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Maheskumar V, Min A, Kumar A, Senthil RA, Moon CJ, Choi MY. Accelerating the Hydrogen Evolution Kinetics with a Pulsed Laser-Synthesized Platinum Nanocluster-Decorated Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Electrocatalyst for Alkaline Seawater Electrolysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2403314. [PMID: 39152932 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202403314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2024] [Revised: 08/01/2024] [Indexed: 08/19/2024]
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Efficient and durable electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline seawater environments are essential for sustainable hydrogen production. Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) is synthesized through pulsed laser ablation in liquid, followed by pyrolysis, producing N-doped porous carbon (NC). NC matrix serves as a self-template, enabling Pt nanocluster decoration (NC-Pt) via pulsed laser irradiation in liquid. NC-Pt exhibits a large surface area, porous structure, high conductivity, N-rich carbon, abundant active sites, low Pt content, and a strong NC-Pt interaction. These properties enhance efficient mass transport during the HER. Remarkably, the optimized NC-Pt-4 catalyst achieves low HER overpotentials of 52, 57, and 53 mV to attain 10 mA cm-2 in alkaline, alkaline seawater, and simulated seawater, surpassing commercial Pt/C catalysts. In a two-electrode system with NC-Pt-4(-)ǀǀIrO2(+) as cathode and anode, it demonstrates excellent direct seawater electrolysis performance, with a low cell voltage of 1.63 mV to attain 10 mA cm-2 and remarkable stability. This study presents a rapid and efficient method for fabricating cost-effective and highly effective electrocatalysts for hydrogen production in alkaline and alkaline seawater environments.
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- Velusamy Maheskumar
- Department of Chemistry (BK21 FOUR), Research Institute of Advanced Chemistry, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Core-Facility Center for Photochemistry & Nanomaterials, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Nano-Technology Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, 281406, India
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- Department of Chemistry (BK21 FOUR), Research Institute of Advanced Chemistry, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Core-Facility Center for Photochemistry & Nanomaterials, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry (BK21 FOUR), Research Institute of Advanced Chemistry, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
- Core-Facility Center for Photochemistry & Nanomaterials, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
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Controlled Synthesis of Carbon-Supported Pt-Based Electrocatalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2022; 5:13. [PMID: 36212026 PMCID: PMC9536324 DOI: 10.1007/s41918-022-00173-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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AbstractProton exchange membrane fuel cells are playing an increasing role in postpandemic economic recovery and climate action plans. However, their performance, cost, and durability are significantly related to Pt-based electrocatalysts, hampering their large-scale commercial application. Hence, considerable efforts have been devoted to improving the activity and durability of Pt-based electrocatalysts by controlled synthesis in recent years as an effective method for decreasing Pt use, and consequently, the cost. Therefore, this review article focuses on the synthesis processes of carbon-supported Pt-based electrocatalysts, which significantly affect the nanoparticle size, shape, and dispersion on supports and thus the activity and durability of the prepared electrocatalysts. The reviewed processes include (i) the functionalization of a commercial carbon support for enhanced catalyst–support interaction and additional catalytic effects, (ii) the methods for loading Pt-based electrocatalysts onto a carbon support that impact the manufacturing costs of electrocatalysts, (iii) the preparation of spherical and nonspherical Pt-based electrocatalysts (polyhedrons, nanocages, nanoframes, one- and two-dimensional nanostructures), and (iv) the postsynthesis treatments of supported electrocatalysts. The influences of the supports, key experimental parameters, and postsynthesis treatments on Pt-based electrocatalysts are scrutinized in detail. Future research directions are outlined, including (i) the full exploitation of the potential functionalization of commercial carbon supports, (ii) scaled-up one-pot synthesis of carbon-supported Pt-based electrocatalysts, and (iii) simplification of postsynthesis treatments. One-pot synthesis in aqueous instead of organic reaction systems and the minimal use of organic ligands are preferred to simplify the synthesis and postsynthesis treatment processes and to promote the mass production of commercial carbon-supported Pt-based electrocatalysts.
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This review focuses on the synthesis process of Pt-based electrocatalysts/C to develop aqueous one-pot synthesis at large-scale production for PEMFC stack application.
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Linge JM, Kozhemyakin D, Erikson H, Vlassov S, Kongi N, Tammeveski K. Silver Nanowire‐Based Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Solution. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Jonas Mart Linge
- Institute of Chemistry University of Tartu Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry University of Tartu Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry University of Tartu Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Physics University of Tartu W. Ostwald Str. 1 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry University of Tartu Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry University of Tartu Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia
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Liu S, Cao Z, Meng Y, Li Y, Yang W, Chang Z, Liu W, Sun X. Aerophilic Co-Embedded N-Doped Carbon Nanotube Arrays as Highly Efficient Cathodes for Aluminum-Air Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:26853-26860. [PMID: 34060798 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c00837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Recently, aluminum-air batteries have attracted great interest owing to their high output energy density, low cost, and feasibility to store and transport Al metal. However, the commercial application is still hindered by the lack of a high-performance air cathode, where the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) happens, requiring fast charge transfer and mass transport at the catalyst-electrolyte-air interface. Herein, we report an aerophilic air cathode featuring both high intrinsic catalytic activity and large three-phase interface to facilitate air transport, which is prepared by growing cobalt-embedded and nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube (CoNCNT) arrays on carbon fiber paper and then modifying surface wettability with polytetrafluoroethylene solution. The optimized air electrode during the ORR shows a high onset potential of 0.95 V and fast current increase of 342.96 mA cm-2 V-1, which is comparable to the commercial 20 wt % Pt/C, and has even better stability under the same conditions. Moreover, the aluminum-air battery with the aerophilic air electrode is superior to the battery with a commercial Pt/C electrode or aerophobic electrode in terms of maximum power density and long discharging durability. Bubble behavior measurement shows that aerobic wettability plays an important role in gas transport, thus controlling ORR efficiency of the air electrode. The concept of the gas-wettable electrode proves to be effective in the enhancement of oxygen reduction kinetics and would be also adapted in other gas-involved electrodes for energy-related applications.
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- Shuhui Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Hussain S, Kongi N, Treshchalov A, Kahro T, Rähn M, Merisalu M, Tamm A, Sammelselg V, Tammeveski K. Enhanced oxygen reduction reaction activity and durability of Pt nanoparticles deposited on graphene-coated alumina nanofibres. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:2261-2268. [PMID: 36133775 PMCID: PMC9417899 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00007a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity and stability of Pt catalysts deposited on graphene-coated alumina nanofibres (GCNFs) were investigated. The GCNFs were fabricated by catalyst-free chemical vapour deposition. Pt nanoparticles (NPs) were deposited on the nanofibres by sonoelectrochemical and plasma-assisted synthesis methods. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy analyses revealed different surface morphologies of the prepared Pt catalysts, depending on the synthesis procedure. Sonoelectrochemical deposition resulted in a uniform distribution of smaller Pt NPs on the support surface, while plasma-assisted synthesis, along with well-dispersed smaller Pt NPs, led to particle agglomeration at certain nucleation sites. Further details about the surface features were obtained from cyclic voltammetry and CO stripping experiments in 0.1 M HClO4 solution. Rotating disk electrode investigations revealed that the Pt/GCNF catalyst is more active towards the ORR in acid media than the commercial Pt/C (20 wt%). The prepared catalyst also showed significantly higher durability than commercial Pt/C, with no change in the half-wave potential after 10 000 potential cycles.
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- Sajid Hussain
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia +372 7375168
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia +372 7375168
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu W. Ostwald Str. 1 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu W. Ostwald Str. 1 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu W. Ostwald Str. 1 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu W. Ostwald Str. 1 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu W. Ostwald Str. 1 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Physics, University of Tartu W. Ostwald Str. 1 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Tartu Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia +372 7375168
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Matsutori K, Olu P, Matsuoka M, Nakazawa T, Kinumoto T. Carbon black functionalized by grafting of Azo‐generated‐radicals as electrocatalyst support for the oxygen reduction reaction. ELECTROCHEMICAL SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/elsa.202100014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Koji Matsutori
- Graduate School of Engineering Oita University Oita Japan
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- Department of Integrate Science and Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology Oita University Oita Japan
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- Department of Integrate Science and Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology Oita University Oita Japan
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- Materials Research Laboratories Nissan Chemical Corporation Funabashi Japan
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- Department of Integrate Science and Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology Oita University Oita Japan
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Kim Y, Lee D, Kwon Y, Kim TW, Kim K, Kim HJ. Enhanced electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction performance with Pt nanocluster catalysts supported on microporous graphene-like 3D carbon. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Platinum nanoparticles supported on electrochemically oxidized and exfoliated graphite for the oxygen reduction reaction. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.12.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Hussain S, Erikson H, Kongi N, Treshchalov A, Rähn M, Kook M, Merisalu M, Matisen L, Sammelselg V, Tammeveski K. Oxygen Electroreduction on Pt Nanoparticles Deposited on Reduced Graphene Oxide and N-doped Reduced Graphene Oxide Prepared by Plasma-assisted Synthesis in Aqueous Solution. ChemElectroChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201800582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Sajid Hussain
- Institute of Chemistry; University of Tartu; Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry; University of Tartu; Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry; University of Tartu; Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Physics; University of Tartu; W. Ostwald Str.1 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Physics; University of Tartu; W. Ostwald Str.1 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Physics; University of Tartu; W. Ostwald Str.1 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry; University of Tartu; Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia
- Institute of Physics; University of Tartu; W. Ostwald Str.1 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Physics; University of Tartu; W. Ostwald Str.1 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry; University of Tartu; Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia
- Institute of Physics; University of Tartu; W. Ostwald Str.1 50411 Tartu Estonia
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- Institute of Chemistry; University of Tartu; Ravila 14a 50411 Tartu Estonia
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Ahammad AJS, Hasan MM, Islam T, Al-Shehri MO, Anju AN, Alam MK, Kim JP, Qasem MAA, Aziz MA. Pyrolytic preparation of gold nanoparticle-coated taro carbon and its application for the selective detection of dopamine. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj04777k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Gold nanoparticle-coated taro carbon was prepared and characterized for dopamine sensing.
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- Department of Chemistry
- Jagannath University
- Dhaka 1100
- Bangladesh
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- Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
- Dhahran 31261
- Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry
- Jagannath University
- Dhaka 1100
- Bangladesh
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- Surface Properties Research Team
- Korea Basic Science Institute Busan Center
- Busan 609-735
- South Korea
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- Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
- Dhahran 31261
- Saudi Arabia
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- Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
- Dhahran 31261
- Saudi Arabia
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