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Gao C, Yao H, Wang P, Zhu M, Shi XR, Xu S. Carbon-Based Composites for Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysts: Design, Fabrication, and Application. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:2265. [PMID: 38793344 PMCID: PMC11122737 DOI: 10.3390/ma17102265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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The four-electron oxidation process of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) highly influences the performance of many green energy storage and conversion devices due to its sluggish kinetics. The fabrication of cost-effective OER electrocatalysts via a facile and green method is, hence, highly desirable. This review summarizes and discusses the recent progress in creating carbon-based materials for alkaline OER. The contents mainly focus on the design, fabrication, and application of carbon-based materials for alkaline OER, including metal-free carbon materials, carbon-based supported composites, and carbon-based material core-shell hybrids. The work presents references and suggestions for the rational design of highly efficient carbon-based OER materials.
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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Ali A, Qi Huang Y, Chen P, Ullah Khan Q, Zhu J, Kang Shen P. Nitrogen and phosphorous co-doped carbon nanotubes embedded via active Ni2P nanoparticles as an advanced in-situ generated electrocatalyst for water oxidation. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Lahkar S, Ahmed S, Mohan K, Saikia P, Das JP, Puzari P, Dolui SK. Iron doped titania/multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposite: A robust electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction in aqueous acidic medium. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.139921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Water Splitting with Enhanced Efficiency Using a Nickel-Based Co-Catalyst at a Cupric Oxide Photocathode. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11111363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Homemade non-critical raw materials such as Ni or NiCu co-catalysts were added at the photocathode of a tandem cell, constituted by photoelectrodes made of earth-abundant materials, to generate green solar hydrogen from photoelectrochemical water splitting. Oxygen evolving at the Ti-and-P-doped hematite/TCO-based photoanode and hydrogen at the cupric oxide/GDL-based photocathode are separated by an anion exchange polymer electrolyte membrane placed between them. The effect of the aforementioned co-catalysts was studied in a complete PEC cell in the presence of the ionomer dispersion and the anionic membrane to evaluate their impact under practical conditions. Notably, different amounts of Ni or NiCu co-catalysts were used to improve the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) kinetics and the overall solar-to-hydrogen (STH) efficiency of the photoelectrochemical cells. At −0.6 V, in the bias-assisted region, the photocurrent density reaches about 2 mA cm−2 for a cell with 12 µg cm−2 of Ni loading, followed by 1.75 mA cm−2 for the cell configuration based on 8 µg cm−2 of NiCu. For the best-performing cell, enthalpy efficiency at −0.4 V reaches a first maximum value of 2.03%. In contrast, the throughput efficiency, which is a ratio between the power output and the total power input (solar + electric) provided by an external source, calculated at −1.225 V, reaches a maximum of 10.75%. This value is approximately three times higher than the best results obtained in our previous studies without the use of co-catalysts at the photocathode.
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High performance lithium-sulfur batteries based on CoP nanoparticle-embedded nitrogen-doped carbon nanotube hollow polyhedra. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.114996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhang R, Wang Z, Zhu L, Lv W, Wang W. Phosphorus modification of cobalt-iron nanoparticles embedded in a nitrogen-doped carbon network for oxygen reduction reaction. RSC Adv 2021; 11:9450-9458. [PMID: 35423458 PMCID: PMC8695452 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra08768h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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For the electrochemical reduction of oxygen the development of heteroatom-doped carbon-based transition metal catalysts has become a recognized strategy to replace traditional noble metal catalysts. In this work a catalyst consisting of CoFe nanoparticles encapsulated in N-doped carbon-based materials (NC) supported by carbon nanotubes (CNTs), i.e. Fe3Co1@NC/CNTs, was modified via treatment with a phosphate salt to synthesize a P-Fe3Co1@NC/CNTs catalyst. The P-Fe3Co1@NC/CNTs exhibits with 5.29 mA cm-2 an enhanced current density which is comparable to a Pt/C catalyst. In addition, a stability and methanol resistance better than the Pt/C catalyst were observed which is ascribed to the carbon encapsulation and the synergies between the two transition metals. Finally, the reaction mechanism of P-doping was studied and discussed. These results provide possible directions for carbon-based catalysts and doping with heteroatoms for the improvement of catalytic activity. Moreover, the zinc-air battery assembled with P-Fe3Co1@NC/CNTs as the air-cathode exhibited a high-power density of 73 mW cm-2, which is comparable to that of Pt/C (71 mW cm-2) and a specific capacity of 763 mA h g-1. The prepared catalyst could potentially serve to take the place of precious metal catalysts in rechargeable Zn-air batteries.
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- Rui Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology Yancheng 224051 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology Yancheng 224051 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology Yancheng 224051 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology Yancheng 224051 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology Yancheng 224051 China
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Qian G, Chen J, Luo L, Zhang H, Chen W, Gao Z, Yin S, Tsiakaras P. Novel Bifunctional V 2O 3 Nanosheets Coupled with N-Doped-Carbon Encapsulated Ni Heterostructure for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Urea-Rich Wastewater. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:38061-38069. [PMID: 32846500 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c09319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Developing high performance bifunctional transition metal catalysts would be significantly beneficial for electrocatalytic oxidation of urea-rich wastewater. Herein, we synthesize a V2O3 nanosheet anchored N-doped-carbon encapsulated Ni heterostructure (Ni@C-V2O3/NF) for the reactions of urea oxidation (UOR) and hydrogen evolution (HER). Electrochemical results indicate that it exhibits small potentials of 1.32, 1.39, and 1.43 V for UOR and low overpotentials of 36, 254, and 355 mV for HER at ±10, ± 500 and ±1000 mA cm-2, respectively. It can work at 100 mA cm-2 for over 72 h as cathode and anode electrode without obvious attenuation, suggesting an outstanding durability. The reason for this behavior could be ascribed to the N-doped-carbon coating structure, the synergetic effects between Ni and V2O3, and the nano/micro nanosheets architecture self-supported on nickel foam. This work could provide a promising, inexpensive, and green method for the degradation of urea-rich wastewater and hydrogen production.
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- Guangfu Qian
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530004, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530004, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530004, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530004, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530004, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530004, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning 530004, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Electrochemical Devices based on Solid Oxide Proton Electrolytes, Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg 620990, Russia
- Laboratory of Materials and Devices for Clean Energy, Department of Technology of Electrochemical Processes, Ural Federal University, 19 Mira Street, Yekaterinburg 620002, Russia
- Laboratory of Alternative Energy Conversion Systems, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Thessaly, 1 Sekeri Street, Pedion Areos 38834, Greece
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Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting at Hematite Photoanodes by Effect of a NiFe-Oxide co-Catalyst. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10050525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Tandem photoelectrochemical cells (PECs), made up of a solid electrolyte membrane between two low-cost photoelectrodes, were investigated to produce “green” hydrogen by exploiting renewable solar energy. The assembly of the PEC consisted of an anionic solid polymer electrolyte membrane (gas separator) clamped between an n-type Fe2O3 photoanode and a p-type CuO photocathode. The semiconductors were deposited on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) transparent substrates and the cell was investigated with the hematite surface directly exposed to a solar simulator. Ionomer dispersions obtained from the dissolution of commercial polymers in the appropriate solvents were employed as an ionic interface with the photoelectrodes. Thus, the overall photoelectrochemical water splitting occurred in two membrane-separated compartments, i.e., the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) at the anode and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at the cathode. A cost-effective NiFeOx co-catalyst was deposited on the hematite photoanode surface and investigated as a surface catalytic enhancer in order to improve the OER kinetics, this reaction being the rate-determining step of the entire process. The co-catalyst was compared with other well-known OER electrocatalysts such as La0.6Sr0.4Fe0.8CoO3 (LSFCO) perovskite and IrRuOx. The Ni-Fe oxide was the most promising co-catalyst for the oxygen evolution in the anionic environment in terms of an enhanced PEC photocurrent and efficiency. The materials were physico-chemically characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
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Li G, Zheng S, Wang L, Zhang X. Metal-Free Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes by N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes via In Situ Polymerization of Pyrrole. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:7519-7528. [PMID: 32280895 PMCID: PMC7144173 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Chemoselective hydrogenation of nitroarenes to anilines is of great importance for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, and dyes. In this study, a series of metal-free N-doped carbon nanotubes (NCNTs) have been prepared by the carbonization of in situ polymerized pyrrole on CNTs. The concentration of pyrrole, pyrolysis temperature, and the outside diameter of CNTs were investigated to improve the catalytic performance. As characterized by Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the optimal catalyst (NCNTs-800) possessed a unique structure doped with the same content of pyrrolic N and graphitic N. The activity and selectivity of NCNTs-800 have been evaluated for the selective hydrogenation of substituted nitroarenes. Highly selective hydrogenation of the nitro group of 12 different substrates has been achieved on NCNTs-800, even in the presence of a fragile iodo group. The hydrogenation reaction on N-doped CNTs from polypyrrole involved a mixture of different hydrogen species including nonpolar H radicals. In addition, stability and recyclability of NCNTs-800 have been tested.
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- Guozhu Li
- Key
Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education,
School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key
Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education,
School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key
Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education,
School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key
Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education,
School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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Xiao X, Wu X, Wang Y, Zhu K, Liu B, Cai X, Yang T, Xu X, Zhang D. Co-doped porous Ni5P4 nanoflower: An efficient hydrogen evolution electrocatalyst with high activity and electrochemical stability. CATAL COMMUN 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2020.105957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Chen HY, Niu HJ, Ma X, Feng JJ, Weng X, Huang H, Wang AJ. Flower-like platinum-cobalt-ruthenium alloy nanoassemblies as robust and highly efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 561:372-378. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.10.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2019] [Revised: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gao Y, Xiong T, Li Y, Huang Y, Li Y, Balogun MSJT. A Simple and Scalable Approach To Remarkably Boost the Overall Water Splitting Activity of Stainless Steel Electrocatalysts. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:16130-16138. [PMID: 31592481 PMCID: PMC6777119 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b02315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The stainless steel mesh (SSM) has received growing consideration as an electrocatalyst for efficient hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions. Recently, the application of SSM as an oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalyst has been more promising, while its hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalytic activity is very low, which definitely affects its overall water splitting activity. Herein, a simple chemical bath deposition (CBD) method followed by phosphorization is employed to significantly boost the overall water splitting performance of SSM. The CBD method could allow the voids between the SSM fibers to be filled with Ni and P. Electrocatalytic studies show that the CBD-treated and phosphorized stainless steel (denoted SSM-Ni-P) exhibits an HER overpotential of 149 mV, while the phosphorization-free CBD-treated SSM (denoted as SSM-Ni) delivers an OER overpotential of 223 mV, both at a current density of 10 mA cm-2. An asymmetric alkaline electrolyzer assembled based on the SSM-Ni-P cathode (HER) and SSM-Ni anode (OER) achieved an onset and 10 mA cm-2 current densities at an overall potential of 1.62 V, granting more prospects for the application of inexpensive and highly active electrocatalysts for electrocatalytic water splitting reactions.
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- Yingxia Gao
- College
of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan
University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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- College
of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan
University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute
of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water
Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute
of Environmental Research at Greater Bay, Key Laboratory for Water
Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, People’s Republic of China
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- College
of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan
University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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- College
of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan
University, Changsha 410082, Hunan, People’s Republic of China
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Enhanced hydrogen evolution activity over microwave-assisted functionalized 3D structured graphene anchoring FeP nanoparticles. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.05.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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