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Xie DA, Sun Y, Yang YL, Shi XL, Suo G, Hou X, Ye X, Zhang L, Chen ZG. Remarkable purification of organic dyes by NiOOH-modified industrial waste residues. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 664:136-145. [PMID: 38460379 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.190] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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Extracting functional materials from industrial waste residues to absorb organic dyes can maximize waste reuse and minimize water pollution. However, the extraordinarily low purification efficiency still limits the practical application of this strategy. Herein, the lamellar NiOOH is in-situ anchored on the industrial waste red mud surface (ARM/NiOOH) as an adsorbent to purify organic dyes in wastewater. ARM/NiOOH adsorbent with high specific surface area and porosity provides considerable active sites for the congo red (CR), thereby significantly enhancing the removal efficiency of CR. Besides, we fit a reasonable adsorption model for ARM/NiOOH adsorbent and investigate its adsorption kinetics. Resultantly, ARM/NiOOH adsorbent can remarkably adsorb 348.0 mg g-1 CR within 5 min, which is 7.91 times that of raw RM. Our work provides a strategy for reusing industrial waste and purifying sewage pollution, which advances wastewater treatment engineering.
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- De-An Xie
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, ARC Research Hub in Zero-emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality, and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, ARC Research Hub in Zero-emission Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality, and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4000, Australia.
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Xie JY, Zhao J, Han JQ, Wang FL, Zhai XJ, Nan J, Wang ST, Chai YM, Dong B. Fe-doping and oxygen vacancy achieved by electrochemical activation and precipitation/dissolution equilibrium in NiOOH for oxygen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 652:1588-1596. [PMID: 37666191 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.08.194] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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The poor conductivities and instabilities of accessible nickel oxyhydroxides hinder their use as oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts. Herein, we constructed Fe-NiOOH-OV-600, an Fe-doped nickel oxide hydroxide with abundant oxygen vacancies supported on nickel foam (NF), using a hydrothermal method and an electrochemical activation strategy involving 600 cycles of cyclic voltammetry, assisted by the precipitation/dissolution equilibrium of ferrous sulfide (FeS) in the electrolyte. This two-step method endows the catalyst with abundant Fe-containing active sites while maintaining the ordered structure of nickel oxide hydroxide (NiOOH). Characterization and density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that synergy between trace amounts of the Fe dopant and the oxygen vacancies not only promotes the generation of reconstructed active layers but also optimizes the electronic structure and adsorption capacity of the active sites. Consequently, the as-prepared Fe-NiOOH-OV-600 delivered large current densities of 100 and 1000 mA cm-2 for the OER at overpotentials of only 253 and 333 mV in 1 mol/L KOH. Moreover, the catalyst is stable for at least 100 h at 500 mA cm-2. This work provides insight into the design of efficient transition-metal-based electrocatalysts for the OER.
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- Jing-Yi Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- CNOOC Tianjin Chemical Research and Design Institute Co., Ltd, Tianjin 300131, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China.
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Cai M, Zhu Q, Wang X, Shao Z, Yao L, Zeng H, Wu X, Chen J, Huang K, Feng S. Formation and Stabilization of NiOOH by Introducing α-FeOOH in LDH: Composite Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution and Urea Oxidation Reactions. Adv Mater 2023; 35:e2209338. [PMID: 36401826 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202209338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.0] [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: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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NiOOH is considered as the most active intermediate during electrochemical oxidation reaction, however, it is hard to directly synthesize due to high oxidation energy. Herein, theoretical calculations predict that α-FeOOH enables a decline in formation energy and an improvement in stabilization of NiOOH in NiFe-based layered double hydroxide (LDH). Inspiringly, a composite composed of α-FeOOH and LDH is well-designed and successfully fabricated in hydrothermal treatment by adding extra Fe3+ resource, and stable NiOOH is obtained by the following electro-oxidation method. Benefiting from strong electron-capturing capability of α-FeOOH, it efficiently promotes charge redistribution around the Ni/Fe sites and activates Ni atoms of LDH, verified by X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) and X-ray absorption spectra (XAS). The d-band center is optimized that balances the absorption and desorption energy, and thus Gibbs free energy barrier is lowered dramatically toward oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and urea oxidation reaction (UOR), and finally showing an outstanding overpotential of 195 mV and a potential of 1.35 V at 10 mA cm-2 , respectively. This study provides a novel strategy to construct highly efficient catalysts via the introduction of a new phase for complex multiple-electron reactions.
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- Minmin Cai
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, Materials Interface Foundry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L3G1, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Intelligent Polymer Research Institute, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW, 2500, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Solid Functional Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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Bender MT, Choi K. Electrochemical Oxidation of HMF via Hydrogen Atom Transfer and Hydride Transfer on NiOOH and the Impact of NiOOH Composition. ChemSusChem 2022; 15:e202200675. [PMID: 35522224 PMCID: PMC9401862 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A great deal of attention has been directed toward studying the electrochemical oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a molecule that can be obtained from biomass-derived cellulose and hemicellulose, to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), a molecule that can replace the petroleum-derived terephthalic acid in the production of widely used polymers such as polyethylene terephthalate. NiOOH is one of the best and most well studied electrocatalysts for achieving this transformation; however, the mechanism by which it does so is still poorly understood. This study quantitatively examines how two different dehydrogenation mechanisms on NiOOH impact the oxidation of HMF and its oxidation intermediates on the way to FDCA. The first mechanism is a well-established indirect oxidation mechanism featuring chemical hydrogen atom transfer to Ni3+ sites while the second mechanism is a newly discovered potential-dependent (PD) oxidation mechanism involving electrochemically induced hydride transfer to Ni4+ sites. The composition of NiOOH was also tuned to shift the potential of the Ni(OH)2 /NiOOH redox couple and to investigate how this affects the rates of indirect and PD oxidation as well as intermediate accumulation during a constant potential electrolysis. The new insights gained by this study will allow for the rational design of more efficient electrochemical dehydrogenation catalysts.
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- Michael T. Bender
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonMadisonWI-53706USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonMadisonWI-53706USA
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Bhattacharya S, Choi W, Ghosh A, Lee S, Lee GD, Kim SK. Charge-transfer-induced 2D ferromagnetism and realization of thermo-remnant memory effect in ultrathin ß- NiOOH-encapsulated graphene. Nanotechnology 2021; 32:385705. [PMID: 34130260 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac0b62] [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: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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For graphene-based 2D materials, charge transfer at the interface between graphene and ferromagnetic metal leads to many intriguing phenomena. However, because of the unidirectional spin orientation in ferromagnetic transition metals, interface interaction plays a detrimental role in diminishing the magnetic parameters on 2D surfaces. To overcome this issue, we have synthesized ultrathin 2D weak antiferromagneticβ-NiOOH layers on a graphene surface. By exploiting the charge transfer effect and tuning the thickness of the thinβ-NiOOH layers, conversion of ferromagnetism along with giant coercivity and the thermo-remnant magnetic memory effect were observed. As antiferromagnets have two spin orientations, transfer of charge at the interface breaks the nullifying effect of zero magnetization in antiferromagnets and the combined system behaves like a 2D ferrimagnet. Whenever, the sandwich structure ofβ-NiOOH/graphene/β-NiOOH is formed, it also shows interlayer exchange coupling those results in huge exchange bias and anomalous temperature dependence of coercivity. Due to the strong exchange interaction between the layers, the combined system also shows a robust temperature-based memory effect. Spin-polarized density functional theory was also calculated to confirm the interface interaction and its quantitative evaluation by means of Bader charge analysis and charge-density mapping.
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- Shatabda Bhattacharya
- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Spin Dynamics and Spin-Wave Devices, Nanospinics Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Botany, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, 713104, India
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute of Advanced Materials, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute of Advanced Materials, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative Center for Spin Dynamics and Spin-Wave Devices, Nanospinics Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Liu C, Zhang C, Yin G, Zhang T, Wang W, Ou G, Jin H, Chen Z. A Three-Dimensional Branched TiO 2 Photoanode with an Ultrathin Al 2O 3 Passivation Layer and a NiOOH Cocatalyst toward Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:13301-13310. [PMID: 33723983 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c00948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting provides an alternative strategy for clean and renewable hydrogen production; however, the practical application is severely limited by the low solar conversion. Herein, a novel and simple strategy has been developed to construct a 3D branched TiO2 photoanode with an ultrathin Al2O3 passivation layer and NiOOH cocatalyst. The structure and properties of the as-obtained photoanodes are explored by X-ray diffraction, Mott-Schottky, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and open circuit voltage measurements. The as-obtained B-TiO2/Al2O3/NiOOH ternary heterojunction with a high-quality contact interface exhibits improved light absorption ability, an enhanced photocurrent density of 1.42 mA/cm2 at 1.23 VRHE, high conversion efficiency (0.44% at 0.80 VRHE), and excellent stability compared to pristine TiO2 and alone-Al2O3 or NiOOH decorated TiO2 photoanodes. Therefore, this work could offer a new approach to designing and fabricating high-quality contact interfaces between photoelectrodes and various cocatalysts.
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- Changhai Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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- Institute of Flow-Induced Corrosion and Intelligent Prevention, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
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- The Flow Induced Corrosion Institution, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China
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Ning J, Xia M, Wang D, Feng X, Zhou H, Zhang J, Hao Y. Superior Pseudocapacitive Storage of a Novel Ni 3Si 2/ NiOOH/Graphene Nanostructure for an All-Solid-State Supercapacitor. Nanomicro Lett 2020; 13:2. [PMID: 34138217 PMCID: PMC8187555 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-020-00527-w] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Recent developments in the synthesis of graphene-based structures focus on continuous improvement of porous nanostructures, doping of thin films, and mechanisms for the construction of three-dimensional architectures. Herein, we synthesize creeper-like Ni3Si2/NiOOH/graphene nanostructures via low-pressure all-solid melting-reconstruction chemical vapor deposition. In a carbon-rich atmosphere, high-energy atoms bombard the Ni and Si surface, and reduce the free energy in the thermodynamic equilibrium of solid Ni-Si particles, considerably catalyzing the growth of Ni-Si nanocrystals. By controlling the carbon source content, a Ni3Si2 single crystal with high crystallinity and good homogeneity is stably synthesized. Electrochemical measurements indicate that the nanostructures exhibit an ultrahigh specific capacity of 835.3 C g-1 (1193.28 F g-1) at 1 A g-1; when integrated as an all-solid-state supercapacitor, it provides a remarkable energy density as high as 25.9 Wh kg-1 at 750 W kg-1, which can be attributed to the free-standing Ni3Si2/graphene skeleton providing a large specific area and NiOOH inhibits insulation on the electrode surface in an alkaline solution, thereby accelerating the electron exchange rate. The growth of the high-performance composite nanostructure is simple and controllable, enabling the large-scale production and application of microenergy storage devices.
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- Jing Ning
- The State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China.
- Shaanxi Joint Key Laboratory of Graphene, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China.
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- The State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China
- Shaanxi Joint Key Laboratory of Graphene, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China.
- Shaanxi Joint Key Laboratory of Graphene, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China.
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- The State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China
- Shaanxi Joint Key Laboratory of Graphene, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China
- Shaanxi Joint Key Laboratory of Graphene, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China
- Shaanxi Joint Key Laboratory of Graphene, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China
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- The State Key Discipline Laboratory of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China
- Shaanxi Joint Key Laboratory of Graphene, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, People's Republic of China
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Gao RT, He D, Wu L, Hu K, Liu X, Su Y, Wang L. Towards Long-Term Photostability of Nickel Hydroxide/BiVO 4 Photoanodes for Oxygen Evolution Catalysts via In Situ Catalyst Tuning. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:6213-6218. [PMID: 31960559 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201915671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Increasing long-term photostability of BiVO4 photoelectrode is an important issue for solar water splitting. The NiOOH oxygen evolution catalyst (OEC) has fast water oxidation kinetics compared to the FeOOH OEC. However, it generally shows a lower photoresponse and poor stability because of the more substantial interface recombination at the NiOOH/BiVO4 junction. Herein, we utilize a plasma etching approach to reduce both interface/surface recombination at NiOOH/BiVO4 and NiOOH/electrolyte junctions. Further, adding Fe2+ into the borate buffer electrolyte alleviates the active but unstable character of etched-NiOOH/BiVO4 , leading to an outstanding oxygen evolution over 200 h. The improved charge transfer and photostability can be attributed to the active defects and a mixture of NiOOH/NiO/Ni in OEC induced by plasma etching. Metallic Ni acts as the ion source for the in situ generation of the NiFe OEC over long-term durability.
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- Rui-Ting Gao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Inner Mongolia Engineering and Technology Research Center for Catalytic Conversion and Utilization of Carbon Resource Molecules, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Inner Mongolia Engineering and Technology Research Center for Catalytic Conversion and Utilization of Carbon Resource Molecules, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Inner Mongolia Engineering and Technology Research Center for Catalytic Conversion and Utilization of Carbon Resource Molecules, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Inner Mongolia Engineering and Technology Research Center for Catalytic Conversion and Utilization of Carbon Resource Molecules, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Inner Mongolia Engineering and Technology Research Center for Catalytic Conversion and Utilization of Carbon Resource Molecules, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Inner Mongolia Engineering and Technology Research Center for Catalytic Conversion and Utilization of Carbon Resource Molecules, Inner Mongolia University, 235 West University Street, Hohhot, 010021, China.,Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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Kartikaningsih D, Huang YH, Shih YJ. Electro-oxidation and characterization of nickel foam electrode for removing boron. Chemosphere 2017; 166:184-191. [PMID: 27697706 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.09.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The electrocoagulation (EC) using metallic Ni foam as electrodes was studied for the removal of boron from solution. The electrolytic parameters were pH (4-12), current density (0.6-2.5 mA cm-2), and initial concentration of boron (10-100 mg L-1). Experimental results revealed that removal efficiency was maximized at pH 8-9, and decreased as the pH increased beyond that range. At particular onset potentials (0.5-0.8 V vs. Hg/HgO), the micro-granular nickel oxide that was created on the surface of the nickel metal substrate depended on pH, as determined by cyclic voltammetry. Most of the crystallites of the precipitates comprised a mixed phase of β-Ni(OH)2, a theophrastite phase, and NiOOH, as revealed by XRD and SEM analyses. A current density of 1.25 mA cm-2 was effective in the EC of boron, and increasing the concentration of boric acid from 10 to 100 mg L-1 did not greatly impair removal efficiency. A kinetic investigation revealed that the reaction followed a pseudo-second order rate model. The optimal conditions under which 99.2% of boron was removed from treated wastewater with 10 mg L-1-B, leaving less than 0.1 mg L-1-B in the electrolyte, were pH 8 and 1.25 mA cm-2 for 120 min.
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- Danis Kartikaningsih
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
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Li X, Han GQ, Liu YR, Dong B, Hu WH, Shang X, Chai YM, Liu CG. NiSe@ NiOOH Core-Shell Hyacinth-like Nanostructures on Nickel Foam Synthesized by in Situ Electrochemical Oxidation as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2016; 8:20057-66. [PMID: 27439758 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b05597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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NiSe@NiOOH core-shell hyacinth-like nanostructures supported on nickel foam (NF) have been successfully synthesized by a facile solvothermal selenization and subsequent in situ electrochemical oxidation (ISEO). First, the unique NiSe/NF nanopillar arrays were prepared in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) as a precursor template that can provide a large surface area, excellent conductivity, and robust support. Next, amorphous NiOOH covering the surface of NiSe nanopillars was fabricated by ISEO, as confirmed by XPS andEDX spectroscopy. SEM images revealed the hyacinth-like morphology of NiSe@NiOOH/NF with NiOOH as the shell and NiSe as the core. The electrochemical performance of NiSe@NiOOH/NF for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) was investigated. NiSe@NiOOH/NF demonstrates an obviously enhanced OER activity with much lower overpotential of 332 mV at 50 mA cm(-2) compared to other Ni-based electrocatalysts. The low charge-transfer resistance (Rct), large electrochemical double-layer capacitance (Cdl) of electrochemically active surface areas (ECSAs), and excellent long-term stability of NiSe@NiOOH/NF confirm the enhancement of its electrochemical performance for the OER, which can be ascribed to the large amount of active sites derived from the amorphous NiOOH shell and the good conductivity and stability derived from the NiSe core. In addition, the synergistic effect between the NiSe core and NiOOH shell could serve for a highly efficient OER electrocatalyst.
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- Xiao Li
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and ‡College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and ‡College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and ‡College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and ‡College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and ‡College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and ‡College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and ‡College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and ‡College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao 266580, P.R. China
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