980. [PMID: 38109145 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300980] [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: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Urea assisted overall water splitting represents a cost-effective and efficient technology for hydrogen production, which not only obviates the generation of explosive H2 and O2 gas mixture but also minimizes the energy cost for the water splitting. In this study, we employed a one-pot hydrothermal method to directly synthesize Ni(OH)2 -Ni3 S2 /NF hybrid nanoflowers on a nickel foam (NF) substrate, resulting in efficient and stable bi-functional electrocatalysts for urea oxidation reaction (UOR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Under alkaline conditions, the Ni(OH)2 -Ni3 S2 /NF catalyst exhibits low voltage requirements of 1.346 V and -0.014 V vs. RHE with a current density of 10 mA cm-2 for UOR and HER, respectively. Furthermore, when employing the Ni(OH)2 -Ni3 S2 /NF catalyst as both anode and cathode for urea-assisted overall water splitting, it requires a cell voltage of merely 1.396 V with a current density of 10 mA cm-2 , which is notably lower than the voltage required for complete water decomposition at the same current density (1.568 V vs. RHE). The one-step synthesis of the Ni(OH)2 -Ni3 S2 /NF catalyst lays a foundation for further exploration of other transition metal complexes as dual-function electrocatalysts, enabling energy-efficient electrolytic hydrogen production and the treatment of urea-rich wastewater.
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- Lixue Zhou
- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, China
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, Shenyang, 110036, China
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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Wu Z, Li Q, Xu G, Jin W, Xiao W, Li Z, Ma T, Feng S, Wang L. Microwave Phosphine-Plasma-Assisted Ultrafast Synthesis of Halogen-Doped Ru/RuP 2 with Surface Intermediate Adsorption Modulation for Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2311018. [PMID: 38101817 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202311018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Anionic modification engineering is a crucial approach to develop highly efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction. Herein, halogen elements (X = Cl, Br, and I)-modified Ru-based nanosheets (X-Ru/RuP2 ) are designed by rapid and eco-friendly microwave-phosphide plasma approach within 60 s. Experimental and density functional theory calculations verify that the introduced halogen element, especially Br, can optimize the surface intermediates adsorption. Specially, the designed Br-Ru/RuP2 favors the water dissociation and following hydrogen adsorption/desorption process. Then, the as-synthesized Br-Ru/RuP2 exhibits low overpotential of 34 mV to reach 10 mA cm-2 coupled with small Tafel slope of 27 mV dec-1 in alkaline electrolyte with excellent long-term stability. Moreover, the electrocatalytic performances in acid and neutral media are also boosted via Br element modification. This work paves a novel way to regulate the electronic structure of Ru-based compounds, and then can boost the electrocatalytic kinetics.
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- Zexing Wu
- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266042, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266042, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Material Advanced Manufacturing's Technology of Shandong Province, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266042, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Material Advanced Manufacturing's Technology of Shandong Province, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266042, P. R. China
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- School of Science, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266042, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Eco-chemical Engineering and Green Manufacturing, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266042, P. R. China
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Zhao Y, Sun Y, Li H, Zeng S, Li R, Yao Q, Chen H, Zheng Y, Qu K. Highly enhanced hydrazine oxidation on bifunctional Ni tailored by alloying for energy-efficient hydrogen production. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 652:1848-1856. [PMID: 37683412 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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The low-potential hydrazine oxidation reaction (HzOR) can replace the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and thus assemble with the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), consequently achieving energy-saving hydrogen (H2) production. Notably, developing sophisticated bifunctional electrocatalysts for HER and HzOR is a prerequisite for efficient H2 production. Alloying noble metals with eligible non-precious ones can increase affordability, catalytic activity, and stability, alongside rendering bifunctionality. Herein, RuNi alloy deposited onto carbon (RuNi/C) was directly prepared by a simple and highly practical co-reduction method, showing excellent performance for HER and HzOR. Interestingly, to achieve 10 mA cm-2, RuNi/C only required an ultralow potential of 24 mV for HER, on par with commercial 20 wt% platinum in carbon (Pt/C), and -65 mV for HzOR, surpassing most reported counterparts. Moreover, the two-electrode electrolyzer only required small operation voltages of 57.8 and 327 mV to drive 10 and 100 mA cm-2, respectively. Driven by a homemade hydrazine (N2H4) fuel cell and solar panel, appreciable H2 yields of 1.027 and 1.406 mmol h-1 were achieved, respectively, exhibiting the energy-saving advantages alongside robust practicability. Moreover, theoretical calculations revealed that alloying with Ru endows bifunctional Ni sites not only with a lower H2O dissociation barrier but also with more favorable H* adsorption alongside the reduced energy barrier between HzOR intermediates.
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- Yujun Zhao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory/Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Energy Storage & Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory/Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Energy Storage & Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory/Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Energy Storage & Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory/Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Energy Storage & Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory/Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Energy Storage & Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory/Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Energy Storage & Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory/Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Energy Storage & Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory/Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Energy Storage & Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China.
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Wan Y, Chen W, Wu S, Gao S, Xiong F, Guo W, Feng L, Cai K, Zheng L, Wang Y, Zhong R, Zou R. Confinement Engineering of Zinc Single-Atom Triggered Charge Redistribution on Ruthenium Site for Alkaline Hydrogen Production. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2308798. [PMID: 38085468 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202308798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
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Optimizing the interaction between metal and support in the supported metal catalysts effectively refines the electronic structure and boosts the catalytic properties of loaded active components. Herein a method is introduced to confine ultrafine ruthenium (Ru) nanoparticles within atomically dispersed Zn-N4 sites on a N-doped carbon network (Ru/Zn-N-C) through the strong electronic metal-support interaction, achieving superior catalytic activity and stability for alkaline hydrogen evolution. Spectroscopic data and theoretical modeling elucidate that the remarkable catalytic performance of Ru sites stems from their strong electronic coupling with neighboring Zn-N4 moiety and pyridinic N/pyrrolic N. This interaction induces an electron-deficient state of Ru, thereby accelerating the dissociation of H2 O and lowering the energy barriers for the desorption of OH* and H*. This insight provides a deeper understanding of the catalytic mechanisms at play. Furthermore, alkaline water electrolyzer using this catalyst as cathode delivers a mass activity of 3 A mgcat -1 at 2.0 V, much surpassing Ru-C. This research opens a novel pathway for the development of advanced materials , tailored for energy storage and conversion applications.
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- Yinji Wan
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, No. 18 Fuxue Road, Changping District, Beijing, 102249, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Theory and Technology of Advanced Battery Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Theory and Technology of Advanced Battery Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Theory and Technology of Advanced Battery Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Theory and Technology of Advanced Battery Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100871, China
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- School of Physical Sciences, Great Bay University, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, 523000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, No. 18 Fuxue Road, Changping District, Beijing, 102249, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Theory and Technology of Advanced Battery Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Theory and Technology of Advanced Battery Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, No. 18 Fuxue Road, Changping District, Beijing, 102249, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Theory and Technology of Advanced Battery Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, No. 5 Yiheyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100871, China
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Zhao F, Nie S, Wu L, Yuan Q, Wang X. Porous, Ultrathin PtAgBiTe Nanosheets for Direct Hydrazine Hydrate Fuel Cell Devices. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2303672. [PMID: 37378656 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Ultrathin 2D nanomaterials have attracted extensive attention due to their fascinating applications in sustainable and clean-energy-related devices, but obtaining ultrathin 2D multimetallic polycrystalline structures with large lateral dimensions remains a challenge. In this study, ultrathin 2D porous PtAgBiTe and PtBiTe polycrystalline nanosheets (PNSs) are obtained via a visible-light-photoinduced Bi2 Te3 -nanosheet-mediated route. The PtAgBiTe PNSs are assembled by sub-5 nm grains with widths beyond 700 nm. Strain and ligand effects originating from the porous, curly polycrystalline structure endow the PtAgBiTe PNSs with robust hydrazine hydrate oxidation reaction activity. Theoretical research demonstrates that the modified Pt activates the N-H bonds in N2 H4 during the reaction, and strong hybridization between Pt-5d and N-2p facilitates dehydrogenation while reducing energy consumption. The peak power densities of the PtAgBiTe PNSs in actual hydrazine-O2 /air fuel cell devices are boosted to 532.9/315.9 mW cm-2 , while those of the commercial Pt/C are 394.7/157.9 mW cm-2 . This work provides a strategy not only for preparing ultrathin multimetallic PNSs but also for finding promising electrocatalysts for actual hydrazine fuel cells.
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- Fengling Zhao
- State-Local Joint Laboratory for Comprehensive Utilization of Biomass, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P. R. China
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- State-Local Joint Laboratory for Comprehensive Utilization of Biomass, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, 550025, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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Feng C, Lv M, Shao J, Wu H, Zhou W, Qi S, Deng C, Chai X, Yang H, Hu Q, He C. Lattice Strain Engineering of Ni 2 P Enables Efficient Catalytic Hydrazine Oxidation-Assisted Hydrogen Production. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2305598. [PMID: 37433070 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202305598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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Hydrazine-assisted water electrolysis provides new opportunities to enable energy-saving hydrogen production while solving the issue of hydrazine pollution. Here, the synthesis of compressively strained Ni2 P as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for boosting both the anodic hydrazine oxidation reaction (HzOR) and cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is reported. Different from a multistep synthetic method that induces lattice strain by creating core-shell structures, a facile strategy is developed to tune the strain of Ni2 P via dual-cation co-doping. The obtained Ni2 P with a compressive strain of -3.62% exhibits significantly enhanced activity for both the HzOR and HER than counterparts with tensile strain and without strain. Consequently, the optimized Ni2 P delivers current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm-2 at small cell voltages of 0.16 and 0.39 V for hydrazine-assisted water electrolysis, respectively. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the compressive strain promotes water dissociation and concurrently tunes the adsorption strength of hydrogen intermediates, thereby facilitating the HER process on Ni2 P. As for the HzOR, the compressive strain reduces the energy barrier of the potential-determining step for the dehydrogenation of *N2 H4 to *N2 H3 . Clearly, this work paves a facile pathway to the synthesis of lattice-strained electrocatalysts via the dual-cation co-doping.
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- Chao Feng
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
- Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, P. R. China
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Wang J, Fu Y, Zhang P, Zhang J, Ma X, Zhang J, Chen L. Designing N-doped graphene-like supported highly dispersed bimetallic NiCoP NPs as an efficient electrocatalyst for water oxidation. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:13079-13088. [PMID: 37668338 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01090b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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Electrocatalysts with a high oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity are very important for electrochemical water oxidation, but they are also challenging. In this study, N-doped graphene-like supported highly dispersed bimetallic NiCoP NPs as an efficient electrocatalyst for water oxidation were prepared by using cation exchange resin as a carbon source and by loading cobalt and nickel on D001 by a high-temperature calcination method. The designed electrocatalyst with bimetallic phosphide as the active center shows excellent OER catalytic performance, with an overpotential of 324 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and a corresponding Tafel slope of 97.28 mV dec-1. The increase in NiCoP-3@GL activity may be due to the increase in surface area (933.49 m2 g-1) caused by the irregular morphology, rich interface contact, and porous structure. In addition, the strong combination of NiCoP and GL improves the structural stability and durability of the electrocatalyst. After 5000 cyclic voltammetry tests, the performance of the catalyst decreased by 16.9 %. This work provides a new idea for designing efficient bimetallic phosphide electrocatalysts.
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- Jiabo Wang
- Engineering Research Centre of Jilin Provincial Higher Education University of Chemical Separation Technology, School of Petrochemical Technology, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, P.R. China.
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- Engineering Research Centre of Jilin Provincial Higher Education University of Chemical Separation Technology, School of Petrochemical Technology, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, P.R. China.
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- Engineering Research Centre of Jilin Provincial Higher Education University of Chemical Separation Technology, School of Petrochemical Technology, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, P.R. China.
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- Engineering Research Centre of Jilin Provincial Higher Education University of Chemical Separation Technology, School of Petrochemical Technology, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, P.R. China.
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- Engineering Research Centre of Jilin Provincial Higher Education University of Chemical Separation Technology, School of Petrochemical Technology, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, P.R. China.
- Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd, Shandong, 264006, P.R. China
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- Engineering Research Centre of Jilin Provincial Higher Education University of Chemical Separation Technology, School of Petrochemical Technology, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, P.R. China.
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- Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, PR China.
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Hu Y, Chao T, Li Y, Liu P, Zhao T, Yu G, Chen C, Liang X, Jin H, Niu S, Chen W, Wang D, Li Y. Cooperative Ni(Co)-Ru-P Sites Activate Dehydrogenation for Hydrazine Oxidation Assisting Self-powered H 2 Production. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202308800. [PMID: 37428114 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202308800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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Water electrolysis for H2 production is restricted by the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Using the thermodynamically more favorable hydrazine oxidation reaction (HzOR) to replace OER has attracted ever-growing attention. Herein, we report a twisted NiCoP nanowire array immobilized with Ru single atoms (Ru1 -NiCoP) as superior bifunctional electrocatalyst toward both HzOR and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), realizing an ultralow working potential of -60 mV and overpotential of 32 mV for a current density of 10 mA cm-2 , respectively. Inspiringly, two-electrode electrolyzer based on overall hydrazine splitting (OHzS) demonstrates outstanding activity with a record-high current density of 522 mA cm-2 at cell voltage of 0.3 V. DFT calculations elucidate the cooperative Ni(Co)-Ru-P sites in Ru1 -NiCoP optimize H* adsorption, and enhance adsorption of *N2 H2 to significantly lower the energy barrier for hydrazine dehydrogenation. Moreover, a self-powered H2 production system utilizing OHzS device driven by direct hydrazine fuel cell (DHzFC) achieve a satisfactory rate of 24.0 mol h-1 m-2 .
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- Yanmin Hu
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Sarker S, Choi JH, Lee HH, Kim DS, Cho HK. Surface-Confined Ultra-Low Scale Pd Engineered Layered Co(OH) 2 toward High-Performance Hydrazine Electrooxidation in Alkaline Saline Water. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2300639. [PMID: 37119402 PMCID: PMC10375158 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202300639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Applications of abundant seawater in electrochemical energy conversion are constrained due to the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction and the corrosive chlorine oxidation reaction. Hence, it is imperative to develop an efficient anodic reaction alternative suitable for coupling with the cathodic counterpart. Due to a low thermodynamic oxidation potential, hydrazine oxidation reaction (HzOR) offers a unique pathway to overcome these challenges. Herein, spontaneously in situ reduced atomic scale Pd surface-confined to electrochemically prepared layered Co(OH)2 on carbon cloth is synthesized. This study reveals the hydrazine and Pd-dependent morphological evolution of Co(OH)2 and its Pd hybrids into nanoparticulate form. Unlike various layered double hydroxides, Pd integrated Co(OH)2 benefits from the contribution of Co(OH)2 as an active HzOR catalyst and the reductive support to host Pd, resulting in synergistically improved performances. Mass activities of Pd in alkaline and alkaline saline electrolyte are 11.24 and 9.83 A mgPd -1 at 200 mV, respectively, corresponding to the highest HzOR activities among noble metals. The optimized Pd hybrid demonstrates ≈6.5 times the current density relative to PtC (14.91 mA cm-2 at 200 mV) in alkaline saline water with hydrazine. These findings would be beneficial to realize high overpotential anodic alternatives and reduce over-dependence on freshwater for electrocatalysis.
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- Swagotom Sarker
- School of Advanced Materials Science and EngineeringSungkyunkwan University (SKKU)2066, Seobu‐ro, Jangan‐guSuwon‐siGyeonggi‐do16419Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and EngineeringSungkyunkwan University (SKKU)2066, Seobu‐ro, Jangan‐guSuwon‐siGyeonggi‐do16419Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and EngineeringSungkyunkwan University (SKKU)2066, Seobu‐ro, Jangan‐guSuwon‐siGyeonggi‐do16419Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and EngineeringSungkyunkwan University (SKKU)2066, Seobu‐ro, Jangan‐guSuwon‐siGyeonggi‐do16419Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and EngineeringSungkyunkwan University (SKKU)2066, Seobu‐ro, Jangan‐guSuwon‐siGyeonggi‐do16419Republic of Korea
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Fu X, Cheng D, Wan C, Kumari S, Zhang H, Zhang A, Huyan H, Zhou J, Ren H, Wang S, Zhao Z, Zhao X, Chen J, Pan X, Sautet P, Huang Y, Duan X. Bifunctional Ultrathin RhRu 0.5 -Alloy Nanowire Electrocatalysts for Hydrazine-Assisted Water Splitting. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2301533. [PMID: 36944373 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202301533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Hydrazine-assisted water electrolysis offers a feasible path for low-voltage green hydrogen production. Herein, the design and synthesis of ultrathin RhRu0.5 -alloy wavy nanowires as bifunctional electrocatalysts for both the anodic hydrazine oxidation reaction (HzOR) and the cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is reported. It is shown that the RhRu0.5 -alloy wavy nanowires can achieve complete electrooxidation of hydrazine with a low overpotential and high mass activity, as well as improved performance for the HER. The resulting RhRu0.5 bifunctional electrocatalysts enable, high performance hydrazine-assisted water electrolysis delivering a current density of 100 mA cm-2 at an ultralow cell voltage of 54 mV and a high current density of 853 mA cm-2 at a cell voltage of 0.6 V. The RhRu0.5 electrocatalysts further demonstrate a stable operation at a high current density of 100 mA cm-2 for 80 hours of testing period with little irreversible degradation. The overall performance greatly exceeds that of the previously reported hydrazine-assisted water electrolyzers, offering a pathway for efficiently converting hazardous hydrazine into molecular hydrogen.
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- Xiaoyang Fu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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Li Y, Wang W, Cheng M, Feng Y, Han X, Qian Q, Zhu Y, Zhang G. Arming Ru with Oxygen-Vacancy-Enriched RuO 2 Sub-Nanometer Skin Activates Superior Bifunctionality for pH-Universal Overall Water Splitting. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2206351. [PMID: 36609998 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Water electrolysis has been expected to assimilate the renewable yet intermediate energy-derived electricity for green H2 production. However, current benchmark anodic catalysts of Ir/Ru-based compounds suffer severely from poor dissolution resistance. Herein, an effective modification strategy is proposed by arming a sub-nanometer RuO2 skin with abundant oxygen vacancies to the interconnected Ru clusters/carbon hybrid microsheet (denoted as Ru@V-RuO2 /C HMS), which can not only inherit the high hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity of the Ru, but more importantly, activate the superior activity toward the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in both acid and alkaline conditions. Outstandingly, it can achieve an ultralow overpotential of 176/201 mV for OER and 46/6 mV for the HER to reach 10 mA cm-2 in acidic and alkaline solution, respectively. Inspiringly, the overall water splitting can be driven with an ultrasmall cell voltage of 1.467/1.437 V for 10 mA cm-2 in 0.5 m H2 SO4 /1.0 m KOH, respectively. Density functional theory calculations reveal that armoring the oxygen-vacancy-enriched RuO2 exoskeleton can cooperatively alter the interfacial electronic structure and make the adsorption behavior of hydrogen and oxygen intermediates much close to the ideal level, thus simultaneously speeding up the hydrogen evolution kinetics and decreasing the energy barrier of oxygen release.
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- Yapeng Li
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, 550018, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis (CAN), Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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Wang W, Qian Q, Li Y, Zhu Y, Feng Y, Cheng M, Zhang H, Zhang Y, Zhang G. Robust and Highly Efficient Electrochemical Hydrogen Production from Hydrazine-Assisted Water Electrolysis Enabled by the Metal-Support Interaction of Ru/C Composites. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37225429 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c04342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Hydrazine oxidation-assisted water electrolysis provides a promising way for the energy-efficient electrochemical hydrogen (H2) and synchronous decomposition of hydrazine-rich wastewater, but the development of highly active catalysts still remains a great challenge. Here, we demonstrate the robust and highly active Ru nanoparticles supported on the hollow N-doped carbon microtube (denoted as Ru NPs/H-NCMT) composite structure as HER and HzOR bifunctional electrocatalysts. Thanks to such unique hierarchical architectures, the as-synthesized Ru NPs/H-NCMTs exhibit prominent electrocatalytic activity in the alkaline condition, which needs a low overpotential of 29 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for HER and an ultrasmall working potential of -0.06 V (vs RHE) to attain the same current density for HzOR. In addition, assembling a two-electrode hybrid electrolyzer using as-prepared Ru NPs/H-NCMT catalysts shows a small cell voltage of mere 0.108 V at 100 mA cm-2, as well as the remarkable long-term stability. Density functional theory calculations further reveal that the Ru NPs serve as the active sites for both the HER and HzOR in the nanocomposite, which facilitates the adsorption of H atoms and hydrazine dehydrogenation kinetics, thus enhancing the performances of HER and HzOR. This work paves a novel avenue to develop efficient and stable electrocatalysts toward HER and HzOR that promises energy-saving hybrid water electrolysis electrochemical H2 production.
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- Wentao Wang
- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China
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Xie H, Feng Y, He X, Zhu Y, Li Z, Liu H, Zeng S, Qian Q, Zhang G. Construction of Nitrogen-Doped Biphasic Transition-Metal Sulfide Nanosheet Electrode for Energy-Efficient Hydrogen Production via Urea Electrolysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2207425. [PMID: 36703521 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Urea-assisted hybrid water splitting is a promising technology for hydrogen (H2 ) production, but the lack of cost-effective electrocatalysts hinders its extensive application. Herein, it is reported that Nitrogen-doped Co9 S8 /Ni3 S2 hybrid nanosheet arrays on nickel foam (N-Co9 S8 /Ni3 S2 /NF) can act as an active and robust bifunctional catalyst for both urea oxidation reaction (UOR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), which could drive an ultrahigh current density of 400 mA cm-2 at a low working potential of 1.47 V versus RHE for UOR, and gives a low overpotential of 111 mV to reach 10 mA cm-2 toward HER. Further, a hybrid water electrolysis cell utilizing the synthesized N-Co9 S8 /Ni3 S2 /NF electrode as both the cathode and anode displays a low cell voltage of 1.40 V to reach 10 mA cm-2 , which can be powered by an AA battery with a nominal voltage of 1.5 V. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations decipher that N-doped heterointerfaces can synergistically optimize Gibbs free energy of hydrogen and urea, thus accelerating the catalytic kinetics of HER and UOR. This work significantly advances the development of the promising cobalt-nickel-based sulfide as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for energy-saving electrolytic H2 production and urea-rich innocent wastewater treatment.
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- Hui Xie
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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Qian Q, He X, Li Z, Chen Y, Feng Y, Cheng M, Zhang H, Wang W, Xiao C, Zhang G, Xie Y. Electrochemical Biomass Upgrading Coupled with Hydrogen Production under Industrial-Level Current Density. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2300935. [PMID: 36964932 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202300935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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As promising hydrogen energy carrier, formic acid (HCOOH) plays an indispensable role in building a complete industry chain of a hydrogen economy. Currently, the biomass upgrading assisted water electrolysis has emerged as an attractive alternative for co-producing green HCOOH and H2 in a cost-effective manner, yet simultaneously affording high current density and Faradaic efficiency (FE) still remains a big challenge. Here, the ternary NiVRu-layered double hydroxides (LDHs) nanosheet arrays for selective glycerol oxidation and hydrogen evolution catalysis are reported, which yield an industry-level 1 A cm-2 at voltage of 1.933 V, meanwhile showing considerable HCOOH and H2 productivities of 12.5 and 17.9 mmol cm-2 h-1 , with FEs of almost 80% and 96%, respectively. Experimental and theoretical results reveal that the introduced Ru atoms can tune the local electronic structure of Ni-based LDHs, which not only optimizes hydrogen adsorption kinetics for HER, but also reduces the reaction energy barriers for both the conversion of NiII into GOR-active NiIII and carboncarbon (CC) bond cleavage. In short, this work highlights the potential of large-scale H2 and HCOOH productions from integrated electrocatalytic system and provides new insights for designing advanced electrocatalyst for low-cost and sustainable energy conversion.
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- Qizhu Qian
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, Guizhou, 550018, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
- Institute of Energy, Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, P. R. China
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Sharma D, Choudhary P, Kumar S, Krishnan V. Transition Metal Phosphide Nanoarchitectonics for Versatile Organic Catalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2207053. [PMID: 36650943 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Transition metal phosphides (TMP) posses unique physiochemical, geometrical, and electronic properties, which can be exploited for different catalytic applications, such as photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, organic catalysis, etc. Among others, the use of TMP for organic catalysis is less explored and still facing many complex challenges, which necessitate the development of sustainable catalytic reaction protocols demonstrating high selectivity and yield of the desired molecules of high significance. In this regard, the controlled synthesis of TMP-based catalysts and thorough investigations of underlying reaction mechanisms can provide deeper insights toward practical achievement of desired applications. This review aims at providing a comprehensive analysis on the recent advancements in the synthetic strategies for the tailored and tunable engineering of structural, geometrical, and electronic properties of TMP. In addition, their unprecedented catalytic potential toward different organic transformation reactions is succinctly summarized and critically analyzed. Finally, a rational perspective on future opportunities and challenges in the emerging field of organic catalysis is provided. On the account of the recent achievements accomplished in organic synthesis using TMP, it is highly anticipated that the use of TMP combined with advanced innovative technologies and methodologies can pave the way toward large scale realization of organic catalysis.
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- Devendra Sharma
- School of Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, 175075, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, 175075, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, 175075, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences and Advanced Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, 175075, India
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Lin G, Zhang Z, Ju Q, Wu T, Segre CU, Chen W, Peng H, Zhang H, Liu Q, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Kong S, Mao Y, Zhao W, Suenaga K, Huang F, Wang J. Bottom-up evolution of perovskite clusters into high-activity rhodium nanoparticles toward alkaline hydrogen evolution. Nat Commun 2023; 14:280. [PMID: 36650135 PMCID: PMC9845238 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-35783-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Self-reconstruction has been considered an efficient means to prepare efficient electrocatalysts in various energy transformation process for bond activation and breaking. However, developing nano-sized electrocatalysts through complete in-situ reconstruction with improved activity remains challenging. Herein, we report a bottom-up evolution route of electrochemically reducing Cs3Rh2I9 halide-perovskite clusters on N-doped carbon to prepare ultrafine Rh nanoparticles (~2.2 nm) with large lattice spacings and grain boundaries. Various in-situ and ex-situ characterizations including electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance experiments elucidate the Cs and I extraction and Rh reduction during the electrochemical reduction. These Rh nanoparticles from Cs3Rh2I9 clusters show significantly enhanced mass and area activity toward hydrogen evolution reaction in both alkaline and chlor-alkali electrolyte, superior to liquid-reduced Rh nanoparticles as well as bulk Cs3Rh2I9-derived Rh via top-down electro-reduction transformation. Theoretical calculations demonstrate water activation could be boosted on Cs3Rh2I9 clusters-derived Rh nanoparticles enriched with multiply sites, thus smoothing alkaline hydrogen evolution.
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- Gaoxin Lin
- grid.454856.e0000 0001 1957 6294State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201899 Shanghai, China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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- grid.454856.e0000 0001 1957 6294State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201899 Shanghai, China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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- grid.454856.e0000 0001 1957 6294State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201899 Shanghai, China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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- grid.454856.e0000 0001 1957 6294State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201899 Shanghai, China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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- grid.62813.3e0000 0004 1936 7806Department of Physics & Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research and Instrumentation, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616 USA
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- grid.62813.3e0000 0004 1936 7806Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616 USA
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- grid.440637.20000 0004 4657 8879School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 201210 Shanghai, China
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- grid.458459.10000 0004 1792 5798State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200050 Shanghai, China
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- grid.136593.b0000 0004 0373 3971SANKEN, Osaka University, Ibaraki, 567-0047 Japan
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- grid.440637.20000 0004 4657 8879School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, 201210 Shanghai, China ,grid.458459.10000 0004 1792 5798State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200050 Shanghai, China
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- grid.454856.e0000 0001 1957 6294State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201899 Shanghai, China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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- grid.454856.e0000 0001 1957 6294State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201899 Shanghai, China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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- grid.454856.e0000 0001 1957 6294State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201899 Shanghai, China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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- grid.454856.e0000 0001 1957 6294State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201899 Shanghai, China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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- grid.136593.b0000 0004 0373 3971SANKEN, Osaka University, Ibaraki, 567-0047 Japan
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- grid.454856.e0000 0001 1957 6294State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201899 Shanghai, China ,grid.11135.370000 0001 2256 9319State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, 100871 Beijing, China
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- grid.454856.e0000 0001 1957 6294State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 201899 Shanghai, China ,grid.410726.60000 0004 1797 8419Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China ,grid.440734.00000 0001 0707 0296Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, 063210 Tangshan, China ,grid.440657.40000 0004 1762 5832School of Materials Science and Engineering, Taizhou University, 318000 Taizhou, Zhejiang China
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Liu Y, Ding J, Li F, Su X, Zhang Q, Guan G, Hu F, Zhang J, Wang Q, Jiang Y, Liu B, Yang HB. Modulating Hydrogen Adsorption via Charge Transfer at the Semiconductor-Metal Heterointerface for Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2207114. [PMID: 36205652 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202207114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Designing and synthesizing highly efficient and stable electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is important for realizing the hydrogen economy. Tuning the electronic structure of the electrocatalysts is essential to achieve optimal HER activity, and interfacial engineering is an effective strategy to induce electron transfer in a heterostructure interface to optimize HER kinetics. In this study, ultrafine RhP2 /Rh nanoparticles are synthesized with a well-defined semiconductor-metal heterointerface embedded in N,P co-doped graphene (RhP2 /Rh@NPG) via a one-step pyrolysis. RhP2 /Rh@NPG exhibits outstanding HER performances under all pH conditions. Electrochemical characterization and first principles density functional theory calculations reveal that the RhP2 /Rh heterointerface induces electron transfer from metallic Rh to semiconductive RhP2 , which increases the electron density on the Rh atoms in RhP2 and weakens the hydrogen adsorption on RhP2 , thereby accelerating the HER kinetics. Moreover, the interfacial electron transfer activates the dual-site synergistic effect of Rh and P of RhP2 in neutral and alkaline environments, thereby promoting reorganization of interfacial water molecules for faster HER kinetics.
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- Yuhang Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
- School of Physical Science & Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
- School of Physical Science & Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- School of Physical Science & Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637459, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China
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Chen X, Song J, Xing Y, Qin Y, Lin J, Qu X, Sun B, Du S, Shi D, Chen C, Sun D. Nickel-decorated RuO2 nanocrystals with rich oxygen vacancies for high‐efficiency overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 630:940-950. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.10.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Cai ZX, Xia Y, Ito Y, Ohtani M, Sakamoto H, Ito A, Bai Y, Wang ZL, Yamauchi Y, Fujita T. General Synthesis of MOF Nanotubes via Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Frameworks toward Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysts. ACS NANO 2022; 16:20851-20864. [PMID: 36458840 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c08245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The application scope of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be extended by rationally designing the architecture and components of MOFs, which can be achieved via a metal-containing solid templated strategy. However, this strategy suffers from low efficiency and provides only one specific MOF from one template. Herein, we present a versatile templated strategy in which organic ligands are weaved into hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) for the controllable and scalable synthesis of MOF nanotubes. HOF nanowires assembled from benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid and melamine via a simple sonochemical approach serve as both the template and precursor to produce MOF nanotubes with varied metal compositions. Hybrid nanotubes containing nanometal crystals and N-doped graphene prepared through a carbonization process show that the optimized NiRuIr alloy@NG nanotube exhibits excellent electrocatalytic HER activity and durability in alkaline media, outperforming most reported catalysts. The strategy proposed here demonstrates a pioneering study of combination of HOF and MOF, which shows great potential in the design of other nanosized MOFs with various architectures and compositions for potential applications.
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- Ze-Xing Cai
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi782-8502, Japan
- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang464000, P.R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang464000, P.R. China
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba305-8573, Japan
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi782-8502, Japan
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi782-8502, Japan
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi782-8502, Japan
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- Chemical Engineering College, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, No. 49 Aimin Street, Hohhot010051, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of CO2 Resource Utilization at Universities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, No. 49 Aimin Street, Hohhot010051, P.R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Applied Catalysis Science & Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin300072, P.R. China
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- JST-ERATO Yamauchi Materials Space Tectonics Project and International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki305-0044, Japan
- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland4072, Australia
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi782-8502, Japan
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Wang T, Cao X, Jiao L. Progress in Hydrogen Production Coupled with Electrochemical Oxidation of Small Molecules. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202213328. [PMID: 36200263 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The electrochemical oxidation of small molecules to generate value-added products has gained enormous interest in recent years because of the advantages of benign operation conditions, high conversion efficiency and selectivity, the absence of external oxidizing agents, and eco-friendliness. Coupling the electrochemical oxidation of small molecules to replace oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at the anode and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at the cathode in an electrolyzer would simultaneously realize the generation of high-value chemicals or pollutant degradation and the highly efficient production of hydrogen. This Minireview presents an introduction on small-molecule choice and design strategies of electrocatalysts as well as recent breakthroughs achieved in the highly efficient production of hydrogen. Finally, challenges and future orientations are highlighted.
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- Tongzhou Wang
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.,Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300192, China
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Qin Y, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Gu Y, Lian Y, Su Y, Hu J, Zhao X, Peng Y, Feng K, Zhong J, Rummeli MH, Deng Z. Ru-Substituted MnO 2 for Accelerated Water Oxidation: The Feedback of Strain-Induced and Polymorph-Dependent Structural Changes to the Catalytic Activity and Mechanism. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Yongze Qin
- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Energy, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Core Technology of High Specific Energy Battery and Key Materials for Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Energy, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Energy, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Core Technology of High Specific Energy Battery and Key Materials for Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Energy, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Core Technology of High Specific Energy Battery and Key Materials for Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Energy, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Energy, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Core Technology of High Specific Energy Battery and Key Materials for Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Energy, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Energy, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Energy, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Energy, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Energy, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Core Technology of High Specific Energy Battery and Key Materials for Petroleum and Chemical Industry, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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Hua D, Huang J, Fabbri E, Rafique M, Song B. Development of Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis and the Associated Challenges: A Review. ChemElectroChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202200999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Daxing Hua
- Department of Physics Institution Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P.R. China
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- Paul Scherrer Institute Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute Forschungsstrasse 111 5232 Villigen PSI Switzerland
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P.R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P.R. China
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Efficient CoNi-bimetal phosphide embedded carbon matrix derived from a novel phosphonate complex for hydrazine-assisted electrolytic hydrogen production. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Yan D, Mebrahtu C, Wang S, Palkovits R. Innovative Electrochemical Strategies for Hydrogen Production: From Electricity Input to Electricity Output. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 62:e202214333. [PMID: 36437229 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Renewable H2 production by water electrolysis has attracted much attention due to its numerous advantages. However, the energy consumption of conventional water electrolysis is high and mainly driven by the kinetically inert anodic oxygen evolution reaction. An alternative approach is the coupling of different half-cell reactions and the use of redox mediators. In this review, we, therefore, summarize the latest findings on innovative electrochemical strategies for H2 production. First, we address redox mediators utilized in water splitting, including soluble and insoluble species, and the corresponding cell concepts. Second, we discuss alternative anodic reactions involving organic and inorganic chemical transformations. Then, electrochemical H2 production at both the cathode and anode, or even H2 production together with electricity generation, is presented. Finally, the remaining challenges and prospects for the future development of this research field are highlighted.
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- Dafeng Yan
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Ministry-of-Education Key Laboratory for the Synthesis and Application of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei University, 430062, Wuhan, China.,Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, Provincial Hunan Key Laboratory for Graphene Materials and Devices, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Lushan Nan Road, 410082, Changsha, China
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- Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074, Aachen, Germany.,Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Energy Research, Stiftstr. 34, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Liu W, Shi T, Feng Z. Bifunctional zeolitic imidazolate framework-67 coupling with CoNiSe electrocatalyst for efficient hydrazine-assisted water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 630:888-899. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.10.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Tan Z, Li C, Wang L, Kang M, Wang W, Tang M, Li G, Feng Z, Yan Z. Homogenous Cr and C Doped 3D Self-Supporting NiO Cellular Nanospheres for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:7120. [PMID: 36295190 PMCID: PMC9605676 DOI: 10.3390/ma15207120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is one promising technique to obtain high-purity hydrogen, therefore, exploiting inexpensive and high-efficiency HER electrocatalysts is a matter of cardinal significance under the background of achieving carbon neutrality. In this paper, a hydrothermal method was used to prepare the Cr-NiC2O4/NF (Ni foam) precursor. Then, the NiO-Cr-C/NF self-supporting HER catalyst was obtained by heating the precursor at 400 °C. The catalyst presents a 3D cellular nanospheres structure which was composed of 2D nanosheets. Microstructure characterization shows that Cr and C elements were successfully doped into NiO. The results of electrochemical measurements and density functional theory (DFT) calculations show that under the synergy of Cr and C, the conductivity of NiO was improved, and the Gibbs free energy of H* (∆GH*) value is optimized. As a result, in 1.0 M KOH solution the NiO-Cr-C/NF-3 (Ni:Cr = 7:3) HER catalyst exhibits an overpotential of 69 mV and a Tafel slope of 45 mV/dec when the current density is 10 mA·cm-2. Besides, after 20 h of chronopotentiometry, the catalytic activity is basically unchanged. It is demonstrated that C and Cr co-doping on the lattice of NiO prepared by a simple hydrothermal method and subsequent heat treatment to improve the catalytic activity and stability of the non-precious metal HER catalysts in an alkaline medium is facile and efficient.
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- Zhaojun Tan
- School of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450045, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450045, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450045, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450045, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450045, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450011, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450045, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450011, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450045, China
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Zhou S, Zhao Y, Shi R, Wang Y, Ashok A, Héraly F, Zhang T, Yuan J. Vacancy-Rich MXene-Immobilized Ni Single Atoms as a High-Performance Electrocatalyst for the Hydrazine Oxidation Reaction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2204388. [PMID: 35839429 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202204388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs), on account of their outstanding catalytic potential, are currently emerging as high-performance materials in the field of heterogeneous catalysis. Constructing a strong interaction between the single atom and its supporting matrix plays a pivotal role. Herein, Ti3 C2 Tx -MXene-supported Ni SACs are reported by using a self-reduction strategy via the assistance of rich Ti vacancies on the Ti3 C2 Tx MXene surface, which act as the trap and anchor sites for individual Ni atoms. The constructed Ni SACs supported by the Ti3 C2 Tx MXene (Ni SACs/Ti3 C2 Tx ) show an ultralow onset potential of -0.03 V (vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE)) and an exceptional operational stability toward the hydrazine oxidation reaction (HzOR). Density functional theory calculations suggest a strong coupling of the Ni single atoms and their surrounding C atoms, which optimizes the electronic density of states, increasing the adsorption energy and decreasing the reaction activation energy, thus boosting the electrochemical activity. The results presented here will encourage a wider pursuit of 2D-materials-supported SACs designed by a vacancy-trapping strategy.
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- Shiqi Zhou
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
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Du H, Du Z, Wang T, Li B, He S, Wang K, Xie L, Ai W, Huang W. Unlocking Interfacial Electron Transfer of Ruthenium Phosphides by Homologous Core-Shell Design toward Efficient Hydrogen Evolution and Oxidation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2204624. [PMID: 35866182 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202204624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Developing high-efficiency electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions (HER/HOR) in alkaline electrolytes is of critical importance for realizing renewable hydrogen technologies. Ruthenium phosphides (RuPx ) are promising candidates to substitute Pt-based electrodes; however, great challenges still remain in their electronic structure regulation for optimizing intermediate adsorption. Herein, it is reported that a homologous RuP@RuP2 core-shell architecture constructed by a phosphatization-controlled phase-transformation strategy enables strong electron coupling for optimal intermediate adsorption by virtue of the emergent interfacial functionality. Density functional theory calculations show that the RuP core and RuP2 shell present efficient electron transfer, leading to a close to thermoneutral hydrogen adsorption Gibbs free energy of 0.04 eV. Impressively, the resulting material exhibits superior HER/HOR activities in alkaline media, which outperform the benchmark Pt/C and are among the best reported bifunctional hydrogen electrocatalysts. The present work not only provides an efficient and cost-effective bifunctional hydrogen electrocatalyst, but also offers a new synthetic protocol to rationally synthesize homologous core-shell nanostructures for widespread applications.
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- Hongfang Du
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Fujian Cross Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), SICAM, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) & Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Fujian Cross Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, China
- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), SICAM, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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Wang Z, Zhang X, Tian W, Yu H, Deng K, Xu Y, Wang X, Wang H, Wang L. Nitrogen-doped Ru film for energy-saving hydrogen production assisted with hydrazine oxidation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:10424-10427. [PMID: 36043325 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03579k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Herein, a universal approach is proposed to prepare a nitrogen-doped mesoporous Ru film with uniform pore size on nickel foam (N-mRu/NF) as an active bifunctional catalyst for energy-saving hydrogen production. The N-mRu/NF requires an ultrasmall overpotential of -60 and 62 mV to achieve 100 mA cm-2 for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and hydrazine oxidation reaction (HzOR), respectively. When used for HER-HzOR electrolysis, N-mRu/NF requires low voltages of 0.023 and 0.184 V at 10 and 100 mA cm-2, respectively.
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- Ziqiang Wang
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China.
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Fu Q, Lin L, Wu T, Zhang Q, Wang X, Xu L, Zhong J, Gu L, Zhang Z, Xu P, Song B. Electronegativity Enhanced Strong Metal-Support Interaction in Ru@F-Ni 3N for Enhanced Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:36688-36699. [PMID: 35930060 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c09507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Precious metals (Pt, Ir, Ru, and so on) and related compounds usually demonstrate superb catalytic activity for electrochemical hydrogen production. However, scarcity and stability are still challenges for hydrogen evolution reaction, even for single-atomic-site electrocatalysts. Herein, a fluorine (F) doping strategy is proposed to enhance the strong metal-support interaction between the F-doped Ni3N support and the loaded ruthenium (Ru) species. Via synergistically modulating both the Ru loading amount and F doping concentration, outstanding HER activity was achieved in Ru@F-Ni3N with an overpotential (η) of 115 mV at 100 mA cm-2, superior to the benchmark Pt/C (η = 201 mV). Density functional theory simulation in combination with X-ray photoelectron spectra and X-ray absorption spectroscopy characterizations convincingly demonstrate that, with the strongest electronegativity, F doping could effectively stabilize Ru atoms doped in the F-Ni3N substrate and simultaneously reduce the H bonding strength, which accelerated the desorption of H2. These findings provide a facile strategy to modulate both catalytic activities and stabilities of heteroatom-loaded catalytic materials.
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- Qiang Fu
- School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials Laboratory (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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- School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
- National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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Zhao X, Li X, An L, Zheng L, Yang J, Wang D. Controlling the Valence‐Electron Arrangement of Nickel Active Centers for Efficient Hydrogen Oxidation Electrocatalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202206588. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Xu Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education) Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei, 430074 P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui, 230026 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education) Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei, 430074 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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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui, 230026 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education) Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan Hubei, 430074 P. R. China
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Sun F, He D, Yang K, Qiu J, Wang Z. Hydrogen Production and Water Desalination with On-demand Electricity Output Enabled by Electrochemical Neutralization Chemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202203929. [PMID: 35452186 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202203929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Energy-saving hydrogen production can be achieved by using renewables or decoupling the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction from overall water splitting, which still needs electricity input. We have realized hydrogen production and water desalination with on-demand electricity output via an electrochemical neutralization chemistry strategy that couples acidic hydrogen evolution and alkaline hydrazine oxidation with ionic exchange. The electrochemical neutralization cells allow efficient use of chemical energy and low-grade heat from the surroundings to output 0.81 kWh electricity per m3 of hydrogen. Cell function can be rapidly switched to electricity output with a high peak power density up to 85.5 mW cm-2 or spontaneous hydrogen production at a high rate up to 70.1 mol h-1 m-2 without breaking cell operation or changing cell configuration. Fast water desalination is simultaneously achieved at a high salt removal rate of 56.1 mol h-1 m-2 without an external electricity supply.
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- Fu Sun
- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals, Liaoning Key Lab for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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Wu X, Wang Y, Wu ZS. Design principle of electrocatalysts for the electrooxidation of organics. Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.07.010] [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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Lin G, Ju Q, Liu L, Guo X, Zhu Y, Zhang Z, Zhao C, Wan Y, Yang M, Huang F, Wang J. Caged-Cation-Induced Lattice Distortion in Bronze TiO 2 for Cohering Nanoparticulate Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysts. ACS NANO 2022; 16:9920-9928. [PMID: 35713656 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c04513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Defect engineering provides a promising approach for optimizing the trade-off between support structures and active nanoparticles in heterojunction nanostructures, manifesting efficient synergy in advanced catalysis. Herein, a high density of distorted lattices and defects are successfully formed in bronze TiO2 through caging alkali-metal Na cations in open voids (Na-TiO2(B)), which could efficiently cohere nanoparticulate electrocatalysts toward alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The RuMo bimetallic nanoparticles could directionally anchor on Na-TiO2(B) with a certain angle of ∼22° due to elimination of the lattice mismatch, thus promoting uniform dispersion and small sizing of supported nanoparticles. Moreover, caging Na ions could significantly enhance the hydrophilicity of the substrate in RuMo/Na-TiO2(B), leading to the strengthening synergy of water dissociation and hydrogen desorption. As expected, this Na-caged nanocomposite catalyst rich with structural perturbations manifests a 6.4-fold turnover frequency (TOF) increase compared to Pt/C. The study provides a paradigm for designing stable nano-heterojunction catalysts with lattice-distorted substrates by caging cations toward advanced electrocatalytic transformations.
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- Gaoxin Lin
- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A5B7, Canada
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- Department of Applied Physics, Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Research Institute for Smart Energy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, China
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
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Zhao X, Li X, An L, Zheng L, Yang J, Wang D. Controlling the Valence‐Electron Arrangement of Nickel Active Centers for Efficient Hydrogen Oxidation Electrocatalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202206588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Xu Zhao
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Luoyu Road 1037 430074 Wuhan CHINA
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- University of Science and Technology of China Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale No.96, JinZhai Road 230026 Hefei CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Luoyu Road 1037 430074 Wuhan CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of High Energy Physics 100049 Beijing CHINA
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- University of Science and Technology of China Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale No.96, JinZhai Road 230026 Hefei CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Luoyu Road 1037 430074 Wuhan CHINA
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Qian Q, Wang W, Wang G, He X, Feng Y, Li Z, Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Zhang G. Phase-Selective Synthesis of Ruthenium Phosphide in Hybrid Structure Enables Efficient Hybrid Water Electrolysis Under pH-Universal Conditions. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2200242. [PMID: 35434924 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202200242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Hydrazine-assisted hybrid water electrolysis is an energy-saving approach to produce high-purity hydrogen, whereas the development of pH-universal bifunctional catalysts encounters a grand challenge. Herein, a phase-selective synthesis of ruthenium phosphide compounds hybrid with carbon forming pancake-like particles (denoted as Rux P/C-PAN, x = 1 or 2) is presented. The obtained RuP/C-PAN exhibits the highest catalytic activity among the control samples, delivering ultralow cell voltages of 0.03, 0.27, and 0.65 V to drive 10 mA cm-2 using hybrid water electrolysis corresponding to pH values of 14, 7, and 0, respectively. Theoretical calculation deciphers that the RuP phase displays optimized free energy for hydrogen adsorption and reduced energy barrier for hydrazine dehydrogenation. This work may not only open up a new avenue in exploring universally compatible catalyst to transcend the limitation on the pH value of electrolytes, but also push forward the development of an energy-saving hydrogen generation technique based on emerging hybrid water electrolysis.
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- Qizhu Qian
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science Guizhou Education University, Guiyang, 550018, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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He Q, Zhou Y, Shou H, Wang X, Zhang P, Xu W, Qiao S, Wu C, Liu H, Liu D, Chen S, Long R, Qi Z, Wu X, Song L. Synergic Reaction Kinetics over Adjacent Ruthenium Sites for Superb Hydrogen Generation in Alkaline Media. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2110604. [PMID: 35319113 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202110604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Ruthenium (Ru)-based electrocatalysts as platinum (Pt) alternatives in catalyzing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are promising. However, achieving efficient reaction processes on Ru catalysts is still a challenge, especially in alkaline media. Here, the well-dispersed Ru nanoparticles with adjacent Ru single atoms on carbon substrate (Ru1,n -NC) is demonstrated to be a superb electrocatalyst for alkaline HER. The obtained Ru1,n -NC exhibits ultralow overpotential (14.8 mV) and high turnover frequency (1.25 H2 s-1 at -0.025 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode), much better than the commercial 40 wt.% Pt/C. The analyses reveal that Ru nanoparticles and single sites can promote each other to deliver electrons to the carbon substrate. Eventually, the electronic regulations bring accelerated water dissociation and reduced energy barriers of hydroxide/hydrogen desorption on adjacent Ru sites, then an optimized reaction kinetics for Ru1,n -NC is obtained to achieve superb hydrogen generation in alkaline media. This work provides a new insight into the catalyst design in simultaneous optimizations of the elementary steps to obtain ideal HER performance in alkaline media.
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- Qun He
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation of Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), School of Chemistry and Materials Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation of Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), School of Chemistry and Materials Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, P. R. China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation of Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), School of Chemistry and Materials Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Science at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation of Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), School of Chemistry and Materials Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230029, P. R. China
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Xu H, Xu G, Chen L, Shi J. Self-Co-Electrolysis for Co-Production of Phosphate and Hydrogen in Neutral Phosphate Buffer Electrolyte. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2200058. [PMID: 35262982 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202200058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The spontaneous reaction between Zn and H2 O is of critical importance and could plausibly be used to produce H2 gas, especially under neutral conditions. However, this reaction has long been overlooked owing to its sluggish kinetics and Zn consumption. Herein, a unique self-co-electrolysis system (SCES) is reported, which uses a Zn anode, a CoP-based catalytic cathode, and a neutral phosphate buffer solution (PBS) as the electrolyte. In this SCES, Zn is not only a sacrificial anode but also an important precursor of high-value-added NaZnPO4 . Additionally, the composition and phase structure of NaZnPO4 can be well regulated. In this study, a high-performance N,Cu-CoP/carbon cloth (CC) catalyst is synthesized to catalyze the cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at an especially low overpotential of 64.7 mV at 10 mA cm- 2 . H2 gas (13.7 mL cm- 2 h- 1 ) and NaZnPO4 (3.73 mg cm- 2 h- 1 ) are obtained at the cathode and anode, respectively, in the N,Cu-CoP/CC||Zn SCES spontaneously. Moreover, the SCES has a favorable open-circuit voltage (OCV) of 0.79 V and a maximum power density of 1.83 mW cm- 2 . Density functional theory (DFT) calculations are performed to elucidate the electronic structure and HER catalytic mechanism of the N and Cu co-doped CoP catalysts.
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- Heng Xu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, North Zhongshan Road 3663, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, North Zhongshan Road 3663, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, North Zhongshan Road 3663, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ding-xi Road 1295, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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Sun F, He D, Yang K, Qiu J, Wang Z. Hydrogen Production and Water Desalination with On‐demand Electricity Output Enabled by Electrochemical Neutralization Chemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202203929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Fu Sun
- Dalian University of Technology Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Dalian University of Technology Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Dalian University of Technology Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Beijing University of Chemical Technology Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Dalian University of Technology School of Chemical Engineering No. 2 Ling Gong Rd, High Technology Zone 116024 Dalian CHINA
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