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Sun J, Yang J, Wang T, Zhang SL, Yuan H, Zang W, Liu Y, Liu X, Wang W, Xi S, Kirk CH, Wang H, Wang J, Wang X, Bhat U, Liu Z, Wang S, Zhang YW, Wang J. Electrochemical Knocking-Down of Zn Metal Clusters into Single Atoms. Nano Lett 2024; 24:5206-5213. [PMID: 38647212 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
Abstract
Single Atoms Catalysts (SACs) have emerged as a class of highly promising heterogeneous catalysts, where the traditional bottom-up synthesis approaches often encounter considerable challenges in relation to aggregation issues and poor stability. Consequently, achieving densely dispersed atomic species in a reliable and efficient manner remains a key focus in the field. Herein, we report a new facile electrochemical knock-down strategy for the formation of SACs, whereby the metal Zn clusters are transformed into single atoms. While a defect-rich substrate plays a pivotal role in capturing and stabilizing isolated Zn atoms, the feasibility of this novel strategy is demonstrated through a comprehensive investigation, combining experimental and theoretical studies. Furthermore, when studied in exploring for potential applications, the material prepared shows a remarkable improvement of 58.21% for the Li+ storage and delivers a capacity over 300 Wh kg-1 after 500 cycles upon the transformation of Zn clusters into single atoms.
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- Jianguo Sun
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore
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- Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Fusionopolis Way, #16-16 Connexis, Singapore 138632, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Fusionopolis Way, #16-16 Connexis, Singapore 138632, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Institute of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Pesek Road Jurong Island, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634, Republic of Singapore
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- Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Fusionopolis Way, #16-16 Connexis, Singapore 138632, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore
- National University of Singapore (Chongqing) Research Institute, Chongqing 401123, P. R. China
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Murphy E, Sun B, Rüscher M, Liu Y, Zang W, Guo S, Chen YH, Hejral U, Huang Y, Ly A, Zenyuk IV, Pan X, Timoshenko J, Cuenya BR, Spoerke ED, Atanassov P. Synergizing Fe 2O 3 Nanoparticles on Single Atom Fe-N-C for Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia at Industrial Current Densities. Adv Mater 2024:e2401133. [PMID: 38619914 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202401133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
Abstract
The electrochemical reduction of nitrates (NO3 -) enables a pathway for the carbon neutral synthesis of ammonia (NH3), via the nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR), which has been demonstrated at high selectivity. However, to make NH3 synthesis cost-competitive with current technologies, high NH3 partial current densities (jNH3) must be achieved to reduce the levelized cost of NH3. Here, the high NO3RR activity of Fe-based materials is leveraged to synthesize a novel active particle-active support system with Fe2O3 nanoparticles supported on atomically dispersed Fe-N-C. The optimized 3×Fe2O3/Fe-N-C catalyst demonstrates an ultrahigh NO3RR activity, reaching a maximum jNH3 of 1.95 A cm-2 at a Faradaic efficiency (FE) for NH3 of 100% and an NH3 yield rate over 9 mmol hr-1 cm-2. Operando XANES and post-mortem XPS reveal the importance of a pre-reduction activation step, reducing the surface Fe2O3 (Fe3+) to highly active Fe0 sites, which are maintained during electrolysis. Durability studies demonstrate the robustness of both the Fe2O3 particles and Fe-Nx sites at highly cathodic potentials, maintaining a current of -1.3 A cm-2 over 24 hours. This work exhibits an effective and durable active particle-active support system enhancing the performance of the NO3RR, enabling industrially relevant current densities and near 100% selectivity.
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- Eamonn Murphy
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Energy Storage Technologies & Systems, Albuquerque, NM, 87185, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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Zang W, Lee J, Tieu P, Yan X, Graham GW, Tran IC, Wang P, Christopher P, Pan X. Distribution of Pt single atom coordination environments on anatase TiO 2 supports controls reactivity. Nat Commun 2024; 15:998. [PMID: 38307931 PMCID: PMC10837418 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45367-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) offer efficient metal utilization and distinct reactivity compared to supported metal nanoparticles. Structure-function relationships for SACs often assume that active sites have uniform coordination environments at particular binding sites on support surfaces. Here, we investigate the distribution of coordination environments of Pt SAs dispersed on shape-controlled anatase TiO2 supports specifically exposing (001) and (101) surfaces. Pt SAs on (101) are found on the surface, consistent with existing structural models, whereas those on (001) are beneath the surface after calcination. Pt SAs under (001) surfaces exhibit lower reactivity for CO oxidation than those on (101) surfaces due to their limited accessibility to gas phase species. Pt SAs deposited on commercial-TiO2 are found both at the surface and in the bulk, posing challenges to structure-function relationship development. This study highlights heterogeneity in SA coordination environments on oxide supports, emphasizing a previously overlooked consideration in the design of SACs.
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- Wenjie Zang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Irvine Materials Research Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, J1K 2R1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
- Irvine Materials Research Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
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Gao Q, Yan Z, Zhang W, Pillai HS, Yao B, Zang W, Liu Y, Han X, Min B, Zhou H, Ma L, Anaclet B, Zhang S, Xin H, He Q, Zhu H. Atomic Layers of B2 CuPd on Cu Nanocubes as Catalysts for Selective Hydrogenation. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:19961-19968. [PMID: 37651158 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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The search for highly active and selective catalysts with high precious metal atom utilization efficiency has attracted increasing interest in both the fundamental synthesis of materials and important industrial reactions. Here, we report the synthesis of Pd-Cu nanocubes with a Cu core and an ordered B2 intermetallic CuPd shell with controllable atomic layers on the surface (denoted as Cu/B2 CuPd), which can efficiently and robustly catalyze the selective hydrogenation of acetylene (C2H2) to ethylene (C2H4) under mild conditions. The optimized Cu/B2 CuPd with a Pd loading of 9.5 at. % exhibited outstanding performance in the C2H2 semi-hydrogenation with 100% C2H2 conversion and 95.2% C2H4 selectivity at 90 °C. We attributed this outstanding performance to the core/shell structure with a high surface density of active Pd sites isolated by Cu in the B2 intermetallic matrix, representing a structural motif of single-atom alloys (SAAs) on the surface. The combined experimental and computational studies further revealed that the electronic states of Pd and Cu are modulated by SAAs from the synergistic effect between Pd and Cu, leading to enhanced performance compared with pristine Pd and Cu catalysts. This study provides a new synthetic methodology for making single-atom catalysts with high precious metal atom utilization efficiency, enabling simultaneous tuning of both geometric and electronic structures of Pd active sites for enhanced catalysis.
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- Qiang Gao
- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, United States
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Lee J, Tieu P, Finzel J, Zang W, Yan X, Graham G, Pan X, Christopher P. How Pt Influences H 2 Reactions on High Surface-Area Pt/CeO 2 Powder Catalyst Surfaces. JACS Au 2023; 3:2299-2313. [PMID: 37654595 PMCID: PMC10466333 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
Abstract
The addition of platinum-group metals (PGMs, e.g., Pt) to CeO2 is used in heterogeneous catalysis to promote the rate of redox surface reactions. Well-defined model system studies have shown that PGMs facilitate H2 dissociation, H-spillover onto CeO2 surfaces, and CeO2 surface reduction. However, it remains unclear how the heterogeneous structures and interfaces that exist on powder catalysts influence the mechanistic picture of PGM-promoted H2 reactions on CeO2 surfaces developed from model system studies. Here, controlled catalyst synthesis, temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), in situ infrared spectroscopy (IR), and in situ electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) were used to interrogate the mechanisms of how Pt nanoclusters and single atoms influence H2 reactions on high-surface area Pt/CeO2 powder catalysts. TPR showed that Pt promotes H2 consumption rates on Pt/CeO2 even when Pt exists on a small fraction of CeO2 particles, suggesting that H-spillover proceeds far from Pt-CeO2 interfaces and across CeO2-CeO2 particle interfaces. IR and EELS measurements provided evidence that Pt changes the mechanism of H2 activation and the rate limiting step for Ce3+, oxygen vacancy, and water formation as compared to pure CeO2. As a result, higher-saturation surface hydroxyl coverages can be achieved on Pt/CeO2 compared to pure CeO2. Further, Ce3+ formed by spillover-H from Pt is heterogeneously distributed and localized at and around interparticle CeO2-CeO2 boundaries, while activated H2 on pure CeO2 results in homogeneously distributed Ce3+. Ce3+ localization at and around CeO2-CeO2 boundaries for Pt/CeO2 is accompanied by surface reconstruction that enables faster rates of H2 consumption. This study reconciles the materials gap between model structures and powder catalysts for H2 reactions with Pt/CeO2 and highlights how the spatial heterogeneity of powder catalysts dictates the influence of Pt on H2 reactions at CeO2 surfaces.
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- Jaeha Lee
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of California
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of California
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
- Irvine
Materials Research Institute (IMRI), University
of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University of California
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara, California 93106, United States
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Murphy E, Liu Y, Matanovic I, Rüscher M, Huang Y, Ly A, Guo S, Zang W, Yan X, Martini A, Timoshenko J, Cuenya BR, Zenyuk IV, Pan X, Spoerke ED, Atanassov P. Elucidating electrochemical nitrate and nitrite reduction over atomically-dispersed transition metal sites. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4554. [PMID: 37507382 PMCID: PMC10382506 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40174-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Electrocatalytic reduction of waste nitrates (NO3-) enables the synthesis of ammonia (NH3) in a carbon neutral and decentralized manner. Atomically dispersed metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) catalysts demonstrate a high catalytic activity and uniquely favor mono-nitrogen products. However, the reaction fundamentals remain largely underexplored. Herein, we report a set of 14; 3d-, 4d-, 5d- and f-block M-N-C catalysts. The selectivity and activity of NO3- reduction to NH3 in neutral media, with a specific focus on deciphering the role of the NO2- intermediate in the reaction cascade, reveals strong correlations (R=0.9) between the NO2- reduction activity and NO3- reduction selectivity for NH3. Moreover, theoretical computations reveal the associative/dissociative adsorption pathways for NO2- evolution, over the normal M-N4 sites and their oxo-form (O-M-N4) for oxyphilic metals. This work provides a platform for designing multi-element NO3RR cascades with single-atom sites or their hybridization with extended catalytic surfaces.
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- Eamonn Murphy
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 4-6 Faradayweg, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 4-6 Faradayweg, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 4-6 Faradayweg, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 4-6 Faradayweg, Berlin, 14195, Germany
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, 87185, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
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Zang W, Lee J, Tieu P, Yan X, Christopher P, Pan X. Unveiling Interplay Between Pt Single-atoms and Well-defined Anatase TiO2 Under Redox Conditions. Microsc Microanal 2023; 29:769-770. [PMID: 37613444 DOI: 10.1093/micmic/ozad067.380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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- Wenjie Zang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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Tieu P, Zang W, Lee J, Yan X, Christopher P, Pan X. Atomistic Understanding of CO and H2 Influence on Pt Sintering in Pt/CeO2. Microsc Microanal 2023; 29:1573-1574. [PMID: 37613760 DOI: 10.1093/micmic/ozad067.809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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- Peter Tieu
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
- Irvine Materials Research Institute, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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Tieu P, Dai S, Zang W, Pan X. Dynamic Evolution of Structure and Chemical Bonding in Atomically Dispersed Catalysts via In Situ Electron Microscopy. Microsc Microanal 2023; 29:1602-1604. [PMID: 37613880 DOI: 10.1093/micmic/ozad067.822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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- Peter Tieu
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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Sun T, Tang Z, Zang W, Li Z, Li J, Li Z, Cao L, Dominic Rodriguez JS, Mariano COM, Xu H, Lyu P, Hai X, Lin H, Sheng X, Shi J, Zheng Y, Lu YR, He Q, Chen J, Novoselov KS, Chuang CH, Xi S, Luo X, Lu J. Ferromagnetic single-atom spin catalyst for boosting water splitting. Nat Nanotechnol 2023:10.1038/s41565-023-01407-1. [PMID: 37231143 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-023-01407-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
Heterogeneous single-atom spin catalysts combined with magnetic fields provide a powerful means for accelerating chemical reactions with enhanced metal utilization and reaction efficiency. However, designing these catalysts remains challenging due to the need for a high density of atomically dispersed active sites with a short-range quantum spin exchange interaction and long-range ferromagnetic ordering. Here, we devised a scalable hydrothermal approach involving an operando acidic environment for synthesizing various single-atom spin catalysts with widely tunable substitutional magnetic atoms (M1) in a MoS2 host. Among all the M1/MoS2 species, Ni1/MoS2 adopts a distorted tetragonal structure that prompts both ferromagnetic coupling to nearby S atoms as well as adjacent Ni1 sites, resulting in global room-temperature ferromagnetism. Such coupling benefits spin-selective charge transfer in oxygen evolution reactions to produce triplet O2. Furthermore, a mild magnetic field of ~0.5 T enhances the oxygen evolution reaction magnetocurrent by ~2,880% over Ni1/MoS2, leading to excellent activity and stability in both seawater and pure water splitting cells. As supported by operando characterizations and theoretical calculations, a great magnetic-field-enhanced oxygen evolution reaction performance over Ni1/MoS2 is attributed to a field-induced spin alignment and spin density optimization over S active sites arising from field-regulated S(p)-Ni(d) hybridization, which in turn optimizes the adsorption energies for radical intermediates to reduce overall reaction barriers.
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- Tao Sun
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- School of Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Special Energy Materials, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Physics and Devices, Centre for Physical Mechanics and Biophysics, School of Physics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering to College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Physics, Frontiers Science Center for Mobile Information Communication and Security, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics at Extreme Conditions, High Magnetic Field Laboratory, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics at Extreme Conditions, High Magnetic Field Laboratory, HFIPS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, China
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- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering to College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering to College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering to College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Pesek Road Jurong Island, Singapore, Singapore.
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Physics and Devices, Centre for Physical Mechanics and Biophysics, School of Physics, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
- Institute for Functional Intelligent Materials, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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Xiao X, Xi S, Zang W, Lim SH, Gao J, Chu W, Liu Y. Insight into Key Parameters for Fabricating Stable Single-Atom Pt-Ni x Alloy by Reduction Environment-Induced Anti-Ostwald Effects. ChemSusChem 2023; 16:e202201885. [PMID: 36353926 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202201885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Developing single-atom catalysts with superior stability under reduction conditions is essential for hydrogenation/dehydrogenation catalysis and green hydrogen generation. In this contribution, single-atom Pt catalysts were achieved via a reduction environment-induced anti-Ostwald approach in the highly confined Ni species (Pt-Nix ) on nonreducible Al2 O3 matrix. In-situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy indicated that the isolated Pt-Nix metallic bonds, generated at high reduction temperature, dominated the formation of single Pt atoms. A relatively large cluster of metallic Ni would benefit the stabilization of Pt single atom as observed via high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy and validated by density functional theory simulation. Excellent performance on cellulose hydrogenolysis was demonstrated under harsh reductive and hydrothermal conditions, potentially expandable to other hydrogen involved reactions like CO2 hydrogenation, green hydrogen production from different hydrogen carriers, and beyond.
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- Xin Xiao
- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, 627833, Singapore
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, 627833, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA92697, USA
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, 627833, Singapore
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, 627833, Singapore
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, 627833, Singapore
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Yan Z, Yao B, Hall C, Gao Q, Zang W, Zhou H, He Q, Zhu H. Metal-Metal Oxide Catalytic Interface Formation and Structural Evolution: A Discovery of Strong Metal-Support Bonding, Ordered Intermetallics, and Single Atoms. Nano Lett 2022; 22:8122-8129. [PMID: 36194541 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In-depth investigation of metal-metal oxide interactions and their corresponding evolution is of paramount importance to heterogeneous catalysis as it allows the understanding and maneuvering of the structure of catalytic motifs. Herein, using a series of core/shell metal/iron oxide (M/FeOx, M = Pd, Pt, Au) nanoparticles and through a combination of in situ and ex situ electron and X-ray investigations, we revealed anomalous and dissimilar M-FeOx interactions among different systems under reducing conditions. Pd interacts strongly with FeOx after high-temperature reductive treatment, featured by the formation of Pd single atoms in the FeOx matrix and increased Pd-Fe bonding, while Pt transforms into ordered PtFe intermetallics and Pt single atoms immediately upon the coating of FeOx. In contrast, Au does not manifest strong bonding with FeOx. As a proof of concept of tailoring metal-metal oxide interactions for catalysis, optimized Pd/FeOx demonstrates 100% conversion and 86.5% selectivity at 60 °C for acetylene semihydrogenation.
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- Zihao Yan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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Xiong J, Yang J, Li W, Xiong H, Liu G, Wu F, Fan N, Zeng X, Huang F, Yang L, Tu X, Shi C, Yi B, Ye J, Li P, Tang C, Huang J, Hou P, Zang W, Tan S. 1411P A prospective, multicenter, real-world study of apatinib in the treatment of gastric cancer. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.1520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Zhang L, Yang T, Zang W, Kou Z, Ma Y, Waqar M, Liu X, Zheng L, Pennycook SJ, Liu Z, Loh XJ, Shen L, Wang J. Quasi-Paired Pt Atomic Sites on Mo 2 C Promoting Selective Four-Electron Oxygen Reduction. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2021; 8:e2101344. [PMID: 34258886 PMCID: PMC8456204 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202101344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Atomically dispersed Pt species are advocated as a promising electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) to boost noble metal utilization efficiency. However, when assembled on various substrates, isolated Pt single atoms are often demonstrated to proceed through the two-electron ORR pathway due to the unfavorable O─O bond cleavage thermodynamics in the absence of catalytic ensemble sites. In addition, although their distinct local coordination environments at the exact single active sites are intensively explored, the interactions and synergy between closely neighboring single atom sites remain elusive. Herein, atomically dispersed Pt monomers strongly interacting on a Mo2 C support is demonstrated as a model catalyst in the four-electron ORR, and the beneficial interactions between two closely neighboring and yet non-contiguous Pt single atom sites (named as quasi-paired Pt single atoms) are shown. Compared to isolated Pt single atom sites, the quasi-paired Pt single atoms deliver a superior mass activity of 0.224 A mg-1 Pt and near-100% selectivity toward four-electron ORR due to the synergistic interaction from the two quasi-paired Pt atom sites in modulating the binding mode of reaction intermediates. Our first-principles calculations reveal a unique mechanism of such quasi-paired configuration for promoting four-electron ORR.
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- Lei Zhang
- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117574Singapore
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- Department of PhysicsNational University of SingaporeSingapore117551Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117574Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and ProcessingWuhan University of TechnologyWuhan430070P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117574Singapore
- Institute of Materials Research and EngineeringAgency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)2 Fusionopolis WaySingapore138634Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117574Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117574Singapore
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility Institute of High Energy PhysicsChinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117574Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and EngineeringAgency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)2 Fusionopolis WaySingapore138634Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and EngineeringAgency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)2 Fusionopolis WaySingapore138634Singapore
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117575Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore117574Singapore
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- Zongkui Kou
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering National University of Singapore 117574 Singapore Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering National University of Singapore 117574 Singapore Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering National University of Singapore 117574 Singapore Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering National University of Singapore 117574 Singapore Singapore
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- Jiangsu Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials School of Electronic and Information Engineering Changshu Institute of Technology Changshu 215500 P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering National University of Singapore 117574 Singapore Singapore
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- Zongkui Kou
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering National University of Singapore 117574 Singapore Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering National University of Singapore 117574 Singapore Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering National University of Singapore 117574 Singapore Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering National University of Singapore 117574 Singapore Singapore
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- Jiangsu Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials School of Electronic and Information Engineering Changshu Institute of Technology Changshu 215500 P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering National University of Singapore 117574 Singapore Singapore
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Kou Z, Li X, Wang T, Ma Y, Zang W, Nie G, Wang J. Fundamentals, On-Going Advances and Challenges of Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-021-00096-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Sun T, Zang W, Yan H, Li J, Zhang Z, Bu Y, Chen W, Wang J, Lu J, Su C. Engineering the Coordination Environment of Single Cobalt Atoms for Efficient Oxygen Reduction and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c05577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Tao Sun
- SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543 Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543 Singapore
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- SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
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Zang W, Sun T, Yang T, Xi S, Waqar M, Kou Z, Lyu Z, Feng YP, Wang J, Pennycook SJ. Efficient Hydrogen Evolution of Oxidized Ni-N 3 Defective Sites for Alkaline Freshwater and Seawater Electrolysis. Adv Mater 2021; 33:e2003846. [PMID: 33349991 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202003846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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For mass production of high-purity hydrogen fuel by electrochemical water splitting, seawater electrolysis is an attractive alternative to the traditional freshwater electrolysis due to the abundance and low cost of seawater in nature. However, the undesirable chlorine ion oxidation reactions occurring simultaneously with seawater electrolysis greatly hinder the overall performance of seawater electrolysis. To tackle this problem, electrocatalysts of high activity and selectivity with purposely modulated coordination and an alkaline environment are urgently required. Herein, it is demonstrated that atomically dispersed Ni with triple nitrogen coordination (Ni-N3 ) can achieve efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance in alkaline media. The atomically dispersed Ni electrocatalysts exhibit overpotentials as low as 102 and 139 mV at 10 mA cm-2 in alkaline freshwater and seawater electrolytes, respectively, which compare favorably with those previously reported. They also deliver large current densities beyond 200 mA cm-2 at lower overpotentials than Pt/C, as well as show negligible current attenuation over 14 h. The X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) experimental analysis and density functional theory (DFT) calculations verify that the Ni-N3 coordination, which exhibits a lower coordination number than Ni-N4 , facilitates water dissociation and hydrogen adsorption, and hence enhances the HER activity.
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- Wenjie Zang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117551, Singapore
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- Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, Singapore, 627833, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117551, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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Rong W, Zou H, Zang W, Xi S, Wei S, Long B, Hu J, Ji Y, Duan L. Size‐Dependent Activity and Selectivity of Atomic‐Level Copper Nanoclusters during CO/CO
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Electroreduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 60:466-472. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202011836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Weifeng Rong
- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs institute Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs institute Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin Heilongjiang 150001 P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117574 Singapore
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- Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) 1 Pesek Road Jurong Island 627833 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs institute Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs institute Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs institute Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangzhou University Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs institute Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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Rong W, Zou H, Zang W, Xi S, Wei S, Long B, Hu J, Ji Y, Duan L. Size‐Dependent Activity and Selectivity of Atomic‐Level Copper Nanoclusters during CO/CO
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Electroreduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202011836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Weifeng Rong
- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs institute Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs institute Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin Heilongjiang 150001 P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117574 Singapore
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- Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) 1 Pesek Road Jurong Island 627833 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs institute Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs institute Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs institute Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangzhou University Guangzhou Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs institute Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 P. R. China
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Ma Y, Yang T, Zou H, Zang W, Kou Z, Mao L, Feng Y, Shen L, Pennycook SJ, Duan L, Li X, Wang J. Synergizing Mo Single Atoms and Mo 2 C Nanoparticles on CNTs Synchronizes Selectivity and Activity of Electrocatalytic N 2 Reduction to Ammonia. Adv Mater 2020; 32:e2002177. [PMID: 32627888 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202002177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Previous research of molybdenum-based electrocatalysts for nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) has been largely considered on either isolated Mo single atoms (MoSAs) or Mo carbide particles (e.g., Mo2 C) separately, while an integrated synergy (MoSAs-Mo2 C) of the two has never been considered. The theoretical calculations show that the Mo single atoms and Mo2 C nanoparticles exhibit, respectively, different catalytic hydrogen evolution reaction and NRR selectivity. Therefore, a new role-playing synergistic mechanism can be well enabled for the multistep NRR, when the two are combined on the same N-doped carbon nanotubes (NCNTs). This hypothesis is confirmed experimentally, where the MoSAs-Mo2 C assembled on NCNTs (MoSAs-Mo2 C/NCNTs) yields an ammonia formation rate of 16.1 µg h-1 cmcat -2 at -0.25 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode, which is about four times that by the Mo2 C alone (Mo2 C/NCNTs) and 4.5 times that by the MoSAs alone (MoSAs/NCNTs). Moreover, the Faradic efficiency of the MoSAs-Mo2 C/NCNTs is raised up to twofold and sevenfold of the Mo2 C/NCNTs and MoSAs/NCNTs, respectively. The MoSAs-Mo2 C/NCNTs also demonstrate outstanding stability by the almost unchanged catalytic performance over 10 h of the chronoamperometric test. The present study provides a promising new prototype of synchronizing the selectivity and activity for the multistep catalytic reactions.
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- Yuanyuan Ma
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A* STAR), Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117551, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A* STAR), Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117551, Singapore
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117575, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A* STAR), Singapore, 138634, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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The present study aims to investigate the protective effects of Dendrobine and its underlying mechanisms on liver injury induced by isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF). A mouse model of liver injury was induced by intragastrically administration of 100 mg/kg INH and 100 mg/kg RIF for 14 days. The mice were intragastrically administrated with Dendrobine (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg) before the administration of INH and RIF. Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were determined. Oxidative stress markers including glutathione, superoxide dismutase, and malondialdehyde in the liver were measured and liver histopathological examinations were performed. Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blot were applied to determine the mRNA and protein expressions, respectively. Luciferase reporter assay was used to evaluate the interactions between miR-295-5p and CYP1A2. Dendrobine significantly decreased serum ALT and AST and inhibited the liver index and ameliorated the liver histological changes induced by INH and RIF. Besides, Dendrobine also regulated oxidative stress status in the liver by the regulation of CYP1A2. Moreover, mmu-miR-295-5p was identified to target CYP1A2 and to regulate the expression of CYP1A2. In summary, Dendrobine ameliorated INH and RIF induced mouse liver injury by miR-295-5p-mediated CYP1A2 expression.
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- R Ci
- Department of Tuberculosis, Shijiazhuang No. 5 City Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis, Shijiazhuang No. 5 City Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis, Shijiazhuang No. 5 City Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis, Shijiazhuang No. 5 City Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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Zhang J, Ling C, Zang W, Li X, Huang S, Li XL, Yan D, Kou Z, Liu L, Wang J, Yang HY. Boosted electrochemical ammonia synthesis by high-percentage metallic transition metal dichalcogenide quantum dots. Nanoscale 2020; 12:10964-10971. [PMID: 32419003 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr01409e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The electrochemical method can directly convert N2 into the high-value-added NH3 under ambient conditions and is considered to be a green and sustainable alternative to the traditional Haber-Bosch process. However, the electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) suffers from a low ammonia yield rate over the reported electrocatalysts. Herein, we have developed a general strategy to boost the NRR performance, enabled by the metallic 1T phase dominated transition metal dichalcogenide quantum dots (TMD QDs). Impressively, the obtained MoSe2 QDs achieved a superior ammonia yield rate of 340 μg mg-1 cat. h-1 with excellent ammonia generation sustainability. Experimental and theoretical studies revealed that the excellent catalytic activity of MoSe2 QDs mainly originates from the ultra-small quantized size (high surface area and high-density active edge/defect sites) and high-percentage metallic 1T phase (the N2 adsorption on the 1T phase is spontaneous, and the energy barrier of the potential determining step on the 1T phase is very low). Most importantly, our concept is universal for TMD materials (i.e., MoS2, WSe2, WS2 and NbSe2) that also exhibit a much-enhanced ammonia yield rate as compared to other electrocatalysts.
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- Jian Zhang
- Key laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, PR China and Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore.
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore.
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- Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore.
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- Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore.
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- Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Key laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, PR China
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- School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, P. R. China
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- Pillar of Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore.
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The concept of single atom catalysts (SACs) originated from reducing the amount of noble metals used, by steadily refining the particle size loaded on a substrate surface. It has been rapidly moving to non-noble elements and their compounds in recent years, notably transition metals and even non-metals. They are of heterogeneous types, where the active species are refined to atomic dispersion scales on the surfaces/sub-surfaces of the solid support. The catalytic performance is governed by both the type and population of accessible active sites, and their bond and coordination environment, largely as a result of the interactions with the substrate surface. Unlike the internal structure within a crystalline solid, there is a large spatial variation in the bond and coordination environment of different atoms on the solid surface across different length scales, and in particular with the unsaturated surface, where there are various defects. They can also be dramatically altered during both the catalyst synthesis and actual catalysis process. In a way, they form a "surface heterocompound", where the local bonds for each metal atom are of a compound type, while there can be a large variation from one to another. Herein, we will look into the evolution from traditional heterogeneous catalysts to SACs, from the surface heterocompound perspective. Discussion will then be made on the on-going strategies and challenges in manipulating and identifying the local bond and coordination environment on the hetero-surfaces, in an attempt to develop efficient catalysts for the targeted applications, where both synthesis techniques and analytical tools are critically important, and computational studies can provide the key guiding principles. With selected paradigm studies, we will briefly examine the future perspectives for this newly emerging catalysis frontier.
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- Zongkui Kou
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117574 Singapore, Singapore.
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Pang Y, Zang W, Kou Z, Zhang L, Xu G, Lv J, Gao X, Pan Z, Wang J, Wu Y. Assembling of Bi atoms on TiO 2 nanorods boosts photoelectrochemical water splitting of semiconductors. Nanoscale 2020; 12:4302-4308. [PMID: 32025688 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr00004c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Low photoconversion efficiency, high charge transfer resistance and fast recombination rate are the bottlenecks of semiconductor nanomaterials in photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting, where the introduction of an appropriate co-catalyst is an effective strategy to improve their performance. In the present study, we have purposely designed atomic-scale dispersed bismuth (Bi) assembled on titanium dioxide nanorods (TiO2), and demonstrated its effective role as a co-catalyst in enhancing the PEC water splitting performance of TiO2. As a result, functionalized Bi/TiO2 generates a high photocurrent intensity at 1.23 VRHE under simulated solar light irradiation, which is 4-fold higher than that of pristine TiO2, exhibiting a significantly improved PEC performance for water splitting. The strategy presented in this study opens a new window for the construction of non-precious metals dispersed at atomic scales as efficient co-catalysts for realizing sustainable solar energy-driven energy conversion and storage.
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- Yajun Pang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China. and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China. and China International S&T Cooperation Base for Advanced Energy and Environmental Materials, Hefei 230009, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China. and China International S&T Cooperation Base for Advanced Energy and Environmental Materials, Hefei 230009, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574, Singapore.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China. and China International S&T Cooperation Base for Advanced Energy and Environmental Materials, Hefei 230009, China
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Zang W, Yang T, Zou H, Xi S, Zhang H, Liu X, Kou Z, Du Y, Feng YP, Shen L, Duan L, Wang J, Pennycook SJ. Copper Single Atoms Anchored in Porous Nitrogen-Doped Carbon as Efficient pH-Universal Catalysts for the Nitrogen Reduction Reaction. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Wenjie Zang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117574 Singapore
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- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 117551 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, 627833 Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117574 Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117574 Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117574 Singapore
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- Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, 627833 Singapore
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- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 117551 Singapore
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117575 Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117574 Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117574 Singapore
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Kou Z, Wang T, Wu H, Zheng L, Mu S, Pan Z, Lyu Z, Zang W, Pennycook SJ, Wang J. Twinned Tungsten Carbonitride Nanocrystals Boost Hydrogen Evolution Activity and Stability. Small 2019; 15:e1900248. [PMID: 30946521 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201900248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Synergistic integration of two active metal-based compounds can lead to much higher electrocatalytic activity than either of the two individually, due to the interfacial effects. Herein, a proof-of-concept strategy is creatively developed for the successful fabrication of twinned tungsten carbonitride (WCN) nanocrystals, where W2 C and WN are chemically bonded at the molecule level. High-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) and X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy analyses demonstrate that the intergrowth of W2 C and WN in the WCN nanocrystals produces abundant N-W-C interfaces, leading to a significant enhancement in catalytic activity and stability for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Indeed, it shows 14.2 times higher and 140 mV lower in the respective turn-over frequency (TOF) and overpotential at 10 mA cm-2 compared to W2 C alone. To complement the experimental observation, the theoretical calculations demonstrate that the WCN endows more favorable hydrogen evolution reaction than the single W2 C or WN crystals due to abundant interfaces, beneficial electronic states, lower work function, and more active W sites at the N-W-C interfaces.
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- Zongkui Kou
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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Ke Q, Zhang X, Zang W, Elshahawy AM, Hu Y, He Q, Pennycook SJ, Cai Y, Wang J. Strong Charge Transfer at 2H-1T Phase Boundary of MoS 2 for Superb High-Performance Energy Storage. Small 2019; 15:e1900131. [PMID: 31018041 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201900131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Transition metal dichalcogenides exhibit several different phases (e.g., semiconducting 2H, metallic 1T, 1T') arising from the collective and sluggish atomic displacements rooted in the charge-lattice interaction. The coexistence of multiphase in a single sheet enables ubiquitous heterophase and inhomogeneous charge distribution. Herein, by combining the first-principles calculations and experimental investigations, a strong charge transfer ability at the heterophase boundary of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2 ) assembled together with graphene is reported. By modulating the phase composition in MoS2 , the performance of the nanohybrid for energy storage can be modulated, whereby remarkable gravimetric and volumetric capacitances of 272 F g-1 and 685 F cm-3 are demonstrated. As a proof of concept for energy application, a flexible solid-state asymmetric supercapacitor is constructed with the MoS2 -graphene heterolayers, which shows superb energy and power densities (46.3 mWh cm-3 and 3.013 W cm-3 , respectively). The present work demonstrates a new pathway for efficient charge flow and application in energy storage by engineering the phase boundary and interface in 2D materials of transition metal dichalcogenides.
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- Qingqing Ke
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Center for Programmable Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, Singapore, 138732, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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Ma Y, Sumboja A, Zang W, Yin S, Wang S, Pennycook SJ, Kou Z, Liu Z, Li X, Wang J. Flexible and Wearable All-Solid-State Al-Air Battery Based on Iron Carbide Encapsulated in Electrospun Porous Carbon Nanofibers. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2019; 11:1988-1995. [PMID: 30565917 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b14840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In this work, electrospinning N-doped carbon nanofibers containing iron carbide (Fe3C@N-CFs) are synthesized and employed as the cathode in the flexible Al-air battery. Benefiting from the excellent catalytic activity of the iron carbide which is uniformly encapsulated in the N-doped carbon matrix, as well as the large specific surface area of the cross-linked network nanostructure, the as-prepared Fe3C@N-CFs show outstanding catalytic activity and stability toward oxygen reduction reaction. The as-fabricated all-solid-state Al-air batteries with Fe3C@N-CF catalyst show a stable discharge voltage (1.61 V) for 8 h, giving a capacity of 1287.3 mA h g-1.
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- Yuanyuan Ma
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National University of Singapore , 117574 , Singapore
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- Material Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering , Institut Teknologi Bandung , Jl. Ganesha 10 , Bandung 40132 , Indonesia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National University of Singapore , 117574 , Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Nanyang Technological University , 639798 , Singapore
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- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) , Institute of Materials Research and Engineering , 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03 Innovis , 138634 , Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National University of Singapore , 117574 , Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National University of Singapore , 117574 , Singapore
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- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) , Institute of Materials Research and Engineering , 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03 Innovis , 138634 , Singapore
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- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) , Institute of Materials Research and Engineering , 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03 Innovis , 138634 , Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , National University of Singapore , 117574 , Singapore
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Zang W, Sumboja A, Ma Y, Zhang H, Wu Y, Wu S, Wu H, Liu Z, Guan C, Wang J, Pennycook SJ. Single Co Atoms Anchored in Porous N-Doped Carbon for Efficient Zinc−Air Battery Cathodes. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b02556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Wenjie Zang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #8-13, Singapore 138634
- Material Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung 40132, Indonesia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #8-13, Singapore 138634
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #8-13, Singapore 138634
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
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Zang W, Liu PF, Han XF. A comparative study of proximal femoral locking compress plate, proximal femoral nail antirotation and dynamic hip screw in intertrochanteric fractures. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2018; 22:119-123. [PMID: 30004556 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201807_15373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to compare the clinical efficacy of three different internal fixation methods, i.e. proximal femoral locking compress plate (PF-LCP), proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) and dynamic hip screw (DHS) system in intertrochanteric femur fracture. PATIENTS AND METHODS We selected a total of 150 patients with Intertrochanteric femur fracture who were admitted to this hospital between January 2015 and December 2016 for treatment, and those patients were divided into three groups according to the difference in treatment methods, i.e., Group A (n=50), Group B (n=50) and Group C (n=50). For patients in Group A, they received the PF-LCP treatment, patients in Group B received PFNA treatment while those in Group C received DHS treatment; ultimately, clinical efficacy was compared among three groups. RESULTS In Group B, the efficacy was superior to those in Group A and C in terms of comparison of surgical duration, bleeding amount, time point of callus formation, healing time of fracture and length of stay (LOS) in hospital (p<0.05); after operation, the prevalence rate of complication in Group B was significantly lower than those in Group A and Group C (p<0.05); in comparison of preoperative Harris score among three groups, the different had no statistical significance (p>0.05). The Harris scores in Group B at the 1st, 3rd, and 6th month after operation were all significantly higher than those in Group A and C (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Compared with PF-LCP and DHS, PFDA can better fix the intertrochanteric femur fracture with little effect on blood circulation at the fracture end and slight damage to sclerotin, thereby accelerating the recovery of hip joint function without any increase in prevalence of complications. Therefore, PFDA has a promising clinical efficacy and safety, which is worthy of being promoted in clinical practice.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Dongying Second People's Hospital, Dongying, China.
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Aiyer A, Asp P, Zang W, Dong X, Neufeld D, Alfieri A, Sanal M, Guha C. Preparative Hepatic Irradiation (HIR) for Transplantation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-Derived Hepatocyte-Like Cells (iHep) in Mouse Livers. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Xiang J, Zang W, Che J, Chen K, Hang J. Regulation network analysis in the esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2012; 16:2051-2056. [PMID: 23280018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The incidence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has high regional selectivity. The molecular mechanisms of ESCC are complex and involve multiple oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, receptor tyrosine kinases, cytoplasmic enzymes, and tumor interstitial elements. AIM Here we used bioinformatics to obtain some important genes and pathways involved in ESCC. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this article, we did Affymetrix microarray data collection from three big databases, and then selected all the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) according to some principles. On this basis, we carried out regulation network analysis and pathway enrichment analysis, obtaining ESCC related regulation network analysis, after which we selected significant pathways on regulation network and established TF-pathway regulation network. RESULTS In the transcription factors (TFs) regulation network we found SP1, E2F1, USF2 and SP3 form a local network which suggested that these TFs might play a more important role in ESCC. Some key pathways were also identified, such as P53 signaling pathway, melanoma and prostate cancer pathways. CONCLUSIONS The identification of crucial molecular pathways involved in ESCC would ultimately improve therapeutic effects and facilitate the development of new treatment strategies.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Wen H, Zhao Z, Fefelova N, Allen C, Guillaume N, Xiao D, Huang C, Zang W, Gwathmey J, Xie L. Docosahexaenoic Acid Reduces the Incidence of Early Afterdepolarizations Caused by Oxidative Stress in Rabbit Ventricular Myocytes. Heart Rhythm 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.09.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wu X, Zang W, Cui S, Wang M. Bioinformatics analysis of two microarray gene-expression data sets to select lung adenocarcinoma marker genes. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2012; 16:1582-1587. [PMID: 23111975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lung adenocarcinoma (LAC) is the most frequent histologic type of lung cancer and rates of adenocarcinoma are increasing in most countries. Recently, several molecular markers have been identified to predict LAC. However, more prognostic makers and the underlying role of those makers are still imperative. AIM In this study, our objective was to identify a set of discriminating genes that can be used for characterization and prediction of response to LAC. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using the bioinformatics analysis method, we merged two LAC datasets-GSE2514 and GSE7670 to find novel target genes and pathways to explain the pathogenicity. RESULTS The results showed that EDNRB (endothelin receptor type B), ADRB2 (beta-adrenergic receptor), S1PR1 (sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1), P2RY14 (PsY purinoceptor 14), LEPR (leptin-receptor), GHR (growth hormone receptor), PPM1D (protein phosphatase-1D), and GADD45B (growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible, beta) have high degrees in response to LAC. Additionally, EDNRB, ADRB2, S1PR1, P2RY14, LEPR, and GHR may be involved in LAC through Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction, but PPM1D and GADD45B may be through p53 signaling pathway. Some of our prediction had been demonstrated by previous reports, such as ADRB2, S1PR1, GHR, PPM1D, and GADD45B. Therefore, we hope our study could lay a basis for further study of other target genes, such as EDNRB, P2RY14, and LEPR. CONCLUSIONS It is effective to identify potential molecular marker for LAC and predict their underlying functions by bioinformatics analysis and graph clustering method. However, further experiments are still indispensable to confirm our conclusion.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shanghai 10th People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Sun N, Zang W, Li W. Bioinformatics analysis reveals potential candidate drugs for psychological stress in ovarian cancer. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2012; 16:1362-1366. [PMID: 23104652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Women with ovarian cancer may be at increased risk for psychological distress around the time of diagnosis relative to patients diagnosed with other cancers, because of the seriousness of the disease. However, the molecular mechanism of this effect is far from clear. AIM We sought to investigate the influence of psychological status in regulating gene expression among women with primary ovarian cancer and to identify the small molecules which exhibit similar effects with different psychological status. MATERIALS AND METHODS DNA microarray analyses of 10 ovarian carcinomas (GSE9116, downloaded from GEO) identified 916 human transcripts that were differentially expressed in tumors from patients with high depression relative to grade-and stage-matched tumors from low depression patients, and pathways related to immune system were dysfunctional. RESULTS Our results suggest that psychosocial stress is related to impaired immunity in ovarian cancer patients. Besides, we identified a group of small molecules which can be exploited as adjuvant drug to improve therapeutic effect for ovarian cancer, such as MS-275 and adiphenine. CONCLUSIONS Our findings may be useful for the development of management strategies for psychological distress, and we suggest that there is a need for improvement in the quality of life of cancer outpatients being treated with chemotherapy.
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- Department of Obsterics and Gynecology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Dhingra S, Li P, Huang X, Guo J, Wu J, Li S, Zang W, Zeng F, Weisel R, Singal P, Li R. 519 PGE2 Preserved Immune Privilege of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Restored Post-Infarction Ventricular Function. Can J Cardiol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.07.474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Moseeva MB, Azizova TV, Muirhed CR, Grigor'eva ES, Vlasenko EV, Sumina MV, O'Hagan JA, Zang W, Haylock RGE, Hunter N. [Risk of cerebrovascular disease incidence in the cohort of Mayak production association workers first employed during 1948-1958]. Radiats Biol Radioecol 2012; 52:149-157. [PMID: 22690577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Incidence of cerebrovascular diseases (CVD) has been studied in a cohort of 12210 workers first employed at one of the main plants (reactors, radiochemical or plutonium) of the Mayak nuclear facility during 1948-1958 and followed up to the end of 2000. Information on external gamma doses is available for virtually all (99.9%) of these workers; the mean (+/- one standard deviation) total gamma dose was 0.91 +/- 0.95 Gy (99% percentile 3.9 Gy) for men and 0.65 +/- 0.75 Gy (99% percentile 2.99 Gy) for women. Plutonium body burden was measured only for 30.0% of workers. Amongst those monitored, the mean (+/- standard deviation) cumulative liver dose from plutonium alpha exposure was 0.40 +/- 1.15 Gy (99% percentile 5.88 Gy) for men and 0.81 +/- 4.60 Gy (99% percentile 15.95 Gy) for women 4418 cases (first diagnosis) of CVD were identified in the studied cohort. A statistically significant increasing trend in CVD incidence with total external gamma dose was revealed after adjustment for non-radiation factors and internal exposure from incorporated plutonium-239. Excess relative risk per Gy was 0.464 (95% confidence interval 0.360-0.567). Incidence of CVD was statistically significantly higher for the workers chronically exposed to external gamma rays at a dose above 1.0 Gy A statistically significant increasing trend in CVD incidence with internal liver dose from plutonium alpha exposure was observed after adjustment for non-radiation factors and external exposure. ERR per Gy was 0.155 (95% confidence interval 0.075-0.235). CVD incidence was statistically significantly higher among workers with a plutonium liver dose above 0.1 Gy, although the trend estimates differed between workers at different plants. The incidence risk estimates for external radiation are generally compatible with estimates from the study of Chernobyl clean-up workers, although the incidence data point to higher risk estimates compared to those from the Japanese A-bomb survivors.
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Kowollik S, Schnitzler T, Biselli M, Krueger R, Zang W, Peuscher A, Schillberg S, Fischer R. Die Rolle des Respirationsquotienten in der Zellkulturfermentation. CHEM-ING-TECH 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.201050393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Schinkel AFL, Krueger CG, Tellez A, Granada JF, Reed JD, Hall A, Zang W, Owens C, Kaluza GL, Staub D, Coll B, ten Cate FJ, Feinstein SB. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for imaging vasa vasorum: comparison with histopathology in a swine model of atherosclerosis. European Journal of Echocardiography 2010; 11:659-64. [DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Bäcker M, Beging S, Biselli M, Poghossian A, Wang J, Zang W, Wagner P, Schöning M. Concept for a solid-state multi-parameter sensor system for cell-culture monitoring. Electrochim Acta 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2009.02.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Rausch MI, Tripp MW, Govoni KE, Zang W, Webert WJ, Crooker BA, Hoagland TA, Zinn SA. The influence of level of feeding on growth and serum insulin-like growth factor I and insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins in growing beef cattle supplemented with somatotropin. J Anim Sci 2002; 80:94-100. [PMID: 11831533 DOI: 10.2527/2002.80194x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to determine the effects of level of feeding on growth, feed efficiency (gain:feed; G:F), body composition (BC), and serum concentrations of somatotropin (ST), IGF-I, and IGF-binding proteins (BP) in growing beef cattle supplemented with bovine (b) ST. In each of two consecutive years, 40 growing beef cattle were blocked by weight (average BW: yr 1 = 316 kg, yr 2 = 305 kg) and used in a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement with main effects of bST (0 or 33 microg x kg BW(-1) x d(-1)) and level of feed intake (ad libitum [AL] or 0.75 AL). Relative to uninjected cattle, treatment with bST increased ADG 9.6% (1.14 vs 1.25 kg/d; P < 0.05) and increased G:F 8.1% (12.3 vs 13.3 gain [g]:feed [kg]; P < 0.05), whereas ADG in AL animals was 39% greater than that in 0.75 AL animals (1.39 vs 1.00 kg/d; P < 0.05). There was a tendency (P = 0.10) for a bST x level of feeding interaction, such that the increase in ADG with bST was greater in AL cattle than in 0.75 AL cattle (10.6 vs 7.8%; P = 0.10). Serum concentrations of ST were greater in 0.75 AL cattle than in AL cattle (13.0 vs 8.6 ng/mL; P < 0.05) and in bST-treated cattle than in uninjected cattle (16.3 vs 5.2 ng/mL; P < 0.05). Due to a bST x level of feeding interaction (P < 0.01), the magnitude of the increase in serum ST to exogenous bST was greater (P < 0.01) in 0.75 AL cattle than in AL cattle. Relative to uninjected cattle, treatment with bST increased (P < 0.05) serum concentrations of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 and reduced (P < 0.05) concentrations of IGFBP-2. Similarly, AL cattle had greater (P < 0.05) serum concentrations of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 and reduced (P < 0.05) IGFBP-2 compared with 0.75 AL cattle. In summary, treatment with bST increased growth rate and G:F and stimulated serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 while reducing IGFBP-2. Feeding at 0.75 ad libitum intake reduced the magnitude of response for each of these variables. Thus, limit-feeding may reduce the effect of exogenous bST on growth rate by blunting bST-induced increases in IGF-I and IGFBP-3 and bST-induced decreases in IGFBP-2.
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269, USA
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Zang W, Wei X, Wang S, Wang D. [Thrombopoietic effect of recombinant human thrombopoietin gene transferred to mice mediated by electric pulse on normal and experimental thrombocytopenia mice]. Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi 2001; 22:128-31. [PMID: 11877062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the thrombopoietic effect of recombinant human thrombopoietin (rhTpo) gene transferred by electric pulse to normal and experimental thrombocytopenia mice. METHODS Eukaryotic high expressing plasmid pcDI/Tpo was constructed by gene recombinant technology. 200 microg of the recombinant plasmid was injected into quadriceps femoris muscle of normal and experimental thrombocytopenia mice. Six times of electric pulse at 100v, 1Hz, 40ms were given immediately after the injection.The expression of rhTpo gene and its protein were assayed by RT-PCR and Western Blotting, respectively. Serum Tpo concentration was assayed by ELISA method. RESULTS The recombinant plasmid pcDI/Tpo was successfully constructed. The expression of mRNA and protein of rhTpo gene was detected in the skeletal muscle of mice after transfection. Serum Tpo level increased from 328 +/- 89 ng/L to 1185 +/- 264 ng/L, and the platelet level of transfected mice increased from (259 +/- 27) x 10(9)/L to (640 +/- 31) x 10(9)/L. After injection with carboplatin, the platelet level decreased, but the nadir point was higher in pcDI/Tpo group than that in control group, and the recovery time of platelet count in pcDI/Tpo group shortened. CONCLUSION The rhTpo gene could be effectively transfected to mice by electric pulse and played thrombopoietic role in vivo.
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- Institute of Hematology, People's Hospital, Peking University, Beijing 100044, China
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Bhat MB, Hayek SM, Zhao J, Zang W, Takeshima H, Wier WG, Ma J. Expression and functional characterization of the cardiac muscle ryanodine receptor Ca(2+) release channel in Chinese hamster ovary cells. Biophys J 1999; 77:808-16. [PMID: 10423427 PMCID: PMC1300373 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(99)76933-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To study the function and regulation of the cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2) Ca(2+) release channel, we expressed the RyR2 proteins in a Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line, and assayed its function by single channel current recording and confocal imaging of intracellular Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](i)). The 16-kb cDNA encoding the full-length RyR2 was introduced into CHO cells using lipofectAmine and electroporation methods. Incorporation of microsomal membrane vesicles isolated from these transfected cells into lipid bilayer membrane resulted in single Ca(2+) release channel activities similar to those of the native Ca(2+) release channels from rabbit cardiac muscle SR membranes, both in terms of gating kinetics, conductance, and ryanodine modification. The expressed RyR2 channels were found to exhibit more frequent transitions to subconductance states than the native RyR2 channels and RyR1 expressed in CHO cells. Caffeine, an exogenous activator of RyR, induced release of [Ca(2+)](i) from these cells. Confocal imaging of cells expressing RyR2 did not detect spontaneous or caffeine-induced local Ca(2+) release events (i.e., "Ca(2+) sparks") typically seen in cardiac muscle. Our data show that the RyR2 expressed in CHO cells forms functional Ca(2+) release channels. Furthermore, the lack of localized Ca(2+) release events in these cells suggests that Ca(2+) sparks observed in cardiac muscle may involve cooperative gating of a group of Ca(2+) release channels and/or their interaction with muscle-specific proteins.
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- M B Bhat
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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Yin S, Ke G, Gu N, Shen P, Zhang S, Wu Y, Zang W. [Long-term results of surgical treatment of intractable Menière's disease for control of vertigo]. Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi 1999; 13:291-2. [PMID: 12541339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To acquire the long-term (an average of over 10 years follow-up) results of surgical treatment of patients with Meniere's disease for control of vertigo. METHOD Endolymphatic sac surgery was done in 6 cases (1 case of endolymphatic sac decompression and 5 cases of sac-mastoid shunting) and translabyrinth vestibular neurotomy was operated on 6 cases. RESULT Complete relief from symptoms of vertigo occurred in the 6 cases through vestibular neurotomy and there were no recurrence in 11-13 years follow-up. Three of 6 cases with endolymphatic sac surgery had complete control of vertigo and were cured clinically. Symptoms of vertigo of the rest 3 cases were effectively controlled. CONCLUSION Endolymphatic sac surgery and translabyrinth vestibular neurotomy are effective way for control of vertigo of patients with intractable Meniere's disease. Translabyrinth vestibular neurotomy are more effective for control of vertigo for appropriately selected patients.
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Laboratory of Otology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Hearing Measuring Center of Shanghai City, Shanghai 200233
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Bhat MB, Zhao J, Zang W, Balke CW, Takeshima H, Wier WG, Ma J. Caffeine-induced release of intracellular Ca2+ from Chinese hamster ovary cells expressing skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor. Effects on full-length and carboxyl-terminal portion of Ca2+ release channels. J Gen Physiol 1997; 110:749-62. [PMID: 9382901 PMCID: PMC2229395 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.110.6.749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/1997] [Accepted: 09/09/1997] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The ryanodine receptor (RyR)/Ca2+ release channel is an essential component of excitation-contraction coupling in striated muscle cells. To study the function and regulation of the Ca2+ release channel, we tested the effect of caffeine on the full-length and carboxyl-terminal portion of skeletal muscle RyR expressed in a Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line. Caffeine induced openings of the full length RyR channels in a concentration-dependent manner, but it had no effect on the carboxyl-terminal RyR channels. CHO cells expressing the carboxyl-terminal RyR proteins displayed spontaneous changes of intracellular [Ca2+]. Unlike the native RyR channels in muscle cells, which display localized Ca2+ release events (i.e., "Ca2+ sparks" in cardiac muscle and "local release events" in skeletal muscle), CHO cells expressing the full length RyR proteins did not exhibit detectable spontaneous or caffeine-induced local Ca2+ release events. Our data suggest that the binding site for caffeine is likely to reside within the amino-terminal portion of RyR, and the localized Ca2+ release events observed in muscle cells may involve gating of a group of Ca2+ release channels and/or interaction of RyR with muscle-specific proteins.
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- M B Bhat
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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We describe a novel stereocamera for particle image velocimetry (PIV) applications that incorporates the Scheimpflug condition that the object plane, lens plane, and image plane must be collinear. We examined the governing equations for this system using a computer-based sensitivity analysis to predict the accuracy of the in-plane and out-of-plane measurement. We evaluated the performance of the Scheimpflug PIV system with a three-dimensional uniform translation test. Results indicate that the Scheimpflug PIV stereocamera performs as expected. The larger off-axis angles possible with the Scheimpflug system can provide a higher accuracy in the out-of-plane component when compared with a translation PIV stereocamera.
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Schmitt W, Zang W. MIT DER ZUNGE DIE UMWELT BEDIENEN - TEIL 1. Ein neuartiger zungengesteuerter Manipulator für die Behindertentherapie. BIOMED ENG-BIOMED TE 1991. [DOI: 10.1515/bmte.1991.36.s1.357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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