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Que M, Shi R, Sun X, Xu J, Ma P, Bai X, Chen J. Preferential growth and electron trap synergistically promoting photoreduction CO 2 of Tm ion doping bismuth titanate nanosheets. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 661:493-500. [PMID: 38308889 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.01.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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In this study, we prepared two-dimensional Bi4Ti3O12 nanosheets doped with rare earth ions. The experimental results show that Bi4-xTmxTi3O12 exhibits the highest reduction performance among various rare earth doped Bi4Ti3O12 materials, with a CO yield of 7.25 μmol g-1h-1. Furthermore, a delayed reaction in Bi3.97Tm0.03Ti3O12 is observed upon a cessation of light irradiation. Theoretical calculations reveal that the introduction of Tm ion not only reduces the surface energy of (001) plane and make it preferential growth in Bi4Ti3O12, but also brings the intervening energy level of Tm ion (4f and 4d mixed orbital), which is closer to the conduction band of Bi4Ti3O12 and facilitates charge carrier accumulation in trap states. The electrons retained in the shallow traps promote the hysteresis reaction following a cessation of illumination. This work provides further insights into elucidating precise reduction reaction mechanisms underlying rare earth dopant on photocatalysts. This research provides enhanced insights into unraveling the precise reduction reaction mechanisms influenced by rare earth dopants in photocatalysts.
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- Meidan Que
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Institute of Guizhou Aerospace Measuring and Testing Technology, Guiyang 550009, PR China
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- Institute of Guizhou Aerospace Measuring and Testing Technology, Guiyang 550009, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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Li L, Zheng Z, Li J, Mu Y, Wang Y, Huang Z, Xiao Y, Huang H, Wang S, Chen G, Zeng L. A Porous Perovskite Nanofiber with Reinforced Aerophobicity for High-Performance Anion Exchange Membrane Water Splitting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2301261. [PMID: 37222124 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202301261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Perovskite oxides stand out as emerging oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts on account of their effective electrocatalytic performance and low costs. Nevertheless, perovskite oxides suffer from severe bubble overpotential and inhibited electrochemical performance in large current densities due to their small specific surface areas and structural compactness. Herein, the study highlights the electrospun nickel-substituted La0.5 Sr0.5 FeO3-δ (LSF) porous perovskite nanofibers, that is, La0.5 Sr0.5 Fe1-x Nix O3-δ (denoted as ES-LSFN-x, x = 0, 0.1, 0.3, and 0.5), as high-performance OER electrocatalysts. The most effective La0.5 Sr0.5 Fe0.5 Ni0.5 O3-δ (ES-LSFN-0.5) nanofibers suggest a larger specific surface area, higher porosity, and faster mass transfer than the counterpart sample prepared by conventional sol-gel method (SG-LSFN-0.5), showing notably increased geometric and intrinsic activities. The bubble visualization results demonstrate that the enriched and nano-sized porosity of ES-LSFN-0.5 enables reinforced aerophobicity and rapid detachment of oxygen bubbles, thereby reducing the bubble overpotential and enhancing the electrochemical performance. As a result, the ES-LSFN-0.5-based anion exchange membrane water electrolysis delivers a superior stability of 100 h while the SG-LSFN-0.5 counterpart degrades rapidly within 20 h under a current density of 100 mA cm-2 . The results highlight the advantage of porous electrocatalysts in optimizing the performance of large current density water electrolysis devices by reducing the bubble overpotential.
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- Lu Li
- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- SUSTech Energy Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Sun Y, Wu CR, Ding TY, Gu J, Yan JW, Cheng J, Zhang KHL. Direct observation of the dynamic reconstructed active phase of perovskite LaNiO 3 for the oxygen-evolution reaction. Chem Sci 2023; 14:5906-5911. [PMID: 37293652 PMCID: PMC10246674 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc07034k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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Ni-based transition metal oxides are promising oxygen-evolution reaction (OER) catalysts due to their abundance and high activity. Identification and manipulation of the chemical properties of the real active phase on the catalyst surface is crucial to improve the reaction kinetics and efficiency of the OER. Herein, we used electrochemical-scanning tunnelling microscopy (EC-STM) to directly observe structural dynamics during the OER on LaNiO3 (LNO) epitaxial thin films. Based on comparison of dynamic topographical changes in different compositions of LNO surface termination, we propose that reconstruction of surface morphology originated from transition of Ni species on LNO surface termination during the OER. Furthermore, we showed that the change in surface topography of LNO was induced by Ni(OH)2/NiOOH redox transformation by quantifying STM images. Our findings demonstrate that in situ characterization for visualization and quantification of thin films is very important for revealing the dynamic nature of the interface of catalysts under electrochemical conditions. This strategy is crucial for in-depth understanding of the intrinsic catalytic mechanism of the OER and rational design of high-efficiency electrocatalysts.
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- Yan Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM) Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, iChEM, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM) Xiamen 361005 China
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Adiga P, Wang L, Wong C, Matthews BE, Bowden ME, Spurgeon SR, Sterbinsky GE, Blum M, Choi MJ, Tao J, Kaspar TC, Chambers SA, Stoerzinger KA, Du Y. Correlation between oxygen evolution reaction activity and surface compositional evolution in epitaxial La 0.5Sr 0.5Ni 1-xFe xO 3-δ thin films. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:1119-1127. [PMID: 36594352 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05373j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Water electrolysis can use renewable electricity to produce green hydrogen, a portable fuel and sustainable chemical precursor. Improving electrolyzer efficiency hinges on the activity of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst. Earth-abundant, ABO3-type perovskite oxides offer great compositional, structural, and electronic tunability, with previous studies showing compositional substitution can increase the OER activity drastically. However, the relationship between the tailored bulk composition and that of the surface, where OER occurs, remains unclear. Here, we study the effects of electrochemical cycling on the OER activity of La0.5Sr0.5Ni1-xFexO3-δ (x = 0-0.5) epitaxial films grown by oxide molecular beam epitaxy as a model Sr-containing perovskite oxide. Electrochemical testing and surface-sensitive spectroscopic analyses show Ni segregation, which is affected by electrochemical history, along with surface amorphization, coupled with changes in OER activity. Our findings highlight the importance of surface composition and electrochemical cycling conditions in understanding OER performance, suggesting common motifs of the active surface with high surface area systems.
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- Prajwal Adiga
- School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331, USA.
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, USA.
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331, USA.
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, USA.
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, USA.
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, USA.
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, USA.
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331, USA.
- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, USA.
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, USA.
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Wang L, Yang Z, Samarakoon WS, Zhou Y, Bowden ME, Zhou H, Tao J, Zhu Z, Lahiri N, Droubay TC, Lebens-Higgins Z, Yin X, Tang CS, Feng Z, Piper LFJ, Wee ATS, Chambers SA, Du Y. Spontaneous Lithiation of Binary Oxides during Epitaxial Growth on LiCoO 2. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:5530-5537. [PMID: 35771509 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Epitaxial growth is a powerful tool for synthesizing heterostructures and integrating multiple functionalities. However, interfacial mixing can readily occur and significantly modify the properties of layered structures, particularly for those containing energy storage materials with smaller cations. Here, we show a two-step sequence involving the growth of an epitaxial LiCoO2 cathode layer followed by the deposition of a binary transition metal oxide. Orientation-controlled epitaxial synthesis of the model solid-state-electrolyte Li2WO4 and anode material Li4Ti5O12 occurs as WO3 and TiO2 nucleate and react with Li ions from the underlying cathode. We demonstrate that this lithiation-assisted epitaxy approach can be used for energy materials discovery and exploring different combinations of epitaxial interfaces that can serve as well-defined model systems for mechanistic studies of energy storage and conversion processes.
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- Le Wang
- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE) and Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
- School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
- Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200241, China
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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- Physics Department, Shanghai Key Laboratory of High Temperature Superconductors, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore, 138634 Singapore
- Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), National University of Singapore, 5 Research Link, Singapore, 117603 Singapore
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- School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
- WMG, The University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117551, Singapore
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Zhou X, Zhang X, Yi J, Qin P, Feng Z, Jiang P, Zhong Z, Yan H, Wang X, Chen H, Wu H, Zhang X, Meng Z, Yu X, Breese MBH, Cao J, Wang J, Jiang C, Liu Z. Antiferromagnetism in Ni-Based Superconductors. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2106117. [PMID: 34706110 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202106117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Due to the lack of any magnetic order down to 1.7 K in the parent bulk compound NdNiO2 , the recently discovered 9-15 K superconductivity in the infinite-layer Nd0.8 Sr0.2 NiO2 thin films has provided an exciting playground for unearthing new superconductivity mechanisms. Herein, the successful synthesis of a series of superconducting Nd0.8 Sr0.2 NiO2 thin films ranging from 8 to 40 nm is reported. The large exchange bias effect is observed between the superconducting Nd0.8 Sr0.2 NiO2 films and a thin ferromagnetic layer, which suggests the existence of the antiferromagnetic order. Furthermore, the existence of the antiferromagnetic order is evidenced by X-ray magnetic linear dichroism measurements. These experimental results are fundamentally critical for the current field.
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- Xiaorong Zhou
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices and Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Application Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Singapore Synchrotron Light Source, National University of Singapore, 5 Research Link, Singapore, 117603, Singapore
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- Singapore Synchrotron Light Source, National University of Singapore, 5 Research Link, Singapore, 117603, Singapore
- Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117542, Singapore
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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Wang L, Adiga P, Zhao J, Samarakoon WS, Stoerzinger KA, Spurgeon SR, Matthews BE, Bowden ME, Sushko PV, Kaspar TC, Sterbinsky GE, Heald SM, Wang H, Wangoh LW, Wu J, Guo EJ, Qian H, Wang J, Varga T, Thevuthasan S, Feng Z, Yang W, Du Y, Chambers SA. Understanding the Electronic Structure Evolution of Epitaxial LaNi 1-xFe xO 3 Thin Films for Water Oxidation. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:8324-8331. [PMID: 34546060 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Rare earth nickelates including LaNiO3 are promising catalysts for water electrolysis to produce oxygen gas. Recent studies report that Fe substitution for Ni can significantly enhance the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity of LaNiO3. However, the role of Fe in increasing the activity remains ambiguous, with potential origins that are both structural and electronic in nature. On the basis of a series of epitaxial LaNi1-xFexO3 thin films synthesized by molecular beam epitaxy, we report that Fe substitution tunes the Ni oxidation state in LaNi1-xFexO3 and a volcano-like OER trend is observed, with x = 0.375 being the most active. Spectroscopy and ab initio modeling reveal that high-valent Fe3+δ cationic species strongly increase the transition-metal (TM) 3d bandwidth via Ni-O-Fe bridges and enhance TM 3d-O 2p hybridization, boosting the OER activity. These studies deepen our understanding of structural and electronic contributions that give rise to enhanced OER activity in perovskite oxides.
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- Le Wang
- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
- School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Zhang H, Zeng Z, Shi X, Du Y. In-depth study on the structures and properties of rare-earth-containing perovskite materials. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:13976-13994. [PMID: 34477678 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr02950a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Rare-earth-containing perovskite (RECP) materials have been extensively studied in various fields for their outstanding optical, electrical, magnetic and catalytic properties. In order to understand the clear relationship between structures and functions of RECP materials, the high-level and effective characterization technologies and analytic methods are absolutely necessary. Normally, diversiform measurement methods should be used simultaneously to analyze RECP materials clearly from different aspects, such as the phases, structures, morphologies, compositions, properties and performances. Therefore, this review will introduce the features and advantages of different analytic technologies and discuss their significances for the research on RECP materials. We hope that this review will provide valuable suggestions for researchers to promote the further research and development of RECP functional materials in the future.
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- Hongtu Zhang
- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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Sun J, Xue H, Guo N, Song T, Hao Y, Sun J, Zhang J, Wang Q. Synergetic Metal Defect and Surface Chemical Reconstruction into NiCo
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- Jing Sun
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Inner Mongolia University Hohhot 010021 P. R. China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy & State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Inner Mongolia University Hohhot 010021 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Inner Mongolia University Hohhot 010021 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Inner Mongolia University Hohhot 010021 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Inner Mongolia University Hohhot 010021 P. R. China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy & State Key Laboratory of Catalysis Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Inner Mongolia University Hohhot 010021 P. R. China
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Sun J, Xue H, Guo N, Song T, Hao YR, Sun J, Zhang J, Wang Q. Synergetic Metal Defect and Surface Chemical Reconstruction into NiCo 2 S 4 /ZnS Heterojunction to Achieve Outstanding Oxygen Evolution Performance. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:19435-19441. [PMID: 34153176 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202107731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Defect and interface engineering are recognized as effective strategies to regulate electronic structure and improve activity of metal sulfide. However, the practical application of sulfide is restricted by their low conductivity and rapid decline in activity derived from large volume fluctuation during electrocatalysis process. More importantly, the determination of exact active site of sulfide is complicated due to the inevitable electrochemical reconstruction. Herein, ZnS nanoparticles with Zn defect are anchored onto the surface of NiCo2 S4 nanosheet to construct NiCo2 S4 /ZnS hybrids, which exhibit outstanding oxygen evolution performance with an ultralow overpotential of 140 mV. The anchoring of defective ZnS nanoparticles inhibit the volume expansion of NiCo2 S4 nanosheet during the cycling process. Density-functional theory reveals that the build-in interfacial potential and Zn defect can facilitate the thermodynamic formation of *O to *OOH, thus improve their intrinsic activity.
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- Jing Sun
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy & State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy & State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China
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Wang L, Yang Z, Yin X, Taylor SD, He X, Tang CS, Bowden ME, Zhao J, Wang J, Liu J, Perea DE, Wangoh L, Wee ATS, Zhou H, Chambers SA, Du Y. Spontaneous phase segregation of Sr 2NiO 3 and SrNi 2O 3 during SrNiO 3 heteroepitaxy. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabe2866. [PMID: 33674310 PMCID: PMC7935367 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abe2866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Recent discovery of superconductivity in Nd0.8Sr0.2NiO2 motivates the synthesis of other nickelates for providing insights into the origin of high-temperature superconductivity. However, the synthesis of stoichiometric R 1-x Sr x NiO3 thin films over a range of x has proven challenging. Moreover, little is known about the structures and properties of the end member SrNiO3 Here, we show that spontaneous phase segregation occurs while depositing SrNiO3 thin films on perovskite oxide substrates by molecular beam epitaxy. Two coexisting oxygen-deficient Ruddlesden-Popper phases, Sr2NiO3 and SrNi2O3, are formed to balance the stoichiometry and stabilize the energetically preferred Ni2+ cation. Our study sheds light on an unusual oxide thin-film nucleation process driven by the instability in perovskite structured SrNiO3 and the tendency of transition metal cations to form their most stable valence (i.e., Ni2+ in this case). The resulting metastable reduced Ruddlesden-Popper structures offer a testbed for further studying emerging phenomena in nickel-based oxides.
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- Le Wang
- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology-ICN2, CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) , Shanghai 200050, China
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- Earth and Biological Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA.
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA.
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