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Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zeng Z, Ho D. Order-disorder engineering of RuO 2 nanosheets towards pH-universal oxygen evolution. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:2904-2912. [PMID: 37194917 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00339f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Ru-based electrocatalysts are considered promising anode catalysts towards water electrolysis due to their impressive activity under acidic conditions. Yet, caused by the collapse of the local crystalline domains and concurrent leaching of Ru species during the OER process, durability against structural degradation remains poor. Herein, we present an order-disorder structure optimization strategy, based on RuO2 nanosheets with well-defined amorphous-crystalline boundaries supported on carbon cloth (a/c-RuO2/CC), to effectively catalyze water oxidation, especially in the case of an acidic medium. Specifically, the as-prepared a/c-RuO2/CC sample has achieved a lower overpotential of 150 mV at 10 mA cm-2, a smaller Tafel slope of 47 mV dec-1, and a significantly higher durability with suppressed dissolution of Ru, with regard to its crystalline (c-RuO2/CC) and amorphous (a-RuO2/CC) counterparts. Computational simulations combined with experimental characterizations uncover that the construction of the structurally ordered-disordered boundary enables a weakened Ru-O covalency with regard to the ordered counterpart, which suppresses the leaching of active Ru species from the crystalline phase, thus enhances stability. An upshift of the d-band center in a/c-RuO2/CC relative to a-RuO2/CC reduces the energy barrier of the potential-determining step (*O → *OOH), thereby dramatically boosting activity.
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- Yu Zhang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, 999077, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, 999077, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, 999077, China.
- Shenzhen Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, 999077, China.
- Hong Kong Center for Cerebro-Cardiovascular Health Engineering, City University of Hong Kong 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, 999077, China
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Wang Z, Wang H. Phase-Controlled Ruthenium Nanocrystals on Colloidal Polydopamine Supports and Their Catalytic Behaviors in Aerobic Oxidation Reactions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37486213 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c06654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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The past decade has witnessed rapidly growing interest in noble metal nanostructures adopting unconventional metastable crystal phases. In the case of Ru, chemically synthesized nanocrystals typically form thermodynamically favored hexagonal close-packed (hcp) crystal lattices, whereas it remains significantly more challenging to synthesize Ru nanocrystals in the metastable face-centered cubic (fcc) phase. In this work, we have synthesized polydopamine (PDA)-supported hcp and fcc Ru nanocrystals in a phase-selective manner through one-pot thermal reduction of appropriate Ru(III) precursors in a polyol solvent. Benefiting from the unique surface-adhesion function of PDA, we have been able to grow phase-controlled sub-5 nm Ru nanocrystals directly on colloidal PDA supports without prefunctionalizing the particle surfaces with any molecular linkers or surface-capping ligands. Success in phase-controlled synthesis of capping ligand-free Ru nanocrystals dispersed on the same support material enables us to systematically compare the intrinsic mass-specific and surface-specific activities of fcc and hcp Ru nanocatalysts toward the aerobic oxidation of a chromogenic molecular substrate, 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB), under a broad range of reaction conditions. We use UV-vis absorption spectroscopy to monitor the conversion of the reactant molecules into the one-electron and two-electron oxidation products in real time during Ru-catalyzed oxidation of TMB, which is found to be a mechanistically complex molecule-transforming process involving multiple elementary steps. The apparent reaction rates and detailed kinetic features are observed to be not only intimately related to the crystalline structures of the Ru nanocatalysts but also profoundly influenced by several other critical factors, such as the pH of the reaction medium, the initial concentration of TMB, Ru coverage on the PDA supports, and degree of nanoparticle aggregation.
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- Zixin Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, 631 Sumter Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
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Huo JM, Ma ZL, Wang Y, Cao YJ, Jiang YC, Li SN, Chen Y, Hu MC, Zhai QG. Monodispersed Pt Sites Supported on NiFe-LDH from Synchronous Anchoring and Reduction for High Efficiency Overall Water Splitting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2207044. [PMID: 36642802 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Precise design of low-cost, efficient and definite electrocatalysts is the key to sustainable renewable energy. Herein, this work develops a targeted-anchored and subsequent spontaneous-redox strategy to synthesize nickel-iron layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanosheets anchored with monodispersed platinum (Pt) sites (Pt@LDH). Intermediate metal-organic frameworks (MOF)/LDH heterostructure not only provides numerous confine points to guarantee the stability of Pt sites, but also excites the spontaneous reduction for PtII . Electronic structure, charge transfer ability and reaction kinetics of Pt@LDH can be effectively facilitated by the monodispersed Pt moieties. As a result, the optimized Pt@LDH that with the 5% ultra-low content Pt exhibits the significant increment in electrochemical water splitting performance in alkaline media, which only afford low overpotentials of 58 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and 239 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for oxygen evolution reaction (OER), respectively. In a real device, Pt@LDH can drive an overall water-splitting at low cell voltage of 1.49 V at 10 mA cm-2 , which can be superior to most reported similar LDH-based catalysts. Moreover, the versatility of the method is extended to other MOF precursors and noble metals for the design of ultrathin LDH supported monodispersed noble metal electrocatalysts promoting research interest in material design.
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- Jia-Min Huo
- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710062, P. R. China
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Gloag L, Poerwoprajitno AR, Cheong S, Ramadhan ZR, Adschiri T, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Synthesis of hierarchical metal nanostructures with high electrocatalytic surface areas. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadf6075. [PMID: 36630515 PMCID: PMC9833653 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf6075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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3D interconnected structures can be made with molecular precision or with micrometer size. However, there is no strategy to synthesize 3D structures with dimensions on the scale of tens of nanometers, where many unique properties exist. Here, we bridge this gap by building up nanosized gold cores and nickel branches that are directly connected to create hierarchical nanostructures. The key to this approach is combining cubic crystal-structured cores with hexagonal crystal-structured branches in multiple steps. The dimensions and 3D morphology can be controlled by tuning at each synthetic step. These materials have high surface area, high conductivity, and surfaces that can be chemically modified, which are properties that make them ideal electrocatalyst supports. We illustrate the effectiveness of the 3D nanostructures as electrocatalyst supports by coating with nickel-iron oxyhydroxide to achieve high activity and stability for oxygen evolution reaction. This work introduces a synthetic concept to produce a new type of high-performing electrocatalyst support.
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- Lucy Gloag
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
- Advanced Institute of Materials Research, WPI-AIMR, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Lin HY, Lou ZX, Ding Y, Li X, Mao F, Yuan HY, Liu PF, Yang HG. Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts for the Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzer: Challenges on Stability. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2201130. [PMID: 36333185 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Hydrogen generated by proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer holds a promising potential to complement the traditional energy structure and achieve the global target of carbon neutrality for its efficient, clean, and sustainable nature. The acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER), owing to its sluggish kinetic process, remains a bottleneck that dominates the efficiency of overall water splitting. Over the past few decades, tremendous efforts have been devoted to exploring OER activity, whereas most show unsatisfying stability to meet the demand for industrial application of PEM electrolyzer. In this review, systematic considerations of the origin and strategies based on OER stability challenges are focused on. Intrinsic deactivation of the material and the extrinsic balance of plant-induced destabilization are summarized. Accordingly, rational strategies for catalyst design including doping and leaching, support effect, coordination effect, strain engineering, phase and facet engineering are discussed for their contribution to the promoted OER stability. Moreover, advanced in situ/operando characterization techniques are put forward to shed light on the OER pathways as well as the structural evolution of the OER catalyst, giving insight into the deactivation mechanisms. Finally, outlooks toward future efforts on the development of long-term and practical electrocatalysts for the PEM electrolyzer are provided.
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- Hao Yang Lin
- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- China General Nuclear New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100071, China
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- China General Nuclear New Energy Holdings Co., Ltd., Beijing, 100071, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Jia M, Shen L, Tian G, Córdoba de Torresi SI, Symes MD, Yang XY. Superior Electrocatalysis Delivered by a Directional Electron Transfer Cascade in Hierarchical CoNi/Ru@C. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200449. [PMID: 35758841 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200449] [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: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Exploiting directional electron transfer cascades could lead to high-performance electrocatalysts for processes such as the hydrogen evolution reaction, but realising such systems is difficult. Herein, a hierarchical confined material (CoNi/Ru@C) is presented, which provides a suitable spatial junction to enable directional electron transfer, giving superior hydrogen evolution in alkaline water/seawater.
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- Mingpu Jia
- Wuhan University of Technology, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & International School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Materials Science and Engineering & Shenzhen Research Institute & Joint Laboratory for Marine Advanced Materials in Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & International School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Materials Science and Engineering & Shenzhen Research Institute & Joint Laboratory for Marine Advanced Materials in Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), CHINA
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- Wuhan University of Technology, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & International School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Materials Science and Engineering & Shenzhen Research Institute & Joint Laboratory for Marine Advanced Materials in Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), CHINA
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- University of Glasgow, WestCHEM School of Chemistry, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Wuhan University of Technology, 122, Luoshi Road, 430070, Wuhan, CHINA
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Poerwoprajitno AR, Cheong S, Gloag L, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Synthetic Strategies to Enhance the Electrocatalytic Properties of Branched Metal Nanoparticles. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:1693-1702. [PMID: 35616935 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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ConspectusBranched metal nanoparticles have unique catalytic properties because of their high surface area with multiple branches arranged in an open 3D structure that can interact with reacting species and tailorable branch surfaces that can maximize the exposure of desired catalytically active crystal facets. These exceptional properties have led to the exploration of the roles of branch structural features ranging from the number and dimensions of branches at the larger scales to the atomic-scale arrangement of atoms on precise crystal facets. The fundamental significance of how larger-scale branch structural features and atomic-scale surface faceting influence and control the catalytic properties has been at the forefront of the design of branched nanoparticles for catalysis. Current synthetic advances have enabled the formation of branched nanoparticles with an unprecedented degree of control over structural features down to the atomic scale, which have unlocked opportunities to make improved nanoparticle catalysts. These catalysts have high surface areas with controlled size and surface facets for achieving exceedingly high activity and stability. The synthetic advancement has recently led to the use of branched nanoparticles as ideal substrates that can be decorated with a second active metal in the form of islands and single atoms. These decorated branched nanoparticles have new and highly effective catalytic active sites where both branch metal and decorating metal play essential roles during catalysis.In the opening half of this Account, we critically assess the important structural features of branched nanoparticles that control catalytic properties. We first discuss the role of branch dimensions and the number of branches that can improve the surface area but can also trap gas bubbles. We then investigate the atomic-scale structural features of exposed surface facets, which are critical for enhancing catalytic activity and stability. Well-defined branched nanoparticles have led to a fundamental understanding of how the branch structural features influence the catalytic activity and stability, which we highlight for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and biomass oxidation. In discussing recent breakthroughs for branched nanoparticles, we explore the opportunities created by decorated branched nanoparticles and the unique bifunctional active sites that are exposed on the branched nanoparticle surfaces. This class of catalysts is of rapidly growing importance for reactions including the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and methanol oxidation reaction (MOR), where two exposed metals are required for efficient catalysis. In the second half of this Account, we explore recent advances in the synthesis of branched nanoparticles and highlight the cubic-core hexagonal-branch growth mechanism that has achieved excellent control of all of the important structural features, including branch dimensions, number of branches, and surface facets. We discuss the slow precursor reduction as an effective strategy for decorating metal islands with controlled loadings on the branched nanoparticle surfaces and the spread of these metal islands to form single-atom active sites. We envisage that the key synthetic and structural advances identified in this Account will guide the development of the next-generation electrocatalysts.
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Poerwoprajitno AR, Gloag L, Watt J, Cheong S, Tan X, Lei H, Tahini HA, Henson A, Subhash B, Bedford NM, Miller BK, O’Mara PB, Benedetti TM, Huber DL, Zhang W, Smith SC, Gooding JJ, Schuhmann W, Tilley RD. A single-Pt-atom-on-Ru-nanoparticle electrocatalyst for CO-resilient methanol oxidation. Nat Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-022-00756-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Søndergaard-Pedersen F, Lakhotiya H, Bøjesen ED, Bondesgaard M, Myekhlai M, Benedetti TM, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD, Iversen BB. Highly efficient and stable Ru nanoparticle electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline conditions. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00177b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ru nanoparticles are prepared via solvothermal synthesis with allotropism control. Both fcc and hcp samples are active catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction, but the hcp sample is stable during 12 hour operation.
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- Frederik Søndergaard-Pedersen
- Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- iNANO, Aarhus University, DK8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- iNANO, Aarhus University, DK8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- iNANO, Aarhus University, DK8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
- Electron Microscope Unit, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, DK8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
- iNANO, Aarhus University, DK8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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Huang J, Ji L, Li X, Wu X, Qian N, Li J, Yan Y, Yang D, Zhang H. Facile synthesis of PdSn alloy octopods through the Stranski–Krastanov growth mechanism as electrocatalysts towards the ethanol oxidation reaction. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ce00242f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pd72Sn28 octopods synthesized through the Stranski–Krastanov growth mode exhibited remarkably enhanced catalytic performance for the EOR relative to commercial Pd/C.
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- Jingbo Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, People's Republic of China
- BTR New Material Group CO., LTD., GuangMing District, Shenzhen 518106, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, People's Republic of China
- Institute of Advanced Semiconductors, Hangzhou Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, People's Republic of China
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Lee MG, Yang JW, Kwon HR, Jang HW. Crystal facet and phase engineering for advanced water splitting. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ce00585a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This review covers the principles and recent advances in facet and phase engineering of catalysts for photocatalytic, photoelectrochemical, and electrochemical water splitting. It suggests the basis of catalyst design for advanced water splitting.
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- Mi Gyoung Lee
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
- Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology, Seoul National University, Suwon, 16229, Republic of Korea
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Li L, Wang P, Shao Q, Huang X. Recent Progress in Advanced Electrocatalyst Design for Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2004243. [PMID: 33749035 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202004243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolyzers hold great significance for renewable energy storage and conversion. The acidic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is one of the main roadblocks that hinder the practical application of PEM water electrolyzers. Highly active, cost-effective, and durable electrocatalysts are indispensable for lowering the high kinetic barrier of OER to achieve boosted reaction kinetics. To date, a wide spectrum of advanced electrocatalysts has been designed and synthesized for enhanced acidic OER performance, though Ir and Ru based nanostructures still represent the state-of-the-art catalysts. In this Progress Report, recent research progress in advanced electrocatalysts for improved acidic OER performance is summarized. First, fundamental understanding about acidic OER including reaction mechanisms and atomic understanding to acidic OER for rational design of efficient electrocatalysts are discussed. Thereafter, an overview of the progress in the design and synthesis of advanced acidic OER electrocatalysts is provided in terms of catalyst category, i.e., metallic nanostructures (Ir and Ru based), precious metal oxides, nonprecious metal oxides, and carbon based nanomaterials. Finally, perspectives to the future development of acidic OER are provided from the aspects of reaction mechanism investigation and more efficient electrocatalyst design.
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- Leigang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Jiangsu, 215123, China
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Singh AN, Kim MH, Meena A, Wi TU, Lee HW, Kim KS. Na/Al Codoped Layered Cathode with Defects as Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for High-Performance Li-Ion Battery and Oxygen Evolution Reaction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2005605. [PMID: 33783095 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202005605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The rational design of bifunctional electrocatalyst through simple synthesis with high activity remains a challenging task. Herein, Na/Al codoped Li-excess Li-Ru-Ni-O layered electrodes are demonstrated with defects/dislocations as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst toward lithium-ion battery (LIB) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Toward LIB cathode, specific capacity of 173 mAh g-1 (0.2C-rate), cyclability (>95.0%), high Columbic efficiency (99.2%), and energy efficiency (90.7%) are achieved. The codoped electrocatalyst has exhibited OER activity at a low onset potential (270 mV@10 mA cm-2 ), with a Tafel slope 69.3 mV dec-1 , and long-term stability over 36 h superior to the undoped and many other OER electrocatalysts including the benchmark IrO2 . The concurrent doping resides in the crystal lattice (where Na shows the pillaring effect to improve facile Li diffusion), Al improves the stabilization of the layered structure, and defective structures provide abundant active sites to accelerate OER reactions.
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- Aditya Narayan Singh
- Center for Superfunctional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50, UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Superfunctional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50, UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Superfunctional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50, UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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Fang C, Jiang X, Hu J, Song J, Sun N, Zhang D, Kuai L. Ru Nanoworms Loaded TiO 2 for Their Catalytic Performances toward CO Oxidation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:5079-5087. [PMID: 33470784 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c20181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ruthenium nanocrystals with small size and special morphology are of great interest in various catalytic reactions due to their high activities. However, it is still a great challenge to downsize these nanocatalysts to a sub-nano scale (<2 nm). Herein, we reported a synthesis of ultrasmall size and uniform Ru nanoparticles through a rapid one-pot method. The prepared Ru nanocrystal shows a wormlike shape, in which the diameter is as thin as 1.6 ± 0.3 nm and the length is 13.6 ± 4.4 nm. These Ru nanoworms (NWs) are quite steady during the synthetic process even though the reaction time was further prolonged. We also examined their catalytic activity toward CO oxidation by loading Ru NWs on TiO2 to form Ru NWs/TiO2 catalysts. These catalysts exhibit a high activity of 100% CO conversion at 150 °C, which is much lower than the normal Ru NPs/TiO2 nanostructures. Based on our detailed investigations, we proposed that the small size, special morphology, and TiO2 support are the keys for their significantly improved catalytic activity. We believed that these reasonable discoveries provide a methodology and opportunity to get highly active catalysts for CO oxidation by a detailed increase in their active sites.
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- Caihong Fang
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecular-Based Materials, Center for Nano Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecular-Based Materials, Center for Nano Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecular-Based Materials, Center for Nano Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, The Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Materials & Substance, Catalytic Conversion of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, The Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Materials & Substance, Catalytic Conversion of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, The Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Laboratory of Molecular-Based Materials, Center for Nano Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Clean Energy of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, The Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy Materials & Substance, Catalytic Conversion of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, China
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Myekhlai M, Benedetti TM, Gloag L, Poerwoprajitno AR, Cheong S, Schuhmann W, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Controlling the Number of Branches and Surface Facets of Pd-Core Ru-Branched Nanoparticles to Make Highly Active Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysts. Chemistry 2020; 26:15501-15504. [PMID: 32844508 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Producing stable but active materials is one of the enduring challenges in electrocatalysis and other types of catalysis. Producing branched nanoparticles is one potential solution. Controlling the number of branches and branch size of faceted branched nanoparticles is one of the major synthetic challenges to achieve highly active and stable nanocatalysts. Herein, we use a cubic-core hexagonal-branch mechanism to synthesize branched Ru nanoparticles with control over the size and number of branches. This structural control is the key to achieving high exposure of active {10-11} facets and optimum number of Ru branches that enables improved catalytic activity for oxygen evolution reaction while maintaining high stability.
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- Munkhshur Myekhlai
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Analytical Chemistry-Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, d-44780, Bochum, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.,Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in, Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.,Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Wang JQ, Xi C, Wang M, Shang L, Mao J, Dong CK, Liu H, Kulinich SA, Du XW. Laser-Generated Grain Boundaries in Ruthenium Nanoparticles for Boosting Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Jia-Qi Wang
- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan
- Research Institute of Science and Technology, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 259-1292, Japan
- Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok 690091, Russia
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- Institute of New Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Zhang W, Shen Y, Pang F, Quek D, Niu W, Wang W, Chen P. Facet-Dependent Catalytic Performance of Au Nanocrystals for Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:41613-41619. [PMID: 32811150 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Nanostructured metal catalysts have attracted great interest due to their extraordinary performance for electrocatalysis including electrochemical nitrogen reduction (ENRR). However, their working mechanisms for ENRR are still not fully understood. Herein, seven monofaceted polyhedral Au nanocrystals were synthesized and systemically compared to elucidate the relation between Au crystal facets and NRR performance. It is found that polyhedra with high-index facets catalytically outperform those with low-index facets. Specifically, Au nanostars enclosed with (321) facets show a high NH3 production rate of 2.6 μg h-1 cm-2 (20 μg h-1 mg-2) and faradaic efficiency of 10.2% at -0.2 V, which are 3.1- and 5.1-folds larger than those of nanocubes enclosed with (100) facets. As revealed by theoretical investigation, a larger energy barrier for reduction of H+ to H* (ΔGH*) hinders occurrence of HER on the Au(321) surface, thus ensuring better NRR selectivity. Meanwhile, a lower energy barrier for formation of N2H2* on the catalyst surface and a larger energy barrier for decomposing the formed N2H2* back into N2 and 2H* jointly favor a higher NH3 production rate. This study provides mechanistic insights into ENRR and rational design of metal nanocrystals for electrocatalysis.
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- Weiqing Zhang
- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an 710072, China
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, 637457 Singapore
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, 637457 Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- School of Physical Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, 637457 Singapore
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Poerwoprajitno AR, Gloag L, Watt J, Cychy S, Cheong S, Kumar PV, Benedetti TM, Deng C, Wu K, Marjo CE, Huber DL, Muhler M, Gooding JJ, Schuhmann W, Wang D, Tilley RD. Faceted Branched Nickel Nanoparticles with Tunable Branch Length for High-Activity Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Biomass. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:15487-15491. [PMID: 32449976 PMCID: PMC7497201 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202005489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Controlling the formation of nanosized branched nanoparticles with high uniformity is one of the major challenges in synthesizing nanocatalysts with improved activity and stability. Using a cubic-core hexagonal-branch mechanism to form highly monodisperse branched nanoparticles, we vary the length of the nickel branches. Lengthening the nickel branches, with their high coverage of active facets, is shown to improve activity for electrocatalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), as an example for biomass conversion.
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- School of ChemistryThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- Center for Integrated NanotechnologiesLos Alamos National LaboratoryLos AlamosNM87545USA
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- Industrial ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044780BochumGermany
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical CentreThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- School of ChemistryThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical CentreThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- Center for Integrated NanotechnologiesSandia National LaboratoriesAlbuquerqueNM87185USA
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- Industrial ChemistryFaculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044780BochumGermany
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- School of ChemistryThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicineThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- Analytical Chemistry—Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES)Faculty of Chemistry and BiochemistryRuhr University BochumUniversitätsstr. 15044780BochumGermany
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- School of Chemical EngineeringThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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- School of ChemistryThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
- Mark Wainwright Analytical CentreThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicineThe University of New South WalesSydneyNSW2052Australia
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Poerwoprajitno AR, Gloag L, Watt J, Cychy S, Cheong S, Kumar PV, Benedetti TM, Deng C, Wu K, Marjo CE, Huber DL, Muhler M, Gooding JJ, Schuhmann W, Wang D, Tilley RD. Facettierte verzweigte Nickel‐Nanopartikel mit variierbarer Verzweigungslänge für die hochaktive elektrokatalytische Oxidation von Biomasse. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202005489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- School of Chemistry The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos NM 87545 USA
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- School of Chemical Engineering The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- School of Chemistry The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- School of Chemical Engineering The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- School of Chemical Engineering The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque NM 87185 USA
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- Lehrstuhl für Technische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- School of Chemistry The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- Analytische Chemie – Zentrum für Elektrochemie (CES) Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie Ruhr-Universität Bochum Universitätsstraße 150 44780 Bochum Deutschland
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- School of Chemical Engineering The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- School of Chemistry The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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Myekhlai M, Benedetti TM, Gloag L, Gonçales VR, Cheong S, Chen H, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Increasing the Formation of Active Sites on Highly Crystalline Co Branched Nanoparticles for Improved Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysis. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202000224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Munkhshur Myekhlai
- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- Electron Microscope Unit Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
- Electron Microscope Unit Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales 2052 Australia
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Poerwoprajitno AR, Gloag L, Cheong S, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Synthesis of low- and high-index faceted metal (Pt, Pd, Ru, Ir, Rh) nanoparticles for improved activity and stability in electrocatalysis. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:18995-19011. [PMID: 31403640 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr05802h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Driven by the quest for future energy solution, faceted metal nanoparticles are being pursued as the next generation electrocatalysts for renewable energy applications. Thanks to recent advancement in solution phase synthesis, different low- and high-index facets on metal nanocrystals become accessible and are tested for specific electrocatalytic reactions. This minireview summarises the key approaches to prepare nanocrystals containing the most catalytically active platinum group metals (Pt, Pd, Ru, Ir and Rh) exposed with low- and high-index facets using solution phase synthesis. Electrocatalytic studies related to the different facets are highlighted to emphasise the importance of exposing facets for catalysing these reactions, namely oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR), alcohol oxidation including methanol (MOR) and ethanol oxidation reactions (EOR), formic acid oxidation reaction (FAOR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The future outlook discusses the challenges and opportunities for making electrocatalysts that are even more active and stable.
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- Agus R Poerwoprajitno
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. and Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia and Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Alinezhad A, Gloag L, Benedetti TM, Cheong S, Webster RF, Roelsgaard M, Iversen BB, Schuhmann W, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Direct Growth of Highly Strained Pt Islands on Branched Ni Nanoparticles for Improved Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Activity. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:16202-16207. [PMID: 31580659 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b07659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The direct growth of Pt islands on lattice mismatched Ni nanoparticles is a major synthetic challenge and a promising strategy to create highly strained Pt atoms for electrocatalysis. By using very mild reaction conditions, Pt islands with tunable strain were formed directly on Ni branched particles. The highly strained 1.9 nm Pt-island on branched Ni nanoparticles exhibited high specific activity and the highest mass activity for hydrogen evolution (HER) in a pH 13 electrolyte. These results show the ability to synthetically tune the size of the Pt islands to control the strain to give higher HER activity.
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- Ali Alinezhad
- School of Chemistry , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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- Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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- Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry and iNANO , Aarhus University , Langelandsgade 140 , DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark.,PETRA III, Deutsches-Elektronen Synchrotron (DESY) , Notkestr. 85 , D-22607 Hamburg , Germany
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- Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry and iNANO , Aarhus University , Langelandsgade 140 , DK-8000 Aarhus C , Denmark
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES), Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Ruhr University Bochum , Universitätsstr. 150 , D-44780 Bochum , Germany
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- School of Chemistry , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia.,Australian Centre for NanoMedicine , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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- School of Chemistry , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia.,Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia.,Australian Centre for NanoMedicine , The University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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Kelly CHW, Benedetti TM, Alinezhad A, Gooding JJ, Tilley RD. Controlling Metallic Nanoparticle Redox Properties for Improved Methanol Oxidation Reaction Electrocatalysis. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201901263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
- Australian Centre for NanomedicineUniversity of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and TechnologyUniversity of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
- Electron Microscope Unit Mark Wainwright Analytical CentreMWAC – University of New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
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Yu J, He Q, Yang G, Zhou W, Shao Z, Ni M. Recent Advances and Prospective in Ruthenium-Based Materials for Electrochemical Water Splitting. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 299] [Impact Index Per Article: 59.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Jie Yu
- Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, No. 5, Xin Mofan Road, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, No. 5, Xin Mofan Road, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, No. 5, Xin Mofan Road, Nanjing 210009, PR China
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Environmental Energy Research Group, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
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Hydrothermal synthesis of spherical Ru with high efficiency hydrogen evolution activity. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.113320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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