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Zhang S, Ji Y, Zhang P, Wang S, Zhang B, Zhou P. PbS@NiFe-LDH heterojunction: an efficient photo-assisted electrocatalyst for the OER. Dalton Trans 2025; 54:3296-3304. [PMID: 39831415 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt03007a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2025]
Abstract
Recently, photo-assisted electrocatalysis as an emerging catalytic approach that combines the technologies of photocatalysis and electrocatalysis has attracted great interest among researchers. Under this circumstance, the NiFe-LDH compounded with PbS based (PbS@NFHS) heterojunction with both photoactive and electrocatalytic properties was constructed for the first time through an ambient etching route and a subsequent low-temperature hydrothermal method. The as-prepared catalyst displayed a novel hierarchical 3D open structure based on nanosheets, which offered numerous electrochemically active sites, facilitated the swift diffusion of ions and enhanced both electrical conductivity and catalytic stability, thus significantly improving the catalytic performance. Furthermore, the charge redistribution in the p-n junction led to the formation of space-charge regions and a built-in electric field, which benefited the charge transfer and thereby enhanced the intrinsic activity. Under illumination, electrochemical tests showed that the overpotential was only 291 mV for the OER at 50 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH solution, which was 50 mV lower than that without illumination. Moreover, the catalyst can maintain stability for 40 hours at a current of 10 mA cm-2 in 1 M KOH. Compared to the traditional electrocatalytic OER, this work employed a very promising photo-assisted electrocatalytic strategy, which could further broaden the wide application of NiFe-LDH.
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- Shixiong Zhang
- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Jungong Road 334#, 200093 Shanghai, China.
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Jungong Road 334#, 200093 Shanghai, China.
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Jungong Road 334#, 200093 Shanghai, China.
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Jungong Road 334#, 200093 Shanghai, China.
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Jungong Road 334#, 200093 Shanghai, China.
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- School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Jungong Road 334#, 200093 Shanghai, China.
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Park W, Chung DY. Activity-Stability Relationships in Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS MATERIALS AU 2025; 5:1-10. [PMID: 39802143 PMCID: PMC11718537 DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialsau.4c00086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2024] [Revised: 10/28/2024] [Accepted: 11/07/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2025]
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The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a critical process in various sustainable energy technologies. Despite substantial progress in catalyst development, the practical application of OER catalysts remains hindered by the ongoing challenge of balancing high catalytic activity with long-term stability. We explore the inverse trends often observed between activity and stability, drawing on key insights from both experimental and theoretical studies. Special focus is placed on the performance of different electrodes and their interaction with acidic and alkaline media across a range of electrochemical conditions. This Perspective integrates recent advancements to present a thorough framework for understanding the mechanisms underlying the activity-stability relationship, offering strategies for the rational design of next-generation OER catalysts that successfully meet the dual demands of activity and durability.
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- Wonchul Park
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of
Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of
Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Wang S, Li H, Li S, Ni Y. Fe,Ce Co-Doped Ni 3S 2/NiS Polymorphism Nanosheets With Improved Electrocatalytic Activity and Stability for Water Oxidation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2025; 18:e202400896. [PMID: 39043625 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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Balancing the relationship between electrocatalytic activity and stability of sulfide catalysts during oxygen evolution reaction (OER) has been attracting extensive research interest. Here, a simple electrodeposition-vulcanization two-step route was designed to successfully construct nickel foam supported sheet-like Fe,Ce-codoped Ni3S2/NiS polymorphism catalyst (labeled as Fe,Ce-Ni3S2/NiS/NF). Electrochemical measurements showed that the as-obtained Fe,Ce-Ni3S2/NiS/NF electrode presented excellent OER electrocatalytic performances. In 1 M KOH solution, merely 173 and 234 mV of overpotentials were required to deliver the current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm-2, respectively. Further investigations revealed that the Fe,Ce co-doping regulated the electron density around Ni, which promoted the conversion of Ni towards the higher valence state and simultaneously, avoided the stability decrease of the catalyst caused by excessive oxidation corrosion. Moreover, the defects generated during vulcanization also contributed to promoting water oxidation. The present work provides a facile and feasible approach to balance the relationship between the stability and the activity of sulfide catalysts for OER.
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- Shaoxia Wang
- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Solids, Ministry of Education, Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for New-Energy Vehicle Battery Energy-Storage Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, 241002, P. R. China
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Cui P, Wang T, Zhang X, Wang X, Wu H, Wu Y, Ba C, Zeng Y, Liu P, Jiang J. Rapid Formation of Epitaxial Oxygen Evolution Reaction Catalysts on Dendrites with High Catalytic Activity and Stability. ACS NANO 2023; 17:22268-22276. [PMID: 37934206 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c02662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Oxygen evolution reaction is an essential but kinetically sluggish step in many energy storage and conversion processes and therefore is in pursuit of highly efficient and stable catalysts. Although nanosized transition-metal-based oxides/hydroxides exhibit high catalytic activity toward the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), many of them suffer from low stability at an anode current density in industrial scale. Herein, by combining a rapid epitaxial formation method with dynamic bubble-templated electrodeposition, we successfully developed single crystalline NiFeCu oxide catalysts with a hierarchical porous structure. It was found that the structure can facilitate fast electron transportation for the catalysts and retard the diffusion of the O atoms to the inner metallic current collector. The hierarchical pores inherited from the hydrogen bubble templates built ideal channels for the massive and rapid release of oxygen bubbles. As a consequence, the NiFeCu oxides catalyzed the OER more efficiently and steadily than the commercial RuO2 catalyst at an anode current density in industrial scale (300 mA/cm2). This work, by resolving the durability concerns for nanosized oxides, offers a series of highly efficient and stable catalysts for OER and a structure building strategy to boost the catalytic activity and stability for nonconductive catalysts.
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- Peng Cui
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallic Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallic Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallic Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced High-Temperature Materials and Precision Forming, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced High-Temperature Materials and Precision Forming, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallic Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People's Republic of China
- Department of Basic Science, Graduate Schools of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Komaba, Tokyo 153-8920, Japan
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallic Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallic Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced High-Temperature Materials and Precision Forming, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallic Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, People's Republic of China
- College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, People's Republic of China
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Recent Advances of Modified Ni (Co, Fe)-Based LDH 2D Materials for Water Splitting. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031475. [PMID: 36771139 PMCID: PMC9919971 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Water splitting technology is an efficient approach to produce hydrogen (H2) as an energy carrier, which can address the problems of environmental deterioration and energy shortage well, as well as establishment of a clean and sustainable hydrogen economy powered by renewable energy sources due to the green reaction of H2 with O2. The efficiency of H2 production by water splitting technology is intimately related with the reactions on the electrode. Nowadays, the efficient electrocatalysts in water splitting reactions are the precious metal-based materials, i.e., Pt/C, RuO2, and IrO2. Ni (Co, Fe)-based layered double hydroxides (LDH) two-dimensional (2D) materials are the typical non-precious metal-based materials in water splitting with their advantages including low cost, excellent electrocatalytic performance, and simple preparation methods. They exhibit great potential for the substitution of precious metal-based materials. This review summarizes the recent progress of Ni (Co, Fe)-based LDH 2D materials for water splitting, and mainly focuses on discussing and analyzing the different strategies for modifying LDH materials towards high electrocatalytic performance. We also discuss recent achievements, including their electronic structure, electrocatalytic performance, catalytic center, preparation process, and catalytic mechanism. Furthermore, the characterization progress in revealing the electronic structure and catalytic mechanism of LDH is highlighted in this review. Finally, we put forward some future perspectives relating to design and explore advanced LDH catalysts in water splitting.
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Li Y, Hou S, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Wei C, Li H. One-step preparation of ZnTi-LDH/graphene nanosheet hybrids in supercritical ethanol based on an exfoliation-reassembly strategy and their enhanced photocatalytic performance. J Supercrit Fluids 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2023.105859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Feng Y, Chen L, Yuan ZY. Recent Advances in Transition Metal Layered Double Hydroxide Based Materials as Efficient Electrocatalysts. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Xu N, Peng W, Lv L, Xu P, Wang C, Li J, Luo W, Zhou L. Oxygen-Plasma-Induced Hetero-Interface NiFe 2O 4/NiMoO 4 Catalyst for Enhanced Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:3688. [PMID: 35629714 PMCID: PMC9146484 DOI: 10.3390/ma15103688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The electrolysis of water to produce hydrogen is an effective method for solving the rapid consumption of fossil fuel resources and the problem of global warming. The key to its success is to design an oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalyst with efficient conversion and reliable stability. Interface engineering is one of the most effective approaches for adjusting local electronic configurations. Adding other metal elements is also an effective way to enrich active sites and improve catalytic activity. Herein, high-valence iron in a heterogeneous interface of NiFe2O4/NiMoO4 composite was obtained through oxygen plasma to achieve excellent electrocatalytic activity and stability. In particular, 270 mV of overpotential is required to reach a current density of 50 mA cm-2, and the overpotential required to reach 500 mA cm-2 is only 309 mV. The electron transfer effect for high-valence iron was determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The fast and irreversible reconstruction and the true active species in the catalytic process were identified by in situ Raman, ex situ XPS, and ex situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements. This work provides a feasible design guideline to modify electronic structures, promote a metal to an active oxidation state, and thus develop an electrocatalyst with enhanced OER performance.
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- Nuo Xu
- Department of Physics, School of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (N.X.); (C.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (W.P.); (L.L.); (P.X.); (L.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (W.P.); (L.L.); (P.X.); (L.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (W.P.); (L.L.); (P.X.); (L.Z.)
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- Department of Physics, School of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (N.X.); (C.W.)
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA;
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- Department of Physics, School of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (N.X.); (C.W.)
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (W.P.); (L.L.); (P.X.); (L.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (W.P.); (L.L.); (P.X.); (L.Z.)
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