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Liu X, Wei S, Cao S, Zhang Y, Xue W, Wang Y, Liu G, Li J. Lattice Strain with Stabilized Oxygen Vacancies Boosts Ceria for Robust Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Outperforming Benchmark Pt. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2405970. [PMID: 38866382 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202405970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Earth-abundant metal oxides are usually considered as stable but catalytically inert toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) due to their unfavorable hydrogen intermediate adsorption performance. Herein, a heavy rare earth (Y) and transition metal (Co) dual-doping induced lattice strain and oxygen vacancy stabilization strategy is proposed to boost CeO2 toward robust alkaline HER. The induced lattice compression and increased oxygen vacancy (Ov) concentration in CeO2 synergistically improve the water dissociation on Ov sites and sequential hydrogen adsorption at activated Ov-neighboring sites, leading to significantly enhanced HER kinetics. Meanwhile, Y doping offers stabilization effect on Ov by its stronger Y─O bonding over Ce─O, which endows the catalyst with excellent stability. The Y,Co-CeO2 electrocatalyst exhibits an ultra-low HER overpotential (27 mV at 10 mA cm-2) and Tafel slope (48 mV dec-1), outperforming the benchmark Pt electrocatalyst. Moreover, the anion exchange membrane water electrolyzer incorporated with Y,Co-CeO2 achieves excellent stability of 500 h under 600 mA cm-2. This synergistic lattice strain and oxygen vacancy stabilization strategy sheds new light on the rational development of efficient and stable oxide-based HER electrocatalysts.
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- Xiaojing Liu
- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Power Battery & System Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and High Efficient Energy Saving, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Chemical Process Safety, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, China
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Oxygen promoted hydrogen production from formaldehyde reforming with oxide-derived Cu nanowires at room temperature. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Abdel-Mageed AM, Chen S, Fauth C, Häring T, Bansmann J. Fundamental Aspects of Ceria Supported Au Catalysts Probed by In Situ/Operando Spectroscopy and TAP Reactor Studies. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:1302-1315. [PMID: 33908151 PMCID: PMC8362095 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Revised: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The discovery of the activity of dispersed gold nanoparticles three decades ago paved the way for a new era in catalysis. The unusual behavior of these catalysts sparked many questions about their working mechanism. In particular, Au/CeO2 proved to be an efficient catalyst in several reactions such as CO oxidation, water gas shift, and CO2 reduction. Here, by employing findings from operando X‐ray absorption spectroscopy at the near and extended Au and Ce LIII energy edges, we focus on the fundamental aspects of highly active Au/CeO2 catalysts, mainly in the CO oxidation for understanding their complex structure‐reactivity relationship. These results were combined with findings from in situ diffuse reflectance FTIR and Raman spectroscopy, highlighting the changes of adlayer and ceria defects. For a comprehensive understanding, the spectroscopic findings will be supplemented by results of the dynamics of O2 activation obtained from Temporal Analysis of Products (TAP). Merging these results illuminates the complex relationship among the oxidation state, size of the Au nanoparticles, the redox properties of CeO2 support, and the dynamics of O2 activation.
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- Ali M Abdel-Mageed
- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 12613, Giza, Egypt
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany.,Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Kiel University, Max-Eyth-Str. 2, 24118, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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Li JC, Qin X, Xiao F, Liang C, Xu M, Meng Y, Sarnello E, Fang L, Li T, Ding S, Lyu Z, Zhu S, Pan X, Hou PX, Liu C, Lin Y, Shao M. Highly Dispersive Cerium Atoms on Carbon Nanowires as Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysts for Zn-Air Batteries. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:4508-4515. [PMID: 33998804 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Highly efficient noble-metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are essential to reduce the costs of fuel cells and metal-air batteries. Herein, a single-atom Ce-N-C catalyst, constructed of atomically dispersed Ce anchored on N-doped porous carbon nanowires, is proposed to boost the ORR. This catalyst has a high Ce content of 8.55 wt % and a high activity with ORR half-wave potentials of 0.88 V in alkaline media and 0.75 V in acidic electrolytes, which are comparable to widely studied Fe-N-C catalysts. A Zn-air battery based on this material shows excellent performance and durability. Density functional theory calculations reveal that atomically dispersed Ce with adsorbed hydroxyl species (OH) can significantly reduce the energy barrier of the rate-determining step resulting in an improved ORR activity.
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- Jin-Cheng Li
- Fok Ying Tung Research Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou 511458, China
- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Fok Ying Tung Research Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou 511458, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, 1425 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, Illinois 60115, United States
- X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, 1425 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, Illinois 60115, United States
- X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, 1425 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, Illinois 60115, United States
- X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Fok Ying Tung Research Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou 511458, China
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
- Energy Institute, Hong Kong Branch of the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), and Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control and Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong China
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute, No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, South Area, Hi-tech Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Gold catalysts have found applications in many reactions of both industrial and environmental importance. Great interest has been paid to the development of new processes that reduce energy consumption and minimize pollution. Among these reactions, the catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide (CO) is an important one, considering that a high concentration of CO in the atmosphere creates serious health and environmental problems. This paper examines the most important achievements and conclusions arising from the own authorship contributions concerning (2 wt. % Au)/Ce1−xZrxO2 catalyst’s active sites in low-temperature CO oxidation. The main findings of the present review are: (1) The effect of preparing conditions on Au crystallite size, highlighting some of the fundamental underpinnings of gold catalysis: the Au surface composition and the poisoning effect of residual chloride on the catalytic activity of (2 wt. % Au)/Ce1−xZrxO2 catalysts in CO oxidation; (2) The identification of ion clusters related to gold and their effect on catalyst’ surface composition; (3) The importance of physicochemical properties of oxide support (e.g., its particle size, oxygen mobility at low temperature and redox properties) in the creation of catalytic performance of Au catalysts; (4) The importance of oxygen vacancies, on the support surface, as the centers for oxygen molecule activation in CO reaction; (5) The role of moisture (200–1000 ppm) in the generation of enhanced CO conversion; (6) The Au-assisted Mars-van Krevelen (MvK) adsorption–reaction model was pertinent to describe CO oxidation mechanism. The principal role of Au in CO oxidation over (2 wt. % Au)/Ce1−xZrxO2 catalysts was related to the promotion in the transformation process of reversibly adsorbed or inactive surface oxygen into irreversibly adsorbed active species; (7) Combination of metallic gold (Au0) and Au-OH species was proposed as active sites for CO adsorption. These findings can help in the optimization of Au-containing catalysts.
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Zhao S, Kang D, Liu Y, Wen Y, Xie X, Yi H, Tang X. Spontaneous Formation of Asymmetric Oxygen Vacancies in Transition-Metal-Doped CeO2 Nanorods with Improved Activity for Carbonyl Sulfide Hydrolysis. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Shunzheng Zhao
- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-Oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-Oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource-Oriented Treatment of Industrial Pollutants, Beijing, 100083, China
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Knowledge-based catalyst development is always an interaction between preparation, analysis and catalytic testing [...]
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Grillo G, Menegazzo F, Tabasso S, Signoretto M, Manzoli M, Cravotto G. New Insights on the Dynamic Role of the Protecting Agent on the Reactivity of Supported Gold Nanoparticles. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201902061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Giorgio Grillo
- Department of Drug Science and Technology and NIS Centre for Nanostructured Interfaces and SurfacesUniversity of Turin Via Pietro Giuria 9 Turin 10125 Italy
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- CATMAT Lab Department of Molecular Sciences and NanosystemsCa' Foscari University Venice and INSTM Consortium RU Ve Via Torino 155 Venezia Mestre 30170 Italy
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Turin Via Pietro Giuria 7 Turin 10125 Italy
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- CATMAT Lab Department of Molecular Sciences and NanosystemsCa' Foscari University Venice and INSTM Consortium RU Ve Via Torino 155 Venezia Mestre 30170 Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology and NIS Centre for Nanostructured Interfaces and SurfacesUniversity of Turin Via Pietro Giuria 9 Turin 10125 Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology and NIS Centre for Nanostructured Interfaces and SurfacesUniversity of Turin Via Pietro Giuria 9 Turin 10125 Italy
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