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Li Y, Xu X, Ai Z, Zhang B, Shi D, Yang M, Hu H, Shao Y, Wu Y, Hao X. Enhancing Electrocatalytic Kinetics via Synergy of Co Nanoparticles and Co/Ni-N 4-C- and N-Doped Porous Carbon. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:27224-27229. [PMID: 38745464 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c00084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Transition-metal species embedded in carbon have sparked intense interest in the fields of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, improvement of the electrocatalytic kinetics remains a challenge caused by the synergistic assembly. Here, we propose a biochemical strategy to fabricate the Co nanoparticles (NPs) and Co/Ni-N4-C co-embedded N-doped porous carbon (CoNPs&Co/Ni-N4-C@NC) catalysts via constructing the zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF)@yeast precursor. The rich amino groups provide the possibility for the anchorage of Co2+/Ni2+ ions as well as the construction of Co/Ni-ZIF@yeast through the yeast cell biomineralization effect. The functional design induces the formation of CoNPs and Co/Ni-N4-C sites in N-doped carbon as well as regulates the porosity for exposing such sites. Synergy of CoNPs, Co/Ni-N4-C, and porous N-doped carbon delivered excellent electrocatalytic kinetics (the ORR Tafel slope of 76.3 mV dec-1 and the OER Tafel slope of 80.4 mV dec-1) and a high voltage of 1.15 V at 10 mA cm-2 for the discharge process in zinc air batteries. It provides an effective strategy to fabricate high-performance catalysts.
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- Yalong Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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Yang X, Lin L, Guo X, Zhang S. Design of Multifunctional Electrocatalysts for ORR/OER/HER/HOR: Janus Makes Difference. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2404000. [PMID: 38809060 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202404000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Multifunctional electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) have broad application prospects; However, realization of such kinds of materials remain difficulties because it requires the materials to have not only unique electronic properties, but multiple active centers to deal with different reactions. Here, employing density functional theory (DFT) computations, it is demonstrated that by decorating the Janus-type 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) of TaSSe with the single atoms, the materials can achieve multifunctionality to catalyze the ORR/OER/HER/HOR. Out of sixteen catalytic systems, Pt-VS (i.e., Pt atom embedded in the sulfur vacancy), Pd-VSe, and Pt-VSe@TaSSe are promising multifunctional catalysts with superior stability. Among them, the Pt-VS@TaSSe catalyst exhibits the highest activity with theoretical overpotentials ηORR = 0.40 V, ηOER = 0.39 V, and ηHER/HOR = 0.07 V, respectively, better than the traditional Pt (111), IrO2 (110). The interplays between the catalyst and the reaction intermediate over the course of the reaction are then systematically investigated. Generally, this study presents a viable approach for the design and development of advanced multifunctional electrocatalysts. It enriches the application of Janus, a new 2D material, in electrochemical energy storage and conversion technology.
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- Xinyu Yang
- Henan Key Laboratory of Materials on Deep-Earth Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Materials on Deep-Earth Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, China
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- School of Science, Constructor University, 28759, Bremen, Germany
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Display Materials and Devices Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, College of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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Niyitanga T, Choi JW, Kim H. Hierarchical 3D porous trimetallic palladium-iron and cobalt on nickel foam as electrocatalyst for large current density oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline seawater. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 657:229-239. [PMID: 38039883 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.11.161] [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: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Electrolysis in seawater is a low-cost but difficult method of producing hydrogen. Herein, self-assembled hierarchical three-dimensional (3D) porous trimetallic palladium-iron and cobalt oxide anchored on a cheap and high surface area nickel foam (NF) (PdFeCo3-xO4/NF) were synthesized using a simple and low-cost impregnation-hydrothermal and thermal reduction strategy. The as-fabricated PdFeCo3-xO4/NF electrode showed both superhydrophilic and superaerophobic properties, which favored the fat removal of oxygen bubbles from the electrode surface owing to the close interaction between the electrode and electrolyte. Furthermore, the significant synergistic effect of trimetallics and the NF-matrix resulted in substantially enhanced oxygen evolution reaction (OER) intrinsic activity. The self-assembled PdFeCo3-xO4/NF catalyst exhibited critical low overpotentials of 300 and 340 mV to achieve an extremely large current density of 100 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH solution and 1 M KOH seawater. Cell voltages as low as 1.44 and 1.51 V were required to drive 10 mA cm-2 in alkaline solution and seawater electrolytes for the full cell overall water splitting performance. This work suggests a promising strategy for developing next-generation electrocatalysts appropriate for natural seawater with cost-effective.
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- Theophile Niyitanga
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan 38541, South Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan 38541, South Korea
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan 38541, South Korea.
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Shen X, Huang L, Li S, Tang L, Lei Q, Zhao B, Hao H, Li W, Zeng M, He G. Trimetallic MOF-derived CoFeNi/Z-P NC nanocomposites as efficient catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:17711-17716. [PMID: 37902882 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02818f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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We used sodium hydroxide-mediated approach and tannic acid etching to prepare hollow structured trimetallic MOF-derived CoFeNi/Z-P NC nanocomposites. Remarkably, the resulting CoFeNi/Z-P NC nanocomposites have large specific surface area and mesoporous structure, making their active sites more accessible and mass transfer more effective. More complex trimetallic components provide greater possibilities for further improving electrocatalytic performance. The CoFeNi/Z-P NC nanocomposites demonstrate notable enhancements for the OER, and 10 mA cm-2 current density is achieved at a low overpotential of 244 mV, with a low Tafel slope of 66.2 mV dec-1 and have good stability in alkaline solutions. In addition, as a cathode material for overall alkaline water splitting, CoFeNi/Z-P NC is better than RuO2 with longer cycling stability.
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- Xudun Shen
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China.
- Electrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.
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- Department of Micro/Nano Electronics, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dong Chuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, PR China.
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- Electrochemical Innovation Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK.
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Cao Y, Zhang Y, Yang L, Zhu K, Yuan Y, Li G, Yuan Y, Zhang Q, Bai Z. Boosting oxygen reduction reaction kinetics through perturbating electronic structure of single-atom Fe-N 3S 1 catalyst with sub-nano FeS cluster. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 650:924-933. [PMID: 37453316 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.06.169] [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: 05/13/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Single atomic Fe-N4 catalyst exhibits a great prospect for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and adjusting the intrinsic coordination structure and the carbon matrix structure effectively improves the catalytic activity. However, controlling the active site coordination structure and its surrounding environment at atomic level remains a challenge. In this paper, Fe-N3S1 and FeS sub-nano cluster were innovatively concatenated on S, N co-doped carbon matrix (SNC), denoted as FeS/FeSA@SNC catalysts, for modulating ORR catalysis performance. Both experimental measurements and theoretical calculations have confirmed that the local electron configuration of Fe center is modulated by this unique structure combination leading to optimized ORR kinetics. Based on this design, the synthesized FeS/FeSA@SNC delivers ORR activity with a half-wave potential of 0.9 V (vs. RHE), excelling that of commercial Pt/C (0.87 V) and the Zn-air battery (ZAB) with this cathode catalyst delivers a peak power density of 126 mW cm-2. This work presents a novel strategy for manipulating the single-atom active sites through control the local coordination structure and provides a reference for the development of novel efficient ORR electrocatalysts.
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- Yu Cao
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1H9, Canada
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- GRINM (Guangdong) Institute of New Materials Technology, Foshan 528051, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China.
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Yan T, Li X, Wang Z, Cai Q, Zhao J. Interface engineering of transition metal-nitrogen-carbon by graphdiyne for boosting the oxygen reduction/evolution reactions: A computational study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 649:1-9. [PMID: 37331105 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.06.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Exploring high-efficiency electrocatalysts to boost the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is pivotal to the large-scale applications for clean and renewable energy technologies, such as fuel cells, water splitting, and metal-air batteries. Herein, by means of density functional theory (DFT) computations, we proposed a strategy to modulate the catalytic activity of transition metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts through their interface engineering with graphdiyne (TMNC/GDY). Our results revealed that these hybrid structures exhibit good stability and excellent electrical conductivity. Especially, CoNC/GDY was identified as a promising bifunctional catalyst for ORR/OER with rather low overpotentials in acidic conditions according to the constant-potential energy analysis. Moreover, the volcano plots were established to describe the activity trend of the ORR/OER on TMNC/GDY using the adsorption strength of the oxygenated intermediates. Remarkably, the d-band center and charge transfer of the TM active sites can be utilized to correlate the ORR/OER catalytic activity and their electronic properties. Our findings not only suggested an ideal bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst, but also provided a useful strategy to obtain highly efficient catalysts by interface engineering of two-dimensional heterostructures.
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- Tingyu Yan
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, Heilongjiang, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, Heilongjiang, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, Heilongjiang, China; Heilongjiang Province Collaborative Innovation Center of Cold Region Ecological Safety, Harbin 150025, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, Heilongjiang, China.
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Li X, Lin S, Yan T, Wang Z, Cai Q, Zhao J. Machine-learning-accelerated screening of single metal atoms anchored on MnPS 3 monolayers as promising bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts. NANOSCALE 2023. [PMID: 37377102 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr02130k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Searching for bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts with good catalytic performance to promote the oxygen evolution/reduction reactions (OER/ORR) is of great significance to the development of sustainable and renewable clean energy. Herein, we performed density functional theory (DFT) and machine-learning (DFT-ML) hybrid computations to investigate the potential of a series of single transition metal atoms anchored on the experimentally available MnPS3 monolayer (TM/MnPS3) as the bifunctional electrocatalysts for the ORR/OER. The results revealed that the interactions of these metal atoms with MnPS3 are rather strong, thus guaranteeing their high stability for practical applications. Remarkably, the highly efficient ORR/OER can be achieved on Rh/MnPS3 and Ni/MnPS3 with lower overpotentials than those of metal benchmarks, which can be further rationalized by establishing the volcano and contour plots. Furthermore, the ML results showed that the bond length of TM atoms with the adsorbed O species (dTM-O), the number of d electrons (Ne), the d-center (εd), the radius (rTM) and the first ionization energy (Im) of the TM atoms are the primary descriptors featuring the adsorption behavior. Our findings not only suggest novel highly efficient bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts, but also provide cost-effective opportunities for the design of single-atom catalysts using the DFT-ML hybrid method.
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- Xinyi Li
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Division of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas 76204, USA.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China.
- Heilongjiang Province Collaborative Innovation Center of Cold Region Ecological Safety, Harbin 150025, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China.
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Tu Z, Zhang G, Liao L, Wang H. Theoretical Screening and experimental validation of M3(2,3,6,7,10,11-hexahydroxytriphenylene)2 for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2023.113033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Fu L, Liu K, Lyu Z, Sun Y, Cai J, Wang S, Wang Q, Xie S. Two-dimensional template-directed synthesis of one-dimensional kink-rich Pd 3Pb nanowires for efficient oxygen reduction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 634:827-835. [PMID: 36565624 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.12.091] [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: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Developing facile synthetic strategies toward ultrafine one-dimensional (1D) nanowires (NWs) with rich catalytic hot spots is pivotal for exploring effective heterogeneous catalysts. Herein, we demonstrate a two-dimensional (2D) template-directed strategy for synthesizing 1D kink-rich Pd3Pb NWs with abundant grain boundaries to serve as high-efficiency electrocatalysts toward oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). In this one-pot synthesis, ultrathin Pd nanosheets were initially generated, which then served as self-sacrificial 2D nano-templates. A dynamic equilibrium growth was subsequently established on the 2D Pd nanosheets through the center-selected etching of Pd atoms and edge-preferred co-deposition of Pd/Pb atoms. This was followed by the oriented attachment of the generated Pd/Pb alloy nanograins and fragments. Thus, kink-rich Pd3Pb NWs with rich grain boundary defects were obtained in high yield, and these NWs were used as electrocatalytic active catalysts. The surface electronic interaction between Pd and Pb atoms effectively decreased the surface d-band center to weaken the binding of oxygen-containing intermediates toward improved ORR kinetics. Specifically, the kink-rich Pd3Pb NWs/C catalyst delivered outstanding ORR mass activity and specific activity (2.26 A⋅mgPd-1 and 2.59 mA⋅cm-2, respectively) in an alkaline solution. These values were respectively 13.3 and 10.8 times those of state-of-the-art commercial Pt/C catalyst. This study provides an innovative strategy for fabricating defect-rich low-dimensional nanocatalysts for efficient energy conversion catalysis.
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- Luhong Fu
- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Instrumental Analysis Center, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Instrumental Analysis Center, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China; College of Material and Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan 467036, Henan, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Instrumental Analysis Center, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Instrumental Analysis Center, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Instrumental Analysis Center, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Instrumental Analysis Center, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Instrumental Analysis Center, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Advanced Manufacturing, Instrumental Analysis Center, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.
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Efficient Electrocatalysts of Single Metal Atom Supported on Defective Graphene for Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR): a First Principles Study. Chem Phys 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2023.111888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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Li R, Bai Z, Hou W, Wu Z, Feng P, Bai Y, Sun K, Wang Z. Enhancing electrochemical conversion of lithium polysulfide by 1T-rich MoSe2 nanosheets for high performance lithium-sulfur batteries. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Pang D, Shi P, Lin L, Xie K, Deng C, Zhang Z. Adsorption properties of small gas molecules on SnSe 2 monolayer supported with transition metal: first-principles calculations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:6626-6635. [PMID: 36789606 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp04753e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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The adsorption properties of CH4, H2S, SO2, CO, H2O and NO molecules on transition metal-supported SnSe2 surface are investigated by the first-principles method. The calculation results show that the transition metal (TM = Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu) has the lowest adsorption energy when supporting at the Sn site of SnSe2, indicating the system is relatively stable. Also, we find that CH4, SO2 and H2O molecules tend to adsorb on Sc-supported SnSe2 surface, H2S and NO molecules prefer to adsorb on V-supported SnSe2 surface, while CO molecule and Fe-supported SnSe2 surfaces have strong interaction. And, CH4, H2S and H2O molecules act as donors to provide electrons to the substrate, while SO2, CO and NO molecules act as acceptors to gain electrons from the substrate. An analysis of charge difference density and density of states reveals that the adsorption energies of gas molecules are related to charge transfer and orbital hybridization. We hope that this work not only provides a promising sensor material, but also provides a new idea for the rational design of two-dimensional materials.
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- Donglin Pang
- Henan Key Laboratory of Materials on Deep-Earth Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, Henan, China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Materials on Deep-Earth Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, Henan, China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Materials on Deep-Earth Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, Henan, China. .,School of Mathematics and Informatics, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo City, 454003, Henan Province, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Materials on Deep-Earth Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, Henan, China.
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- School of Physics Electronic Information, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo City, 454003, Henan Province, China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Materials on Deep-Earth Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, Henan, China.
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Structure evolution and durability of Metal-Nitrogen-Carbon (M = Co, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir) based oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalyst: A theoretical study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 640:170-178. [PMID: 36848770 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.02.103] [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: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Developing low-cost, high activity and stability oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts is significantly important but still challenging for water electrolyzers. In this work, we calculated the OER activity and stability of Metal-Nitrogen-Carbon (MNC, M = Co, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ir) based electrocatalyst with different structures (MN4C8, MN4C10, MN4C12) using density functional theory (DFT) method. These electrocatalysts were divided into three groups based on the value of ΔG*OH, that is ΔG*OH > 1.53 eV (PdN4C8, PdN4C10, PdN4C12), ΔG*OH < 1.23 eV (RuN4C8, RuN4C10, RuN4C12, CoN4C8, CoN4C10) and 1.23 eV < ΔG*OH < 1.53 eV (RhN4C8, RhN4C10, RhN4C12, IrN4C8, IrN4C10, IrN4C12, CoN4C12), and ΔG*OH determine whether the structure evolution will appear. The results proved that MNC (M = Rh, Ir) with 1.23 eV < ΔG*OH < 1.53 eV shows higher OER activity due to moderate binding energy between reaction intermediates and MNC. Furthermore, these catalysts could maintain MNC structure without further oxidation and structural evolution under working conditions (high temperature, dynamic condition, local electric field and strong specific adsorption), therefore show excellent stability. However, MNC electrocatalyst with ΔG*OH > 1.53 eV or ΔG*OH < 1.23 eV revealed less stability under working conditions, due to their low intrinsic stability or structural evolution under working conditions, respectively. In conclusion, we proposed a comprehensive evaluation method for MNC electrocatalysts by taking ΔG*OH as the screening criterion for OER activity and stability, as well as ΔEb under working condition as descriptor of stability. This is of great significance for the design and screening of ORR, OER and HER electrocatalysts under working conditions.
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Wang Z, Zhou T, Chen Z, Gu R, Tao J, Fan Z, Guo L, Liu Y. Three-Dimensional Strawlike MoSe 2-Ni(Fe)Se Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:2894-2904. [PMID: 36729485 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The development of efficient and low-cost transition-metal electrocatalysts is of great significance for hydrogen production from water splitting. Herein, we synthesized three-dimensional strawlike MoSe2-NiSe composed of microrods on nickel foam (NF) by a one-step hydrothermal reaction. The as-prepared MoSe2-NiSe/NF exhibited effective hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity (low overpotential of 79 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and stability of 21 h in 1 M KOH), benefiting from the large electrochemically active area provided by strawlike structures, proper Se content, and synergistic effect of active phases. The enhanced oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity (the low overpotential of 217 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and maintaining stability for 47 h in 1 M KOH) was further observed for Fe-doped MoSe2-NiSe/NF (MoSe2-NiFeSe/NF) prepared by facile soaking, which can be mainly ascribed to optimized active phases formed on the OER process after Fe doping. The two-electrode system (MoSe2-NiSe/NF||MoSe2-NiFeSe/NF) requires a low cell voltage of 1.54 V to obtain a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH, which provides an interesting idea for constructing an effective overall water splitting system.
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- Zihao Wang
- College of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Mathematics and Physics, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai 201306, China
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Exploring the underlying oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalytic activities of pyridinic-N and pyrrolic-N doped graphene quantum dots. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Lin L, Pang D, Shi P, Xie K, Su L, Zhang Z. First-principles study of TM supported SnSe2 monolayer as an efficient electrocatalyst for NOER. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Transition metal disulfide (MoTe2, MoSe2 and MoS2) were modified to improve NO2 gas sensitivity sensing. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.11.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Fan T, Chen H, Ji Y. Graphdiyne supported single-atom cobalt catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction: The role of the co-adsorbates. Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.139805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Liu X, Li G, Liu J, Zhao J. Transition metal atoms anchored on square graphyne as multifunctional electrocatalysts: A computational investigation. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Qin Z, Wang Z, Li X, Cai Q, Li F, Zhao J. N-Doped CrS 2 Monolayer as a Highly-Efficient Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction: A Computational Study. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:3012. [PMID: 36080047 PMCID: PMC9458212 DOI: 10.3390/nano12173012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Searching for low-cost and highly-efficient oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts is crucial to the large-scale application of fuel cells. Herein, by means of density functional theory (DFT) computations, we proposed a new class of ORR catalysts by doping the CrS2 monolayer with non-metal atoms (X@CrS2, X = B, C, N, O, Si, P, Cl, As, Se, and Br). Our results revealed that most of the X@CrS2 candidates exhibit negative formation energy and large binding energy, thus ensuring their high stability and offering great promise for experimental synthesis. Moreover, based on the computed free energy profiles, we predicted that N@CrS2 exhibits the best ORR catalytic activity among all considered candidates due to its lowest overpotential (0.41 V), which is even lower than that of the state-of-the-art Pt catalyst (0.45 V). Remarkably, the excellent catalytic performance of N@CrS2 for ORR can be ascribed to its optimal binding strength with the oxygenated intermediates, according to the computed linear scaling relationships and volcano plot, which can be well verified by the analysis of the p-band center as well as the charge transfer between oxygenated species and catalysts. Therefore, by carefully modulating the incorporated non-metal dopants, the CrS2 monolayer can be utilized as a promising ORR catalyst, which may offer a new strategy to further develop eligible electrocatalysts in fuel cells.
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- Zengming Qin
- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, No. 1, Shida Street, Harbin 150025, China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, No. 1, Shida Street, Harbin 150025, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, No. 1, Shida Street, Harbin 150025, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China
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Single noble metals (Pd, Pt and Ir) anchored Janus MoSSe monolayers: Efficient oxygen reduction/evolution reaction bifunctional electrocatalysts and harmful gas detectors. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 616:177-188. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.02.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Wang Y, Xie M, Dai F, Liu J, Zhang L, Zhang R, Zhang Z, Hu W. Iron regulates the interfacial charge distribution of transition metal phosphides for enhanced oxygen evolution reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 615:725-731. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Qin Z, Wang Z, Zhao J. Computational screening of single-atom catalysts supported by VS 2 monolayers for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction/evolution reactions. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:6902-6911. [PMID: 35446333 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr01671k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The development of highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts to boost oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is highly desirable for energy conversion and storage devices. Herein, by means of comprehensive first-principles computations, we systematically explored the catalytic activities of a series of single transition metal atoms anchored on two-dimensional VS2 monolayers (TM@VS2) for ORR/OER. Our results revealed that Ni@VS2 exhibits low overpotentials for both ORR (0.45 V) and OER (0.31 V), suggesting its great potential as a bifunctional catalyst, which is mainly induced by its moderate interaction with oxygenated intermediates according to the established scaling relationship and volcano plot. Interestingly, the substituted doping of nitrogen heteroatoms into the VS2 substrate can further effectively improve the ORR/OER activity of the active metal atom to achieve more eligible ORR/OER bifunctional catalysts. Our results not only propose a new class of potential bifunctional oxygen catalysts but also offer a feasible strategy for further tuning their catalytic activity.
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- Zengming Qin
- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, P. R. China.
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Guo H, Xu H, Zhao C, Hao X, Yang Z, Xu W. High-effective generation of H2O2 by oxygen reduction utilizing organic acid anodized graphite felt as cathode. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Yang M, Lian Z, Si C, Jan F, Li B. Revealing the intrinsic relation between heteroatom dopants and graphene quantum dots as a bi-functional ORR/OER catalyst. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.112109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Li X, Su Z, Zhao Z, Cai Q, Li Y, Zhao J. Single Ir atom anchored in pyrrolic-N 4 doped graphene as a promising bifunctional electrocatalyst for the ORR/OER: a computational study. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 607:1005-1013. [PMID: 34583028 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The development of highly-efficient electrocatalysts with bifunctional catalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction. (OER) still remains a great challenge for the large-scale application of renewable energy conversion and storage technologies. Herein, by means of comprehensive density functional theory (DFT) computations, we systematically explored the potential of pyrrolic-N doped graphene (pyrrolic-N4-G) supported various transition metal atoms (TM = Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Mo, Ru, Pd, W, Os, Ir, and Pt) as electrocatalysts for the ORR and OER. Our results revealed that these TM/pyrrolic-N4-G candidates exhibit high electrochemical stability due to their positive dissolution potentials. Especially, the Ir/pyrrolic-N4-G can perform as a promising bifunctional electrocatalyst for both ORR and OER with the low overpotentials (ηORR = 0.34 V and ηOER = 0.32 V). Interestingly, multiple-level descriptors, including energy descriptor (ΔGOH* - ΔGO*), (ΔGOH*), structure descriptor (φ), and d-band center (ε) can well rationalize the origin of the high catalytic activity of Ir/pyrrolic-N4-G for the ORR/OER. Our findings not only further enrich the SACs, but also open a new avenue to develop novel 2D materials-based SACs for highly efficient oxygen electrocatalysts.
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- Xinyi Li
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China
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- College of Chemistry, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, China
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- College of Chemistry, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China; Heilongjiang Province Collaborative Innovation Center of Cold Region Ecological Safety, Harbin 150025, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, and Key Laboratory of Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.
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