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Aslam MK, Wang H, Nie Z, Chen S, Li Q, Duan J. Unlock flow-type reversible aqueous Zn-CO 2 batteries. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024; 11:2657-2666. [PMID: 38597197 DOI: 10.1039/d4mh00219a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Metal-CO2 batteries, which use CO2 as the active species at cathodes, are particularly promising, but device design for mass-producible CO2 reduction and energetic power supply lag behind, limiting their potential benefits. In this study, an aqueous reversible flow-type Zn-CO2 battery using a Pd/SnO2@C cathode catalyst has been assembled and demonstrates an ultra-high discharge voltage of 1.38 V, a peak power density of 4.29 mW cm-2, high-energy efficiency of 95.64% and remarkable theoretical energy density (827.3 W h kg-1). In the meantime, this optimized system achieves a high formate faradaic efficiency of 95.86% during the discharge process at a high rate of 4.0 mA cm-2. This energy- and chemical-conversion technology could store and provide electricity, eliminate CO2 and produce valuable chemicals, addressing current energy and environment issues simultaneously.
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- Muhammad Kashif Aslam
- School of Energy and Power Engineering, MIIT Key Laboratory of Thermal Control of Electronic Equipment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, P. R. China.
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, MIIT Key Laboratory of Thermal Control of Electronic Equipment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, P. R. China.
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, MIIT Key Laboratory of Thermal Control of Electronic Equipment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, P. R. China.
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, MIIT Key Laboratory of Thermal Control of Electronic Equipment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, P. R. China.
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, MIIT Key Laboratory of Thermal Control of Electronic Equipment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, P. R. China.
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, MIIT Key Laboratory of Thermal Control of Electronic Equipment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, P. R. China.
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Tang L, Peng H, Kang J, Chen H, Zhang M, Liu Y, Kim DH, Liu Y, Lin Z. Zn-based batteries for sustainable energy storage: strategies and mechanisms. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:4877-4925. [PMID: 38595056 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00295k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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Batteries play a pivotal role in various electrochemical energy storage systems, functioning as essential components to enhance energy utilization efficiency and expedite the realization of energy and environmental sustainability. Zn-based batteries have attracted increasing attention as a promising alternative to lithium-ion batteries owing to their cost effectiveness, enhanced intrinsic safety, and favorable electrochemical performance. In this context, substantial endeavors have been dedicated to crafting and advancing high-performance Zn-based batteries. However, some challenges, including limited discharging capacity, low operating voltage, low energy density, short cycle life, and complicated energy storage mechanism, need to be addressed in order to render large-scale practical applications. In this review, we comprehensively present recent advances in designing high-performance Zn-based batteries and in elucidating energy storage mechanisms. First, various redox mechanisms in Zn-based batteries are systematically summarized, including insertion-type, conversion-type, coordination-type, and catalysis-type mechanisms. Subsequently, the design strategies aiming at enhancing the electrochemical performance of Zn-based batteries are underscored, focusing on several aspects, including output voltage, capacity, energy density, and cycle life. Finally, challenges and future prospects of Zn-based batteries are discussed.
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- Lei Tang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore.
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, Singapore 627833, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Chemistry, Key Lab of Environment-Friendly Chemistry and Application in Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, Hunan Province, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore.
- Department of Chemistry and Nano Science, Ewha Womans University, 52 Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea.
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Liu Z, Zhang Q, Li L, Guo J. Co 3O 4 nanoparticle modified N, P co-doped carbon paper as sodium carrier to construct stable anodes for Na-metal batteries. RSC Adv 2024; 14:5588-5593. [PMID: 38357037 PMCID: PMC10865082 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra00446a] [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: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Sodium (Na) metal batteries such as Na-ion batteries and Na-CO2 batteries are considered to be excellent alternatives to lithium batteries in terms of their potential applications because of their high specific capacity and low cost. However, the sodium anode showed low efficiency and poor cycling in Na-metal battery performance due to the formation of sodium dendrites and serious corrosion. In this work, nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) co-doped carbon paper (NP-CP) modified with cobalt tetroxide (Co3O4) nanoparticles was prepared as the Na anode carrier (Co3O4@NP-CP), and a sodium-based composite anode (Na-Co@NP-CP) was further prepared by electrodepositing sodium. The experimental results indicate that the N, P and Co3O4 multi-doped carbon paper has good sodiophilicity, which can induce the uniform plating/stripping of Na+ ions and inhibit the growth of Na dendrites. The N, P doped carbon paper provides a high surface area and tremendous three-dimensional (3D) framework to effectively reduce the areal current density, facilitate the transfer of electrons, and enhance battery life. Therefore, Na-Co@NP-CP based symmetric cells exhibit stable cycling of over 1100 hours at current densities of 1 mA cm-2 and fixed capacity of 1 mA h cm-2. When the Na-Co@NP-CP anode couples with CO2, the assembled batteries can deliver a stable cycling of 165 cycles at current densities of 500 mA g-1 and limited capacity of 500 mA h g-1. When Na-Co@NP-CP anode couples with Na3V2(PO4)3 (NVP) cathode, the assembled cells exhibit lower hysteresis and batter cycling performance.
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- Zhaoqi Liu
- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao 266042 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao 266042 China
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- Research Center for Green Printing Nanophotonic Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology Suzhou 215009 China
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- Key Laboratory of Optic-electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, MOE, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology Qingdao 266042 China
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Gong S, Yang S, Wang W, Lu R, Wang H, Han X, Wang G, Xie J, Rao D, Wu C, Liu J, Shao S, Lv X. Promoting CO 2 Dynamic Activation via Micro-Engineering Technology for Enhancing Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2207808. [PMID: 36942684 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Optimizing the coordination structure and microscopic reaction environment of isolated metal sites is promising for boosting catalytic activity for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) but is still challenging to achieve. Herein, a newly electrostatic induced self-assembly strategy for encapsulating isolated Ni-C3 N1 moiety into hollow nano-reactor as I-Ni SA/NHCRs is developed, which achieves FECO of 94.91% at -0.80 V, the CO partial current density of ≈-15.35 mA cm-2 , superior to that with outer Ni-C2 N2 moiety (94.47%, ≈-12.06 mA cm-2 ), or without hollow structure (92.30%, ≈-5.39 mA cm-2 ), and high FECO of ≈98.41% at 100 mA cm-2 in flow cell. COMSOL multiphysics finite-element method and density functional theory (DFT) calculation illustrate that the excellent activity for I-Ni SA/NHCRs should be attributed to the structure-enhanced kinetics process caused by its hollow nano-reactor structure and unique Ni-C3 N1 moiety, which can enrich electron on Ni sites and positively shift d-band center to the Fermi level to accelerate the adsorption and activation of CO2 molecule and *COOH formation. Meanwhile, this strategy also successfully steers the design of encapsulating isolated iron and cobalt sites into nano-reactor, while I-Ni SA/NHCRs-based zinc-CO2 battery assembled with a peak power density of 2.54 mW cm--2 is achieved.
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- Shanhe Gong
- Department of Safety Engineering, School of Emergency and Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Safety Engineering, School of Emergency and Management, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
- Research institute of Suopu, Jiangsu Suopu (Group) Co., Ltd., Zhenjiang, 212006, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, P. R. China
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Leng Y, Jin K, Wang T, Sun H. Facile Preparation of Cobalt Nanoparticles Encapsulated Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Sponge for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15030521. [PMID: 36771822 PMCID: PMC9920104 DOI: 10.3390/polym15030521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The facile preparation of non-noble metal nanoparticle loaded carbon nanomaterials is promising for efficient oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysis. Herein, a facile preparation strategy is proposed to prepare nitrogen-doped carbon sponge loaded with fine cobalt nanoparticles by the direct pyrolysis of the cobalt ions adsorbed polymeric precursor. The polymeric sponge precursor with continuous framework and high porosity is formed by the self-assembly of a poly(amic acid). Taking advantage of the negatively charged surface and porous structure, cobalt ions can be efficiently adsorbed into the polymeric sponge. After pyrolysis, fine cobalt nanoparticles covered by carbon layers are formed, while the sponge-like structure of the precursor is also well-preserved in order to give cobalt nanoparticles loaded nitrogen-doped carbon sponges (Co/CoO@NCS) with a high loading content of 44%. The Co/CoO@NCS exhibits promising catalytic activity toward ORR with a half-wave potential of 0.830 V and a limiting current density of 4.71 mA cm-2. Overall, we propose a facile polymer self-assembly strategy to encapsulate transition metal nanoparticles with high loading content on a nitrogen-doped carbon sponge for efficient ORR catalysis.
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- Ying Leng
- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
- Correspondence:
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Hou X, Ding J, Liu W, Zhang S, Luo J, Liu X. Asymmetric Coordination Environment Engineering of Atomic Catalysts for CO 2 Reduction. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:nano13020309. [PMID: 36678060 PMCID: PMC9866045 DOI: 10.3390/nano13020309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as well-known catalysts in renewable energy storage and conversion systems. Several supports have been developed for stabilizing single-atom catalytic sites, e.g., organic-, metal-, and carbonaceous matrices. Noticeably, the metal species and their local atomic coordination environments have a strong influence on the electrocatalytic capabilities of metal atom active centers. In particular, asymmetric atom electrocatalysts exhibit unique properties and an unexpected carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) performance different from those of traditional metal-N4 sites. This review summarizes the recent development of asymmetric atom sites for the CO2RR with emphasis on the coordination structure regulation strategies and their effects on CO2RR performance. Ultimately, several scientific possibilities are proffered with the aim of further expanding and deepening the advancement of asymmetric atom electrocatalysts for the CO2RR.
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- Xianghua Hou
- Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-Ferrous Metals and Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, School of Resource, Environments and Materials, Nanning 530004, China
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- Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
- Correspondence: (J.D.); (W.L.); (X.L.)
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
- Correspondence: (J.D.); (W.L.); (X.L.)
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-Ferrous Metals and Materials, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, School of Resource, Environments and Materials, Nanning 530004, China
- Correspondence: (J.D.); (W.L.); (X.L.)
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Cao C, Zhou S, Zuo S, Zhang H, Chen B, Huang J, Wu XT, Xu Q, Zhu QL. Si Doping-Induced Electronic Structure Regulation of Single-Atom Fe Sites for Boosted CO 2 Electroreduction at Low Overpotentials. RESEARCH (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2023; 6:0079. [PMID: 36939451 PMCID: PMC10017332 DOI: 10.34133/research.0079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Transition metal-based single-atom catalysts (TM-SACs) are promising alternatives to Au- and Ag-based electrocatalysts for CO production through CO2 reduction reaction. However, developing TM-SACs with high activity and selectivity at low overpotentials is challenging. Herein, a novel Fe-based SAC with Si doping (Fe-N-C-Si) was prepared, which shows a record-high electrocatalytic performance toward the CO2-to-CO conversion with exceptional current density (>350.0 mA cm-2) and ~100% Faradaic efficiency (FE) at the overpotential of <400 mV, far superior to the reported Fe-based SACs. Further assembling Fe-N-C-Si as the cathode in a rechargeable Zn-CO2 battery delivers an outstanding performance with a maximal power density of 2.44 mW cm-2 at an output voltage of 0.30 V, as well as high cycling stability and FE (>90%) for CO production. Experimental combined with theoretical analysis unraveled that the nearby Si dopants in the form of Si-C/N bonds modulate the electronic structure of the atomic Fe sites in Fe-N-C-Si to markedly accelerate the key pathway involving *CO intermediate desorption, inhibiting the poisoning of the Fe sites under high CO coverage and thus boosting the CO2RR performance. This work provides an efficient strategy to tune the adsorption/desorption behaviors of intermediates on single-atom sites to improve their electrocatalytic performance.
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- Changsheng Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC),
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC),
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry,
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, FujianInstitute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS),
Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano-Porous Functional Materials (SKLPM), SUSTech-Kyoto University Advanced Energy Materials Joint Innovation Laboratory (SKAEM-JIL), and Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, 350108, China
- Address correspondence to:
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Ding J, Yang H, Zhang S, Liu Q, Cao H, Luo J, Liu X. Advances in the Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction by Metal Nanoclusters-based Materials. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2204524. [PMID: 36287086 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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With the development of renewable energy systems, clean hydrogen is burgeoning as an optimal alternative to fossil fuels, in which its application is promising to retarding the global energy and environmental crisis. The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), capable of producing high-purity hydrogen rapidly in electrocatalytic water splitting, has received much attention. Abundant research about HER has been done, focusing on advanced electrocatalyst design with high efficiency and robust stability. As potential HER catalysts, metal nanoclusters (MNCs) have been studied extensively. They are composed of several to a hundred metal atoms, with sizes being comparable to the Fermi wavelength of electrons, that is, < 2.0 nm. Different from metal atoms/nanoparticles, they exhibit unique catalytic properties due to their quantum size effect and low-coordination environment. In this review, the activity-enhancing approaches of MNCs applied in HER electrocatalysis are mainly summarized. Furthermore, recent progress in MNCs classified with different stabilization strategies, that is, the freestanding MNCs, MNCs with organic, metal and carbon supports, are introduced. Finally, the current challenges and deficiencies of these MNCs for HER are prospected.
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- Junyang Ding
- Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610106, China
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- Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-Ferrous Metals and Materials, and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, School of Resource, Environments and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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Collins G, Kasturi PR, Karthik R, Shim JJ, Sukanya R, Breslin CB. Mesoporous carbon-based materials and their applications as non-precious metal electrocatalysts in the oxygen reduction reaction. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Electrochemically Activated CNT Sheet as a Cathode for Zn-CO2 Batteries. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012602. [PMID: 36293460 PMCID: PMC9604323 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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High demand for electrochemical storage devices is increasing the need for high-performance batteries. A Zn-CO2 battery offers a promising solution for CO2 reduction as well as energy storage applications. For this study, a Zn-CO2 battery was fabricated using a Carbon Nanotube (CNT) sheet as a cathode and a Zn plate as an anode. The electrochemical activation technique was used to increase the surface area of the CNT electrode by roughly 4.5 times. Copper (Cu) as a catalyst was then deposited onto the activated CNT electrode using electrodeposition method and different Cu loadings were investigated to optimize CO2 reduction. The final assembled Zn-CO2 battery has a 1.6 V output voltage at a current density of 0.063 mA/cm2, which is higher than most devices reported in the literature. This study demonstrates the importance of activation process which enabled more catalyst loading on the cathode resulted in additional active sites for electroreduction process. This paper presents the activated CNT sheet as a promising cathode material for Zn-CO2 batteries.
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Li Z, Jiang J, Liu X, Zhu Z, Wang J, He Q, Kong Q, Niu X, Chen JS, Wang J, Wu R. Coupling Atomically Dispersed Fe-N 5 Sites with Defective N-Doped Carbon Boosts CO 2 Electroreduction. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2203495. [PMID: 35989102 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Revised: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Atomically dispersed iron immobilized on nitrogen-doped carbon catalyst has attracted enormous attention for CO2 electroreduction, but still suffers from low current density and poor selectivity. Herein, atomically dispersed FeN5 active sites supported on defective N-doped carbon successfully formed by a multistep thermal treatment strategy with the aid of dicyandiamide are reported. This dual-functional strategy can not only construct intrinsic carbon defects by selectively etching pyridinic-N and pyrrolic-N, but also introduces an additional N from the neighboring carbon layer coordinating to the commonly observed FeN4 , thus creating an FeN5 active site supported on defective porous carbon nanofibers (FeN5 /DPCF) with a local 3D configuration. The optimized FeN5 /DPCF achieves a high CO Faradaic efficiency (>90%) over a wide potential range of -0.4 to -0.6 V versus RHE with a maximal FECO of 93.1%, a high CO partial current density of 9.4 mA cm-2 at the low overpotential of 490 mV, and a remarkable turnover frequency of 2965 h-1 . Density functional theory calculations reveal that the synergistic effect between the FeN5 sites and carbon defects can enhance electronic localization, thus reducing the energy barrier for the CO2 reduction reaction and suppressing the hydrogen evolution reaction, giving rise to the superior activity and selectivity.
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- Zhao Li
- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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Juthathan M, Chantarojsiri T, Tuntulani T, Leeladee P. Atomic- and Molecular-Level Modulation of Dispersed Active Sites for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200237. [PMID: 35417092 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200237] [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: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Global climate changes have been impacted by the excessive CO 2 emission, which exacerbates the environmental problems. Electrochemical CO 2 reduction (CO 2 RR) offers the solution for utilizing CO 2 as feedstocks for value-added products while potentially mitigating the negative effects. Owing to the extreme stability of CO 2 , selectivity and efficiency are crucial factors in the development of CO 2 RR electrocatalysts. Recently, single-atom catalysts have emerged as potential electrocatalysts for CO 2 reduction. They generally comprise of atomically- and molecularly dispersed active sites over conductive supports, which enable atomic-level and molecular-level modulations. In this minireview, catalyst preparations, principle of modulations, and reaction mechanisms are summarised together with related recent advances. The atomic-level modulations are first discussed, followed by the molecular-level modulations. Finally, the current challenges and future opportunities are provided as guidance for further developments regarding the discussed topics.
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- Chulalongkorn University, Chemistry, 254 Phayathai Road, 10330, Bangkok, THAILAND
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An S, Liu Z, Bu J, Lin J, Yao Y, Yan C, Tian W, Zhang J. Functional Aqueous Zinc–Acetylene Batteries for Electricity Generation and Electrochemical Acetylene Reduction to Ethylene. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202116370. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202116370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Siying An
- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Department of Advanced Chemical Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an Shaanxi, 710000 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing and School of Materials Science and Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an Shaanxi, 710072 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Department of Advanced Chemical Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an Shaanxi, 710000 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Department of Advanced Chemical Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an Shaanxi, 710000 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Department of Advanced Chemical Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an Shaanxi, 710000 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Department of Advanced Chemical Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an Shaanxi, 710000 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Department of Advanced Chemical Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an Shaanxi, 710000 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Special Functional and Smart Polymer Materials of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Department of Advanced Chemical Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an Shaanxi, 710000 P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing and School of Materials Science and Engineering Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an Shaanxi, 710072 P. R. China
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Liu S, Wang L, Yang H, Gao S, Liu Y, Zhang S, Chen Y, Liu X, Luo J. Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Polyhedrons Confined Fe-P Nanocrystals as High-Efficiency Bifunctional Catalysts for Aqueous Zn-CO 2 Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2104965. [PMID: 35032144 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Emerging Fe bonded with heteroatom P in carbon matrix (FePC) holds great promise for electrochemical catalysis, but the design of highly active and cost-efficient FePC structure for the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) and aqueous ZnCO2 batteries (ZCBs) is still challenging. Herein, polyhedron-shaped bifunctional electrocatalysts, FeP nanocrystals anchored in N-doped carbon polyhedrons (Fe-P@NCPs), toward a reversible aqueous ZnCO2 battery, are reported. The Fe-P@NCPs are synthesized through a facile strategy by using self-templated zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs), followed by an in situ high-temperature calcination. The resultant catalysts exhibit aqueous CO2 RR activity with a CO Faradaic efficiency up to 95% at -0.55 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), comparable to the previously best-reported values of FeNC structure. The as-constructed ZCBs with designed Fe-P@NCPs cathode, show the peak power density of 0.85 mW cm-2 and energy density of 231.8 Wh kg-1 with a cycling durability over 500 cycles, and outstanding stability in terms of discharge voltage for 7 days. The high selectivity and efficiency of the battery are attributed to the presence of highly catalytic FeP nanocrystals in N-doped carbon matrix, which can effectively increase the number of catalytically active sites and interfacial charge-transfer conductivity, thereby improving the CO2 RR activity.
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- Shuai Liu
- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, Tianjin Key Lab for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Bioimaging, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, Tianjin Key Lab for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Bioimaging, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, Tianjin Key Lab for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
- MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-Ferrous Metals and Materials, and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, School of Resource, Environments and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, Tianjin Key Lab for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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An S, Liu Z, Bu J, Lin J, Yao Y, Yan C, Tian W, Zhang J. Functional Aqueous Zinc‐Acetylene Batteries for Electricity Generation and Electrochemical Acetylene Reduction to Ethylene. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202116370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Siying An
- Northwestern Polytechnical University School of chemistry and chemical engineering Xi'an CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University School of materials science and engineering Xi'an CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University School of chemistry and chemical engineering Xi'an CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University School of chemistry and chemical engineering Xi'an CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University School of chemistry and chemical engineering Xi'an CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University School of chemistry and chemical engineering Xi'an CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University School of chemistry and chemical engineering Xi'an CHINA
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- Northwestern Polytechnical University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Youyi West Road 710129 Xi’an CHINA
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Hou Y, Jiang CJ, Wang Y, Zhu JW, Lu JX, Wang H. Nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon supported CuSb for electroreduction of CO 2. RSC Adv 2022; 12:12997-13002. [PMID: 35497016 PMCID: PMC9052304 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01893d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The construction of an efficient catalyst for electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to high value-added fuels has received extensive attention. Herein, nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon (NMC) was used to support CuSb to prepare a series of materials for electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CH4. The catalytic activity of the composites was significantly improved compared with that of Cu/NMC. In addition, the Cu content also influenced the activity of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction. Among the materials used, the CuSb/NMC-2 (Cu: 5.9 wt%, Sb: 0.49 wt%) catalyst exhibited the best performance for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction, and the faradaic efficiency of CH4 reached 35%, and the total faradaic efficiency of C1–C2 products reached 67%. CuSb anchored onto nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon (CuSb/NMC) were prepared for electroreduction of CO2 to CH4, C2H4 and CO.![]()
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- Yue Hou
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, Shanghai 202162, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
- Institute of Eco-Chongming, Shanghai 202162, China
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Chandrasekaran S, Zhang C, Shu Y, Wang H, Chen S, Nesakumar Jebakumar Immanuel Edison T, Liu Y, Karthik N, Misra R, Deng L, Yin P, Ge Y, Al-Hartomy OA, Al-Ghamdi A, Wageh S, Zhang P, Bowen C, Han Z. Advanced opportunities and insights on the influence of nitrogen incorporation on the physico-/electro-chemical properties of robust electrocatalysts for electrocatalytic energy conversion. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chen M, Hu Y, Liang K, Zhao Z, Luo Y, Luo S, Ma J. Interface engineering triggered by carbon nanotube-supported multiple sulfides for boosting oxygen evolution. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:18763-18772. [PMID: 34747966 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr04540g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Finding an efficient, stable and cheap oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst is very important for renewable energy conversion systems. There are relatively few related research reports due to the thermodynamic instability of transition metal sulfides (TMSs) at the oxidation potential and these are usually focused on single metal sulfides or bimetal sulfides. Metal sulfide mixture systems are rarely studied. The fabrication of a TMS/TMS interface is a feasible method to improve the kinetics of the OER. Here, we constructed TMS hybrid electrocatalysts with multiple phase interfaces for the oxygen evolution reaction, named S-CoFe/CNTs. The results show that the S-CoFe/CNT catalyst exhibits a low overpotential of 258 mV to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2, and has high activity in the OER process. Meanwhile, the catalyst also shows a low Tafel slope (69 mV dec-1) and good stability. This can be attributed to the synergistic catalysis of the multiphase interface in the catalyst and the rapid electron transfer pathway brought by CNTs. The new strategy for the synthesis of catalysts containing the TMS/TMS interface provides a new idea and method for the development of efficient and practical water splitting catalysts.
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- Ming Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC), Gansu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Chemical Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC), Gansu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Chemical Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC), Gansu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Chemical Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC), Gansu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Chemical Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC), Gansu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Chemical Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC), Gansu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Chemical Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC), Gansu Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Chemical Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, PR China.
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Wang L, Qi G, Liu X. Sulfur dopant-enhanced neutral hydrogen evolution performance in MoO 3nanosheets. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 33:065701. [PMID: 34706360 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac33d2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Developing nonprecious-metal based catalysts with highly active and stable performance for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in neutral media is crucial points for realizing low-carbon economy because their practical use typically suffers from the slow kinetics. Herein, we developed S-doped MoO3nanosheets toward neutral HER, fabricated by a versatile solvothermal and subsequently sulfuration processes. The obtained catalyst exhibits a small overpotential of 106 mV to reach 10 mA cm-2in 1.0 M phosphate buffered saline, overwhelming most of recently reported catalysts. Meantime, it shows no notable deactivation after more than 60 h continuous electrolysis and 50 000 cycling tests. More importantly, the catalyst also can be applied in buffered seawater for electrocatalyzing HER, requiring 262 mV at 10 mA cm-2and maintaining over 60 h. These findings open a new route for designing MoO3-based catalysts for neutral hydrogen production.
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- Lingchang Wang
- School of Physics and New Energy, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies and Tianjin Key Lab for Photoelectric Materials & Devices, School of Materials and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, People's Republic of China
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Cui C, Lai X, Guo R, Ren E, Qin W, Liu L, Zhou M, Xiao H. Waste paper-based carbon aerogel supported ZIF-67 derived hollow NiCo phosphate nanocages for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Xie Z, Qiu Y, Gao S, Sun J, Cao H, Zhang S, Luo J, Liu X. Surface Oxidized Ag Nanofilms Towards Highly Effective CO
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Reduction. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Zhongyuan Xie
- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies Tianjin Key Lab of Photoelectric Materials and Devices School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies Tianjin Key Lab of Photoelectric Materials and Devices School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies Tianjin Key Lab of Photoelectric Materials and Devices School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion Institute of Coal Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Taiyuan 030001 Shanxi China
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- Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices (Ministry of Education) Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- College of Chemistry Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450000 China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies Tianjin Key Lab of Photoelectric Materials and Devices School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies Tianjin Key Lab of Photoelectric Materials and Devices School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University of Technology Tianjin 300384 China
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Hua M, Song J, Huang X, Liu H, Fan H, Wang W, He Z, Liu Z, Han B. Highly Efficient Oxidative Cyanation of Aldehydes to Nitriles over Se,S,N‐
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‐Doped Hierarchically Porous Carbon Nanosheets. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202107996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Manli Hua
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Shaanxi University of Science & Technology Xi'an Shaanxi 710021 China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Shaanxi University of Science & Technology Xi'an Shaanxi 710021 China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Shaanxi University of Science & Technology Xi'an Shaanxi 710021 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Hua M, Song J, Huang X, Liu H, Fan H, Wang W, He Z, Liu Z, Han B. Highly Efficient Oxidative Cyanation of Aldehydes to Nitriles over Se,S,N-tri-Doped Hierarchically Porous Carbon Nanosheets. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:21479-21485. [PMID: 34318968 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202107996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Oxidative cyanation of aldehydes provides a promising strategy for the cyanide-free synthesis of organic nitriles. Design of robust and cost-effective catalysts is the key for this route. Herein, we designed a series of Se,S,N-tri-doped carbon nanosheets with a hierarchical porous structure (denoted as Se,S,N-CNs-x, x represents the pyrolysis temperature). It was found that the obtained Se,S,N-CNs-1000 was very selective and efficient for oxidative cyanation of various aldehydes including those containing other oxidizable groups into the corresponding nitriles using ammonia as the nitrogen resource below 100 °C. Detailed investigations revealed that the excellent performance of Se,S,N-CNs-1000 originated mainly from the graphitic-N species with lower electron density and synergistic effect between the Se, S, N, and C in the catalyst. Besides, the hierarchically porous structure could also promote the reaction. Notably, the unique feature of this metal-free catalyst is that it tolerated other oxidizable groups, and showed no activity on further reaction of the products, thereby resulting in high selectivity. As far as we know, this is the first work for the synthesis of nitriles via oxidative cyanation of aldehydes over heterogeneous metal-free catalysts.
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- Manli Hua
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Chemical Additives for Industry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710021, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Huang W, Zhou D, Qi G, Liu X. Fe-doped MoS 2nanosheets array for high-current-density seawater electrolysis. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:415403. [PMID: 34229303 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac1195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Designing highly active and cost-effective electrocatalysts for seawater-splitting with large current densities is compelling for developing hydrogen energy. Great advancements in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) have been achieved, but the progress on driving HER in seawater is still limited. Herein, Fe-doped MoS2nanoshseets array supported by 3D carbon fibers was explored to be an efficient HER electrocatalyst operating in seawater. Strikingly, it exhibited small overpotentials of 119 and 300 mV to reach the current densities of 10 and 250 mA cm-2in buffered seawater, respectively, both of them are comparable to the best-reported values under similar conditions. Meantime, the catalyst could keep the stable HER activity for 30 h without notable loss. Theoretical calculations revealed that Fe doping increases the S-edge activity. Our work provides a new avenue for designing MoS2-based HER electrocatalysts for industry application.
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- Wei Huang
- State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System, Shanghai Institute of Intelligent Electronics & Systems, School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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- Wuxi Research Institute of Applied Technologies, Tsinghua University, Wuxi 214072, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, People's Republic of China
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- Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, People's Republic of China
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