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Quan L, Jiang H, Mei G, Sun Y, You B. Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Overall and Hybrid Water Splitting. Chem Rev 2024; 124:3694-3812. [PMID: 38517093 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting driven by renewable electricity has been recognized as a promising approach for green hydrogen production. Different from conventional strategies in developing electrocatalysts for the two half-reactions of water splitting (e.g., the hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions, HER and OER) separately, there has been a growing interest in designing and developing bifunctional electrocatalysts, which are able to catalyze both the HER and OER. In addition, considering the high overpotentials required for OER while limited value of the produced oxygen, there is another rapidly growing interest in exploring alternative oxidation reactions to replace OER for hybrid water splitting toward energy-efficient hydrogen generation. This Review begins with an introduction on the fundamental aspects of water splitting, followed by a thorough discussion on various physicochemical characterization techniques that are frequently employed in probing the active sites, with an emphasis on the reconstruction of bifunctional electrocatalysts during redox electrolysis. The design, synthesis, and performance of diverse bifunctional electrocatalysts based on noble metals, nonprecious metals, and metal-free nanocarbons, for overall water splitting in acidic and alkaline electrolytes, are thoroughly summarized and compared. Next, their application toward hybrid water splitting is also presented, wherein the alternative anodic reactions include sacrificing agents oxidation, pollutants oxidative degradation, and organics oxidative upgrading. Finally, a concise statement on the current challenges and future opportunities of bifunctional electrocatalysts for both overall and hybrid water splitting is presented in the hope of guiding future endeavors in the quest for energy-efficient and sustainable green hydrogen production.
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- Li Quan
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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Lakhan MN, Hanan A, Wang Y, Liu S, Arandiyan H. Recent Progress on Nickel- and Iron-Based Metallic Organic Frameworks for Oxygen Evolution Reaction: A Review. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:2465-2486. [PMID: 38265034 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Developing sustainable energy solutions to safeguard the environment is a critical ongoing demand. Electrochemical water splitting (EWS) is a green approach to create effective and long-lasting electrocatalysts for the water oxidation process. Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) have become commonly utilized materials in recent years because of their distinguishing pore architectures, metal nodes easy accessibility, large specific surface areas, shape, and adaptable function. This review outlines the most significant developments in current work on developing improved MOFs for enhancing EWS. The benefits and drawbacks of MOFs are first discussed in this review. Then, some cutting-edge methods for successfully modifying MOFs are also highlighted. Recent progress on nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe) based MOFs have been critically discussed. Finally, a comprehensive analysis of the existing challenges and prospects for Ni- and Fe-based MOFs are summarized.
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- Muhammad Nazim Lakhan
- Applied Chemistry and Environmental Science, School of Science, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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- Sunway Centre for Electrochemical Energy and Sustainable Technology (SCEEST), School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Selangor 47500, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
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- School of Advanced Engineering, Great Bay University, Dongguan 523000, China
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- Applied Chemistry and Environmental Science, School of Science, STEM College, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
- Centre for Applied Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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He ZM, Zhang CX, Guo SQ, Xu P, Ji Y, Luo SW, Qi X, Liu YD, Cheng NY, Dou SX, Wang YX, Zhang BW. Mo-doping heterojunction: interfacial engineering in an efficient electrocatalyst for superior simulated seawater hydrogen evolution. Chem Sci 2024; 15:1123-1131. [PMID: 38239697 PMCID: PMC10793640 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05220f] [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: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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Exploring economical, efficient, and stable electrocatalysts for the seawater hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is highly desirable but is challenging. In this study, a Mo cation doped Ni0.85Se/MoSe2 heterostructural electrocatalyst, Mox-Ni0.85Se/MoSe2, was successfully prepared by simultaneously doping Mo cations into the Ni0.85Se lattice (Mox-Ni0.85Se) and growing atomic MoSe2 nanosheets epitaxially at the edge of the Mox-Ni0.85Se. Such an Mox-Ni0.85Se/MoSe2 catalyst requires only 110 mV to drive current densities of 10 mA cm-2 in alkaline simulated seawater, and shows almost no obvious degradation after 80 h at 20 mA cm-2. The experimental results, combined with the density functional theory calculations, reveal that the Mox-Ni0.85Se/MoSe2 heterostructure will generate an interfacial electric field to facilitate the electron transfer, thus reducing the water dissociation barrier. Significantly, the heteroatomic Mo-doping in the Ni0.85Se can regulate the local electronic configuration of the Mox-Ni0.85Se/MoSe2 heterostructure catalyst by altering the coordination environment and orbital hybridization, thereby weakening the bonding interaction between the Cl and Se/Mo. This synergistic effect for the Mox-Ni0.85Se/MoSe2 heterostructure will simultaneously enhance the catalytic activity and durability, without poisoning or corrosion of the chloride ions.
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- Zuo-Ming He
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy Materials and Devices, Xiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 PR China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University Chongqing 400044 PR China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shandong University of Technology Zibo 255000 PR China
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- Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University Hefei 230601 PR China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy Materials and Devices, Xiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 PR China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy Materials and Devices, Xiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 PR China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy Materials and Devices, Xiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 PR China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy Materials and Devices, Xiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 PR China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Energy Materials and Devices, Xiangtan University Xiangtan 411105 PR China
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- Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University Hefei 230601 PR China
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- Institute of Energy Materials Science (IEMS), University of Shanghai For Science and Technology Shanghai 200093 China
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- Institute of Energy Materials Science (IEMS), University of Shanghai For Science and Technology Shanghai 200093 China
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong North Wollongong New South Wales 2500 Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University Chongqing 400044 PR China
- Center of Advanced Electrochemical Energy, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies Chongqing 400044 PR China
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Xie Y, Yang Z. Morphological and Coordination Modulations in Iridium Electrocatalyst for Robust and Stable Acidic OER Catalysis. CHEM REC 2023; 23:e202300129. [PMID: 37229769 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Proton exchange membrane water splitting (PEMWS) technology has high-level current density, high operating pressure, small electrolyzer-size, integrity, flexibility, and has good adaptability to the volatility of wind power and photovoltaics, but the development of both active and high stability of the anode electrocatalyst in acidic environment is still a huge challenge, which seriously hinders the promotion and application of PEMWS. In recent years, researchers have made tremendous attempts in the development of high-quality active anode electrocatalyst, and we summarize some of the research progress made by our group in the design and synthesis of PEMWS anode electrocatalysts with different nanostructures, and makes full use of electrocatalytic activity points to increase the inherent activity of Iridium (Ir) sites, and provides optimization strategies for the long-term non-decay of catalysts under high anode potential in acidic environments. At this stage, these research advances are expected to facilitate the research and technological progress of PEMWS, and providing some research ideas and references for future research on efficient and inexpensive PEMWS anode electrocatalysts.
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- Yuhua Xie
- Sustainable Energy Laboratory, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China, University of Geosciences Wuhan, 388 Lumo RD, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Sustainable Energy Laboratory, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China, University of Geosciences Wuhan, 388 Lumo RD, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Institute, China University of Geosciences, Hangzhou, 311305, P. R. China
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Ghosh S, Dasgupta B, Kalra S, Ashton MLP, Yang R, Kueppers CJ, Gok S, Alonso EG, Schmidt J, Laun K, Zebger I, Walter C, Driess M, Menezes PW. Evolution of Carbonate-Intercalated γ-NiOOH from a Molecularly Derived Nickel Sulfide (Pre)Catalyst for Efficient Water and Selective Organic Oxidation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2206679. [PMID: 36651137 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202206679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The development of a competent (pre)catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) to produce green hydrogen is critical for a carbon-neutral economy. In this aspect, the low-temperature, single-source precursor (SSP) method allows the formation of highly efficient OER electrocatalysts, with better control over their structural and electronic properties. Herein, a transition metal (TM) based chalcogenide material, nickel sulfide (NiS), is prepared from a novel molecular complex [NiII (PyHS)4 ][OTf]2 (1) and utilized as a (pre)catalyst for OER. The NiS (pre)catalyst requires an overpotential of only 255 mV to reach the benchmark current density of 10 mA cm-2 and shows 63 h of chronopotentiometry (CP) stability along with over 95% Faradaic efficiency in 1 m KOH. Several ex situ measurements and quasi in situ Raman spectroscopy uncover that NiS irreversibly transformed to a carbonate-intercalated γ-NiOOH phase under the alkaline OER conditions, which serves as the actual active structure for the OER. Additionally, this in situ formed active phase successfully catalyzes the selective oxidation of alcohol, aldehyde, and amine-based organic substrates to value-added chemicals, with high efficiencies.
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- Suptish Ghosh
- Department of Chemistry, Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Functional Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstraße 40, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry/Biophysical Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Sekr. PC14, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry/Biophysical Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Sekr. PC14, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Metalorganics and Inorganic Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, Sekr. C2, 10623, Berlin, Germany
- Materials Chemistry Group for Thin Film Catalysis - CatLab, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Str. 15, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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Zhang C, Qu P, Zhou M, Qian L, Bai T, Jin J, Xin B. Ionic Liquids as Promisingly Multi-Functional Participants for Electrocatalyst of Water Splitting: A Review. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28073051. [PMID: 37049827 PMCID: PMC10095915 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28073051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023] Open
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Ionic liquids (ILs), as one of the most concerned functional materials in recent decades, have opened up active perspectives for electrocatalysis. In catalyst preparation, ILs act as characteristic active components besides media and templates. Compared with catalysts obtained using ordinary reagents, IL-derived catalysts have a special structure and catalytic performance due to the influence of IL’s special physicochemical properties and structures. This review mainly describes the use of ILs as modifiers and reaction reagents to prepare electrocatalysts for water splitting. The designability of ILs provides opportunities for the ingenious composition of cations or anions. ILs containing heteroatoms (N, O, S, P, etc.) and transition metal anion (FeCl4−, NiCl3−, etc.) can be used to directly prepare metal phosphides, sulfides, carbides and nitrides, and so forth. The special physicochemical properties and supramolecular structures of ILs can provide growth conditions for catalysts that are different from the normal media environment, inducing special structure and high performance. ILs as heteroatom sources are safe, green and easy to operate compared with traditional heteroatom sources. The strategy for using ILs as reagents is expected to realize 100% atomic transformation of reactants, in line with the concept of green chemistry. This review reflects the discovered work with the best findings from the literature. It will offer readers a deeper understanding on the development of IL-derived electrocatalysts and inspire them to ingeniously design high-performance electrocatalysts for water splitting.
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- Chenyun Zhang
- School of Intelligent Manufacturing, Wuxi Vocational College of Science and Technology, Wuxi 214028, China
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- School of Intelligent Manufacturing, Wuxi Vocational College of Science and Technology, Wuxi 214028, China
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- School of Intelligent Manufacturing, Wuxi Vocational College of Science and Technology, Wuxi 214028, China
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- School of Intelligent Manufacturing, Wuxi Vocational College of Science and Technology, Wuxi 214028, China
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- School of Intelligent Manufacturing, Wuxi Vocational College of Science and Technology, Wuxi 214028, China
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- School of Intelligent Manufacturing, Wuxi Vocational College of Science and Technology, Wuxi 214028, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Dezhou University, Dezhou 253023, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-136-8534-5517
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Thamer BM, Abdul Hameed MM, El-Newehy MH. Molten Salts Approach of Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Derived Bimetallic Nickel-Iron Sheets Supported on Porous Carbon Nanosheet as an Effective and Durable Electrocatalyst for Methanol Oxidation. Gels 2023; 9:gels9030238. [PMID: 36975687 PMCID: PMC10048021 DOI: 10.3390/gels9030238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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The preparation of metallic nanostructures supported on porous carbon materials that are facile, green, efficient, and low-cost is desirable to reduce the cost of electrocatalysts, as well as reduce environmental pollutants. In this study, a series of bimetallic nickel-iron sheets supported on porous carbon nanosheet (NiFe@PCNs) electrocatalysts were synthesized by molten salt synthesis without using any organic solvent or surfactant through controlled metal precursors. The as-prepared NiFe@PCNs were characterized by scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM), X-ray diffraction, and photoelectron spectroscopy (XRD and XPS). The TEM results indicated the growth of NiFe sheets on porous carbon nanosheets. The XRD analysis confirmed that the Ni1-xFex alloy had a face-centered polycrystalline (fcc) structure with particle sizes ranging from 15.5 to 30.6 nm. The electrochemical tests showed that the catalytic activity and stability were highly dependent on the iron content. The electrocatalytic activity of catalysts for methanol oxidation demonstrated a nonlinear relationship with the iron ratio. The catalyst doped with 10% iron showed a higher activity compared to the pure nickel catalyst. The maximum current density of Ni0.9Fe0.1@PCNs (Ni/Fe ratio 9:1) was 190 mA/cm2 at 1.0 M of methanol. In addition to the high electroactivity, the Ni0.9Fe0.1@PCNs showed great improvement in stability over 1000 s at 0.5 V with a retained activity of 97%. This method can be used to prepare various bimetallic sheets supported on porous carbon nanosheet electrocatalysts.
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- Badr M Thamer
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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Cobalt containing bimetallic ZIFs and their derivatives as OER electrocatalysts: A critical review. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bahuguna G, Cohen A, Filanovsky B, Patolsky F. Electronic Structure Engineering of Highly-Scalable Earth-Abundant Multi-Synergized Electrocatalyst for Exceptional Overall Water Splitting in Neutral Medium. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2203678. [PMID: 36366929 PMCID: PMC9798964 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202203678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Efficient neutral water splitting may represent in future a sustainable solution to unconstrained energy requirements, but yet necessitates the development of innovative avenues for achieving the currently unmet required performances. Herein, a novel paradigm based on the combination of electronic structure engineering and surface morphology tuning of earth-abundant 3D-hierarchical binder-free electrocatalysts is demonstrated, via a scalable single-step thermal transformation of nickel substrates under sulfur environment. A temporal-evolution of the resulting 3D-nanostructured substrates is performed for the intentional enhancement of non-abundant highly-catalytic Ni3+ and pSn 2- species on the catalyst surface, concomitantly accompanied with densification of the hierarchical catalyst morphology. Remarkably, the finely engineered NiSx catalyst synthesized via thermal-evolution for 24 h (NiSx -24 h) exhibits an exceptionally low cell voltage of 1.59 V (lower than Pt/C-IrO2 catalytic couple) for neutral water splitting, which represents the lowest value ever reported. The enhanced performance of NiSx -24 h is a multi-synergized consequence of the simultaneous enrichment of oxygen and hydrogen evolution reaction catalyzing species, accompanied by an optimum electrocatalytic surface area and intrinsic high conductivity. Overall, this innovative work opens a route to engineering the active material's electronic structure/morphology, demonstrating novel Ni3+ /pSn 2- -enriched NiSx catalysts which surpass state-of-the-art materials for neutral water splitting.
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- Gaurav Bahuguna
- School of ChemistryFaculty of Exact SciencesTel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv69978Israel
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringThe Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of EngineeringTel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv69978Israel
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- School of ChemistryFaculty of Exact SciencesTel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv69978Israel
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- School of ChemistryFaculty of Exact SciencesTel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv69978Israel
- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringThe Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of EngineeringTel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv69978Israel
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Xue X, Gao H, Liu J, Yang M, Feng S, Liu Z, Lin J, Kasemchainan J, Wang L, Jia Q, Wang G. Electrostatic potential-derived charge: a universal OER performance descriptor for MOFs. Chem Sci 2022; 13:13160-13171. [PMID: 36425504 PMCID: PMC9667949 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc04898a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2023] Open
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) provide opportunities for the design of high-efficiency catalysts attributed to their high compositional and structural tunability. Meanwhile, the huge number of MOFs poses a great challenge to experimental-intensive development of high-performance functional applications. By taking the computationally feasible and structurally representative trigonal prismatic secondary building units (SBUs) of MOFs as the entry point, we introduce a descriptor-based approach for designing high-performance MOFs for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The electrostatic potential-derived charge (ESPC) is identified as a robust and universal OER performance descriptor of MOFs, showing a distinct linear relationship with the onset potentials of OER elemental steps. Importantly, we establish an ESPC-based physical pattern of active site-intermediate binding strength, which interprets the rationality of ESPC as an OER performance descriptor. We further reveal that the SBUs with Ni/Cu as active site atoms while Mn/Fe/Co/Ni as spectator atoms have excellent OER activity through the variation pattern of ESPC along with metal composition. The universal correlation between ESPC and OER activity provides a rational rule for designing high-performance MOF-based OER electrocatalysts and can be easily extended to design functional MOFs for a rich variety of catalytic applications.
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- Xiangdong Xue
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 PR China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, Guizhou Meiling Power Sources Co., Ltd. Zunyi Guizhou 563003 PR China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom Hong Kong SAR China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 PR China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 PR China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 PR China
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- Department of Chemical Technology, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok 10330 Thailand
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 PR China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 PR China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 PR China
- Shunde Graduate School, University of Science and Technology Beijing Shunde 528399 PR China
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Liu J, Duan S, Shi H, Wang T, Yang X, Huang Y, Wu G, Li Q. Rationally Designing Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Seawater Splitting: Challenges, Achievements, and Promises. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202210753. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jianyun Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
- Shenzhen Huazhong University of Science and Technology Research Institute Shenzhen 518000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
- Shenzhen Huazhong University of Science and Technology Research Institute Shenzhen 518000 China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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Plasmon-promoted oxygen evolution catalysis with Ag nanocrystals loaded α-Co(OH)2 nanosheets. ADV POWDER TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2022.103728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Liu J, Duan S, Shi H, Wang T, Yang X, Huang Y, Wu G, Li Q. Rationally Designing Efficient Electrocatalysts for Direct Seawater Splitting: Challenges, Achievements, and Promises. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202210753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jianyun Liu
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- State University of New York at Buffalo: University at Buffalo Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering UNITED STATES
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- State University of New York at Buffalo: University at Buffalo Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering 309 Furnas Hall 14260 Buffalo UNITED STATES
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- Huazhong University of Science and Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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Saguì NA, Ström P, Edvinsson T, Bayrak Pehlivan İ. Nickel Site Modification by High-Valence Doping: Effect of Tantalum Impurities on the Alkaline Water Electro-Oxidation by NiO Probed by Operando Raman Spectroscopy. ACS Catal 2022; 12:6506-6516. [PMID: 35692248 PMCID: PMC9171717 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c00577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In an effort to support
the large-scale implementation of clean
hydrogen in industry and society, the electrolytic decomposition of
water is considered a realistically enticing prospect, provided the
guarantee of affordable and durable material components. Within alkaline
systems, earth-abundant electrocatalysts could provide both these
requirements. However, a continued exploration of the reactivity and
the causes behind different behaviors in performance are necessary
to guide optimization and design. In this paper, Ta-doped NiO thin
films are prepared via DC magnetron sputtering (1–2–4
at % Ta) to demonstrate the effect of surface electronic modulation
by non-3d elements on the catalysis of the oxygen evolution reaction
(OER). Material properties of the catalysts are analyzed via Rutherford
backscattering spectrometry, X-ray diffractometry, photoelectron spectroscopy,
and Raman spectroscopy. Ta impurities are shown to be directly responsible
for increasing the valence state of Ni sites and enhancing reaction
kinetics, resulting in performance improvements of up to 64 mV at
10 mA cm–2 relative to pristine NiO. Particularly,
we show that by applying operando Raman spectroscopy,
Ta enhances the ability to create high-valence Ni in γ-NiOOH
at a lower overpotential compared to the undoped sample. The lowered
overpotentials of the OER can thus be attributed to the energetically
less hindered advent of the creation of γ-NiOOH species on the
pre-catalyst surface: a phenomenon otherwise unresolved through simple
voltammetry.
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- Nicole A. Saguì
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Solid State Physics, Uppsala University, Box 35, 751 03 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Applied Nuclear Physics, Uppsala University, Box 516, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Solid State Physics, Uppsala University, Box 35, 751 03 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Solid State Physics, Uppsala University, Box 35, 751 03 Uppsala, Sweden
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Development of Electrolyzer Using NiCo(OH)2 Layered Double Hydroxide Catalyst for Efficient Water Oxidation Reaction. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12111819. [PMID: 35683675 PMCID: PMC9182022 DOI: 10.3390/nano12111819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Revised: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Over the past decade, layered double hydroxides (LDH) have been the subject of extensive investigations owing to their remarkable water splitting catalytic activity. Stability and porosity are several of the features of LDH which help them to serve as efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts. Based on these considerations, we synthesized NiCo(OH)2 LDH and probed its OER electrocatalytic performance. The synthesized catalyst was subjected to X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for structural analysis and investigation of its surface morphology, surface composition, and oxidation states. The LDH-NiCo(OH)2 was anchored over the FTO surface and the fabricated electrode was found to exhibit a much lower OER onset potential of 265 mV, a much higher current density of 300 mAcm−2 and a smaller Tafel slope of 41 mVdec−1. Moreover, the designed catalyst was found to be stable up to 2500 repeated voltametric scans. These figures of merit regarding the structure and performance of the designed LDH are expected to provide useful insights into the fundamental understanding of the OER catalysts and their mechanisms of action, thus enabling the more rational design of cost effective and highly efficient electrocatalysts for use in water splitting.
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Wang Y, Wang Y, Bai J, Lau W. Efficient Self‐Supported Bifunctional NiMo Alloy Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting in Alkaline Environment. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202200468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yechen Wang
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering Beijing Key Laboratory for Magneto-Photoelectrical Composite and Interface Science Center for Green Innovation School of Mathematics and Physics University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
- Shunde Graduate School of University of Science and Technology Beijing Foshan 528000 China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering Beijing Key Laboratory for Magneto-Photoelectrical Composite and Interface Science Center for Green Innovation School of Mathematics and Physics University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
- Shunde Graduate School of University of Science and Technology Beijing Foshan 528000 China
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- Center for Green Innovation School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
- Shunde Graduate School of University of Science and Technology Beijing Foshan 528000 China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering Beijing Key Laboratory for Magneto-Photoelectrical Composite and Interface Science Center for Green Innovation School of Mathematics and Physics University of Science and Technology Beijing Beijing 100083 China
- Shunde Graduate School of University of Science and Technology Beijing Foshan 528000 China
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Xiao X, Yang L, Sun W, Chen Y, Yu H, Li K, Jia B, Zhang L, Ma T. Electrocatalytic Water Splitting: From Harsh and Mild Conditions to Natural Seawater. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2105830. [PMID: 34878210 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202105830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting is regarded as the most effective pathway to generate green energy-hydrogen-which is considered as one of the most promising clean energy solutions to the world's energy crisis and climate change mitigation. Although electrocatalytic water splitting has been proposed for decades, large-scale industrial hydrogen production is hindered by high electricity cost, capital investment, and electrolysis media. Harsh conditions (strong acid/alkaline) are widely used in electrocatalytic mechanism studies, and excellent catalytic activities and efficiencies have been achieved. However, the practical application of electrocatalytic water splitting in harsh conditions encounters several obstacles, such as corrosion issues, catalyst stability, and membrane technical difficulties. Thus, the research on water splitting in mild conditions (neutral/near neutral), even in natural seawater, has aroused increasing attention. However, the mechanism in mild conditions or natural seawater is not clear. Herein, different conditions in electrocatalytic water splitting are reviewed and the effects and proposed mechanisms in the three conditions are summarized. Then, a comparison of the reaction process and the effects of the ions in different electrolytes are presented. Finally, the challenges and opportunities associated with direct electrocatalytic natural seawater splitting and the perspective are presented to promote the progress of hydrogen production by water splitting.
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- Xue Xiao
- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia
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- Institute of Clean Energy Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Green Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry of Advanced Materials, College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, 66 Chongshan Middle Road, Shenyang, 110036, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (MOE), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710062, China
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- CSIRO Energy, 10 Murray Dwyer Circuit, Mayfield West, NSW, 2304, Australia
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- CSIRO Energy, 10 Murray Dwyer Circuit, Mayfield West, NSW, 2304, Australia
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia
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- College of Chemistry, Liaoning University, 66 Chongshan Middle Road, Shenyang, 110036, China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia
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Singh H, Biswas R, Ahmed I, Thakur P, Kundu A, Panigrahi AR, Banerjee B, Halder KK, Lahtinen J, Mondal K, Haldar KK. Dumbbell-Shaped Ternary Transition-Metal (Cu, Ni, Co) Phosphate Bundles: A Promising Catalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:6570-6581. [PMID: 35084167 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c20356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Development of economical and high-performance electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of tremendous interest for future applications as sustainable energy materials. Here, a unique member of efficient OER electrocatalysts has been developed based upon structurally versatile dumbbell-shaped ternary transition-metal (Cu, Ni, Co) phosphates with a three-dimensional (3D) (Cu2(OH)(PO4)/Ni3(PO4)2·8H2O/Co3(PO4)2·8H2O) (CNCP) structure. This structure is prepared using a simple aqueous stepwise addition of metal ion source approach. Various structural investigations demonstrate highly crystalline nature of the composite structure. Apart from the unique structural aspect, it is important that the CNCP composite structure has proved to be an excellent electrocatalyst for OER performance in comparison with its binary or constituent phosphate under alkaline and neutral conditions. Notably, the CNCP electrocatalyst displays a much lower overpotential of 224 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and a lower Tafel slope of 53 mV dec-1 with high stability in alkaline medium. In addition, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis suggested that the activity and long-term durability for the OER of the ternary 3D metal phosphate are due to the presence of electrochemically dynamic constituents such as Ni and Co and their resulting synergistic effects, which was further supported by theoretical studies. Theoretical calculations also reveal that the incredible OER execution was ascribed to the electron redistribution set off in the presence of Ni and Cu and the most favorable interaction between the *OOH intermediate and the active sites of CNCP. This work may attract the attention of researchers to construct efficient 3D ternary metal phosphate catalysts for various applications in the field of electrochemistry.
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- Harjinder Singh
- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151001, Punjab, India
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- Physics Department, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department of Physics, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151001, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151001, Punjab, India
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Gopi S, Vadivel S, Pinto LMC, Syed A, Kathiresan M, Yun K. Non-noble metal (Ni, Cu)-carbon composite derived from porous organic polymers for high-performance seawater electrolysis. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 289:117861. [PMID: 34343751 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The hydrothermal preparation of o-dianisidine and triazine interlinked porous organic polymer and its successive derivatisation via metal infusion (Ni, Cu) under hydrothermal and calcination conditions (700 °C) to yield pristine (ANIPOP-700) and Ni/Cu decorated porous carbon are described here (Ni-ANIPOP-700 and Cu-ANIPOP-700). To confirm their chemical and morphological properties, the as-prepared materials were methodically analyzed using solid state 13C and 15N NMR, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, field emission scanning and high resolution transmission electron microscopic techniques, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Furthermore, the electrocatalytic activities of these electrocatalysts were thoroughly investigated under standard oxygen evolution (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) conditions. The results show that all of the materials demonstrated significant activity in water splitting as well as displayed excellent stability (22 h) in both acidic (HER) and basic conditions (OER). Among the electrocatalysts reported in this study, Ni-ANIPOP-700 exhibited a lower overpotential η10 of 300 mV in basic medium (OER) and 150 mV in acidic medium (HER), as well as a lower Tafel slope of 69 mV/dec (OER) and 181 mV/dec (HER), indicating 30% lower energy requirement for overall water splitting. Gas chromatography was used to examine the electrolyzed products.
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- Sivalingam Gopi
- Department of BioNano Technology, Gachon University, GyeongGi -Do, 13120, Republic of Korea
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- Centre of Excellence for Energy Storage Technology (CEST), Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Rayong, 21210, Thailand
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- Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, UFMS, 79074-460, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- CSIR - Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, 630003, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of BioNano Technology, Gachon University, GyeongGi -Do, 13120, Republic of Korea.
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Yu Y, Chen Q, Li J, Rao P, Li R, Du Y, Jia C, Huang W, Luo J, Deng P, Shen Y, Tian X. Progress in the development of heteroatom-doped nickel phosphates for electrocatalytic water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 607:1091-1102. [PMID: 34571296 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hydrogen energy is expected to replace fossil fuels as a mainstream energy source in the future. Currently, hydrogen production via water electrolysis yields high hydrogen purity with easy operation and without producing polluting side products. Presently, platinum group metals and their oxides are the most effective catalysts for water splitting; however, their low abundance and high cost hinder large-scale hydrogen production, especially in alkaline and neutral media. Therefore, the development of high-efficiency, durable, and low-cost electrocatalysts is crucial to improving the overpotential and lowering the electrical energy consumption. As a solution, Ni2P has attracted particular attention, owing to its desirable electrical conductivity, high corrosion resistance, and remarkable catalytic activity for overall water splitting, and thus, is a promising substitute for platinum-group catalysts. However, the catalytic performance and durability of raw Ni2P are still inferior to those of noble metal-based catalysts. Heteroatom doping is a universal strategy for enhancing the performance of Ni2P for water electrolysis over a wide pH range, because the electronic structure and crystal structure of the catalyst can be modulated, and the adsorption energy of the reaction intermediates can be adjusted via doping, thus optimizing the reaction performance. In this review, first, the reaction mechanisms of water electrolysis, including the cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction and anodic oxygen evolution reaction, are briefly introduced. Then, progress into heteroatom-doped nickel phosphide research in recent years is assessed, and a discussion of each representative work is given. Finally, the opportunities and challenges for developing advanced Ni2P based electrocatalysts are proposed and discussed.
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- Yanhui Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan Provincial Key Lab of Fine Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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Godeffroy L, Ciocci P, Nsabimana A, Miranda Vieira M, Noël JM, Combellas C, Lemineur JF, Kanoufi F. Deciphering Competitive Routes for Nickel-Based Nanoparticle Electrodeposition by an Operando Optical Monitoring. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:16980-16983. [PMID: 34101324 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202106420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Electrodeposition of earth-abundant iron group metals such as nickel is difficult to characterize by simple electrochemical analyses since the reduction of their metal salts often competes with inhibiting reactions. This makes the mechanistic interpretation sometimes contradictory, preventing unambiguous predictions about the nature and structure of the electrodeposited material. Herein, the complexity of Ni nanoparticles (NPs) electrodeposition on indium tin oxide (ITO) is unraveled operando and at a single entity NP level by optical microscopy correlated to ex situ SEM imaging. Our correlative approach allows differentiating the dynamics of formation of two different NP populations, metallic Ni and Ni(OH)2 with a <25 nm limit of detection, their formation being ruled by the competition between Ni2+ and water reduction. At the single NP level this results in a self-terminated growth, an information which is most often hidden in ensemble averaged measurements.
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- Unviersité de Paris, ITODYS, CNRS, 75006, Paris, France
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Deciphering Competitive Routes for Nickel‐Based Nanoparticle Electrodeposition by an Operando Optical Monitoring. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202106420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Li M, Xu Z, Li Y, Wang J, Zhong Q. In situ fabrication of cobalt/nickel sulfides nanohybrid based on various sulfur sources as highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting. NANO SELECT 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/nano.202100155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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- Mengqiu Li
- School of Chemical Engineering Nanjing University of Science and Technology Nanjing China
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- School of Chemical Engineering Nanjing University of Science and Technology Nanjing China
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- School of Chemical Engineering Nanjing University of Science and Technology Nanjing China
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- School of Chemical Engineering Nanjing University of Science and Technology Nanjing China
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- School of Chemical Engineering Nanjing University of Science and Technology Nanjing China
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Hessels J, Masferrer‐Rius E, Yu F, Detz RJ, Klein Gebbink RJM, Reek JNH. Nickel is a Different Pickle: Trends in Water Oxidation Catalysis for Molecular Nickel Complexes. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:6629-6634. [PMID: 33090703 PMCID: PMC7756549 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202002164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The development of novel water oxidation catalysts is important in the context of renewable fuels production. Ligand design is one of the key tools to improve the activity and stability of molecular catalysts. The establishment of ligand design rules can facilitate the development of improved molecular catalysts. In this paper it is shown that chemical oxidants can be used to probe oxygen evolution activity for nickel-based systems, and trends are reported that can improve future ligand design. Interestingly, different ligand effects were observed in comparison to other first-row transition metal complexes. For example, nickel complexes with secondary amine donors were more active than with tertiary amine donors, which is the opposite for iron complexes. The incorporation of imine donor groups in a cyclam ligand resulted in the fastest and most durable nickel catalyst of our series, achieving oxygen evolution turnover numbers up to 380 and turnover frequencies up to 68 min-1 in a pH 5.0 acetate buffer using Oxone as oxidant. Initial kinetic experiments with this catalyst revealed a first order in chemical oxidant and a half order in catalyst. This implies a rate-determining oxidation step from a dimeric species that needs to break up to generate the active catalyst. These findings lay the foundation for the rational design of molecular nickel catalysts for water oxidation and highlight that catalyst design rules are not generally applicable for different metals.
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- Joeri Hessels
- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis, Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041098 XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Organic Chemistry & Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht UniversityUniversiteitsweg 993584 CGUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis, Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041098 XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Current address: TNO Energy Transition, Energy Transition StudiesRadarweg 601043 NTAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Organic Chemistry & Catalysis, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials ScienceUtrecht UniversityUniversiteitsweg 993584 CGUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis, Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of AmsterdamScience Park 9041098 XHAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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Bao X, Li Y, Wang J, Zhong Q. Amorphous‐crystalline Co−B−P Catalyst for Synergistically Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202001343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Xinghong Bao
- School of Chemical Engineering Nanjing University of Science and Technology Nanjing 210094 P.R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering Nanjing University of Science and Technology Nanjing 210094 P.R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering Nanjing University of Science and Technology Nanjing 210094 P.R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering Nanjing University of Science and Technology Nanjing 210094 P.R. China
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Chen S, Zhang Y, Jin J, Qu H, Zhu T, Zhong Q. 3D network Ni-based electrocatalysts with interfacial active sites of Ru QDs and Ni(OH)2 for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction under large current density in alkaline environment. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Lv C, Sun L, Li Q, Wang X, Zhang T, Cao Y, Yang Z, Qi L. Oleic acid-mediated synthesis of small-sized and monodisperse NiSe2 nanowires as counter electrode catalysts for triiodide reduction. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Affiliation(s)
- Saikat Bolar
- Surface Engineering & Tribology DivisionCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute Durgapur 713209 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201002 India
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- Surface Engineering & Tribology DivisionCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute Durgapur 713209 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201002 India
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- Surface Engineering & Tribology DivisionCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute Durgapur 713209 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201002 India
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- Surface Engineering & Tribology DivisionCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute Durgapur 713209 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201002 India
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