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Wang S, Wang M, Zhang Y, Wang H, Fei H, Liu R, Kong H, Gao R, Zhao S, Liu T, Wang Y, Ni M, Ciucci F, Wang J. Metal Oxide-Supported Metal Catalysts for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Characterization Methods, Modulation Strategies, and Recent Progress. SMALL METHODS 2023:e2201714. [PMID: 37029582 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
Abstract
The sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) with complex multielectron transfer steps significantly limits the large-scale application of electrochemical energy devices, including metal-air batteries and fuel cells. Recent years witnessed the development of metal oxide-supported metal catalysts (MOSMCs), covering single atoms, clusters, and nanoparticles. As alternatives to conventional carbon-dispersed metal catalysts, MOSMCs are gaining increasing interest due to their unique electronic configuration and potentially high corrosion resistance. By engineering the metal oxide substrate, supported metal, and their interactions, MOSMCs can be facilely modulated. Significant progress has been made in advancing MOSMCs for ORR, and their further development warrants advanced characterization methods to better understand MOSMCs and precise modulation strategies to boost their functionalities. In this regard, a comprehensive review of MOSMCs for ORR is still lacking despite this fast-developing field. To eliminate this gap, advanced characterization methods are introduced for clarifying MOSMCs experimentally and theoretically, discuss critical methods of boosting their intrinsic activities and number of active sites, and systematically overview the status of MOSMCs based on different metal oxide substrates for ORR. By conveying methods, research status, critical challenges, and perspectives, this review will rationally promote the design of MOSMCs for electrochemical energy devices.
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- Siyuan Wang
- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, P. R. China
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- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) & Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) & Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, HKUST, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD) & Research Institute for Smart Energy (RISE), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, HKUST, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
- HKUST Shenzhen-Hong Kong Collaborative Innovation Research Institute, Futian, Shenzhen, 518048, P. R. China
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- School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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Zhao T, Shen S, Liu X, Guo Y, Pao CW, Chen JL, Wang Y. Morphology-maintaining synthesis of NbN and its catalytic performance in epoxidation. Catal Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy00890j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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A strategy for the synthesis of NbN with different morphologies was provided and the reactivity for epoxidation was investigated.
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- Tiaohao Zhao
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry
- Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry
- Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry
- Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry
- Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Centre
- Hsinchu
- Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Centre
- Hsinchu
- Taiwan
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry
- Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
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Xie Y, Wang Y, Chen Z, Xu X. Role of Oxygen Defects on the Photocatalytic Properties of Mg-Doped Mesoporous Ta3 N5. CHEMSUSCHEM 2016; 9:1403-1412. [PMID: 27100134 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201600193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Tantalum nitride (Ta3 N5 ) highlights an intriguing paradigm for converting solar energy into chemical fuels. However, its photocatalytic properties are strongly governed by various intrinsic/extrinsic defects. In this work, we successfully prepared a series of Mg-doped mesoporous Ta3 N5 using a simple method. The photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical properties were investigated from the viewpoint of how defects such as accumulation of oxygen and nitrogen vacancies contribute to the catalytic activity. Our findings suggest that Mg doping is accompanied by an accumulation of oxygen species and a simultaneous elimination of nitrogen vacancies in Ta3 N5 . These oxygen species in Ta3 N5 induce delocalized shallow donor states near the conduction band minimum and are responsible for high electron mobility. The superior photocatalytic activity of Mg-doped Ta3 N5 can then be understood by the improved electron-hole separation as well as the lack of nitrogen vacancies, which often serve as charge-recombination centers.
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- Yinghao Xie
- Department of Chemistry, Tongji University, No. 1239 Siping Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tongji University, No. 1239 Siping Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tongji University, No. 1239 Siping Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tongji University, No. 1239 Siping Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China.
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Jiang S, Yi B, Zhang H, Song W, Bai Y, Yu H, Shao Z. Vertically Aligned Titanium Nitride Nanorod Arrays as Supports of Platinum-Palladium-Cobalt Catalysts for Thin-Film Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Electrodes. ChemElectroChem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201500571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Shangfeng Jiang
- Fuel Cell System & Engineering Laboratory; Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yuquan Road Beijing 100039 P. R. China
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- Fuel Cell System & Engineering Laboratory; Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- Fuel Cell System & Engineering Laboratory; Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yuquan Road Beijing 100039 P. R. China
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- Fuel Cell System & Engineering Laboratory; Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- Fuel Cell System & Engineering Laboratory; Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yuquan Road Beijing 100039 P. R. China
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- Fuel Cell System & Engineering Laboratory; Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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- Fuel Cell System & Engineering Laboratory; Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; 457 Zhongshan Road Dalian 116023 P. R. China
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