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Park JH, Kwon HJ, Lee DY, Suh SJ. Effect of Ni Sulfate Residue on Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) in Porous NiFe@NiFe Layered Double Hydroxide. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2400046. [PMID: 38441356 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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The development of cost-effective and high-performance oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts is a significant challenge. This study presents the synthesis of binder-free NiFe@NiFe layered double hydroxide (NNF) via one-pot electrodeposition on carbon paper and Ni foam at high current densities. The presence of Ni sulfate residues on the prepared NNF is also investigated. The findings indicate that Ni sulfate significantly improves OER performance and durability. The sulfate content can be controlled by varying the method and duration of washing. NNF prepared through dipping (NNF-D) exhibits outstanding OER activity with a low overpotential of 241 mV, which is 25 mV lower than that of NNF washed for 60 s (NNF-W-60 s) at 10 mA cm-2 in 1 m KOH. Furthermore, density functional theory analyses indicate that the Ni sulfate residue helps modify the electronic structure, thereby optimizing the binding strength of *OOH. This synthetic strategy is expected to inspire the development of next-generation catalysts utilizing various adsorbates.
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- Jong-Hwan Park
- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 440-746, Republic of South Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 440-746, Republic of South Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 440-746, Republic of South Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 440-746, Republic of South Korea
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Sun X, Araujo RB, Dos Santos EC, Sang Y, Liu H, Yu X. Advancing electrocatalytic reactions through mapping key intermediates to active sites via descriptors. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:7392-7425. [PMID: 38894661 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs01130e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Descriptors play a crucial role in electrocatalysis as they can provide valuable insights into the electrochemical performance of energy conversion and storage processes. They allow for the understanding of different catalytic activities and enable the prediction of better catalysts without relying on the time-consuming trial-and-error approaches. Hence, this comprehensive review focuses on highlighting the significant advancements in commonly used descriptors for critical electrocatalytic reactions. First, the fundamental reaction processes and key intermediates involved in several electrocatalytic reactions are summarized. Subsequently, three types of descriptors are classified and introduced based on different reactions and catalysts. These include d-band center descriptors, readily accessible intrinsic property descriptors, and spin-related descriptors, all of which contribute to a profound understanding of catalytic behavior. Furthermore, multi-type descriptors that collectively determine the catalytic performance are also summarized. Finally, we discuss the future of descriptors, envisioning their potential to integrate multiple factors, broaden application scopes, and synergize with artificial intelligence for more efficient catalyst design and discovery.
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- Xiaowen Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ångstrom Laboratory, Uppsala University, SE-751 03 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Departamento de Física dos Materials e Mecânica, Instituto de Física, Universidade de SãoPaulo, 05508-090, São Paulo, Brazil
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
- Jinan Institute of Quantum Technology, Jinan Branch, Hefei National Laboratory, Jinan, 250101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China.
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Sun M, Yang B, Yan J, Zhou Y, Huang Z, Zhang N, Mo R, Ma R. Perovskite CoSn(OH) 6 nanocubes with tuned d-band states towards enhanced oxygen evolution reactions. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:10618-10627. [PMID: 38764380 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00975d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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The CoSn(OH)6 perovskite hydroxide is a structure stable and inexpensive electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, the OER activity of CoSn(OH)6 is still unfavorable due to its limited active sites. In this work, an Fe3+ doping strategy is used to optimize the d-band state of the CoSn(OH)6 perovskite hydroxide. The CoSn(OH)6 catalyst with slightly Fe3+ doped nanocubes is synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method. Structure characterization shows that Fe3+ ions are incorporated into the crystal structure of CoSn(OH)6. Owing to the regulation of the electronic structure, CoSn(OH)6-Fe1.8% exhibits an OER overpotential of 289 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in OER electrochemical tests. In situ Raman spectroscopy shows that no obvious re-construction occurred during the OER for both CoSn(OH)6 and CoSn(OH)6-Fe1.8%. DFT calculations show that the introduction of Fe3+ into CoSn(OH)6 can shift the d-band center to a relatively high position, thus promoting the OER intermediates' adsorption ability. Further DFT calculations suggest that incorporation of an appropriate amount of Fe3+ into CoSn(OH)6 significantly reduces the rate-determining Gibbs free energy during the OER. This work offers valuable insights into tuning the d-band center of perovskite hydroxide materials for efficient OER applications.
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- Mingwei Sun
- Hunan Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Energy Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Optoelectronics, Xiangtan University, Hunan 411105, P. R. China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- Hunan Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Energy Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Optoelectronics, Xiangtan University, Hunan 411105, P. R. China.
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- Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.
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Zhao H, Wang T, Li C, Chen M, Niu L, Gong Y. Designing highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalyst of high-entropy oxides FeCoNiZrO x: Theory and experiment. iScience 2024; 27:108718. [PMID: 38235334 PMCID: PMC10792234 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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The correlations between the experimental methods and catalytic activities are urgent to be defined for the design of highly efficient catalysts. In this work, a new oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalyst of high-entropy oxide (HEO) FeCoNiZrOx was designed and analyzed by experimental and theoretical methods. On account of the shortened coordinate bond along with the increased annealing temperature, the atomic/electronic structures of active site were adjusted quantitatively with the aid of the pre-designed correlator of d electron density, which contributed to adjust the catalytic activity of HEO specimens. The prepared HEO specimen exhibited the low overpotentials of 245 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and 288 mV at 100 mA cm-2 with small Tafel slope of 35.66 mV dec-1, fast charge transfer rate, and stable electrocatalytic activity. This strategy would be adopted to improve the catalytic activity of HEO by adjusting the d electron density of transition metal ions with suitable preparation method.
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- Haiqing Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Optoelectronic Materials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- School of Micro-Nano Electronics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Optoelectronic Materials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Physics, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Optoelectronic Materials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Optoelectronic Materials and Devices of Zhejiang Province, College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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