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Jiang Y, Fu H, Liang Z, Zhang Q, Du Y. Rare earth oxide based electrocatalysts: synthesis, properties and applications. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:714-763. [PMID: 38105711 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00708a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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As an important strategic resource, rare earths (REs) constitute 17 elements in the periodic table, namely 15 lanthanides (Ln) (La-Lu, atomic numbers from 57 to 71), scandium (Sc, atomic number 21) and yttrium (Y, atomic number 39). In the field of catalysis, the localization and incomplete filling of 4f electrons endow REs with unique physical and chemical properties, including rich electronic energy level structures, variable coordination numbers, etc., making them have great potential in electrocatalysis. Among various RE catalytic materials, rare earth oxide (REO)-based electrocatalysts exhibit excellent performances in electrocatalytic reactions due to their simple preparation process and strong structural variability. At the same time, the electronic orbital structure of REs exhibits excellent electron transfer ability, which can reduce the band gap and energy barrier values of rate-determining steps, further accelerating the electron transfer in the electrocatalytic reaction process; however, there is a lack of systematic review of recent advances in REO-based electrocatalysis. This review systematically summarizes the synthesis, properties and applications of REO-based nanocatalysts and discusses their applications in electrocatalysis in detail. It includes the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR), methanol oxidation reaction (MOR), nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) and other electrocatalytic reactions and further discusses the catalytic mechanism of REs in the above reactions. This review provides a timely and comprehensive summary of the current progress in the application of RE-based nanomaterials in electrocatalytic reactions and provides reasonable prospects for future electrocatalytic applications of REO-based materials.
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- Yong Jiang
- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
- College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an, 710048, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Center for Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
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Li D, Guo Z, Zhao R, Ren H, Huang Y, Yan Y, Cui W, Yao X. An efficient cerium dioxide incorporated nickel cobalt phosphide complex as electrocatalyst for All-pH hydrogen evolution reaction and overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 653:1725-1742. [PMID: 37827011 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.09.144] [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: 07/09/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Transition metal phosphides (TMPs) have been considered as potential electrocatalysts with adjustable valence states, metal characteristics, and phase diversity. However, it is necessary but remains a major challenge to obtain efficient and durable TMPs catalysts, which can realize efficiently for not only all-pH hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), but also oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Hence, cerium dioxide incorporated nickel cobalt phosphide growth on nickel foam (CeO2/NiCoP) is fabricated by hydrothermal and phosphating reaction. CeO2/NiCoP shows excellent activity for all-pH HER (overpotentials of 48, 58 and 72 mV in alkaline, neutral and acidic solution at the current density of 10 mA cm-2), and has a small OER overpotential (231 mV @ 10 mA cm-2). Moreover, the voltage of overall water splitting in alkaline solution and simulated seawater electrolyte is only 1.46 and 1.41 V (10 mA cm-2), respectively, coupled with outstanding operational stability and corrosion resistance. Further mechanism research shows that CeO2/NiCoP possesses rich heterointerfaces, which serves more exposed active sites and possesses a promising superhydrophilic and superaerophobic surface. Density functional theory calculations manifest that CeO2/NiCoP has appropriate energy for intermediates of reactions. This work provides a deep insight into the CeO2/NiCoP catalyst for high-performance water/seawater electrolysis.
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- Dongxiao Li
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China; Binzhou Institute of Technology, Binzhou 256606, PR China; National Engineering Laboratory for VOCs Pollution Control Material & Technology Research Center for Environment Material and Pollution Control Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.
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Li N, Huo L, Dong Q, Zhu B, Huang L, Ma J. RuSe 2/CeO 2heterostructure as a novel electrocatalyst for highly efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 35:115602. [PMID: 38081128 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ad1468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Constructing heterojunction to adjust the electronic structure of catalysts is a promising strategy for synergistically improving electrocatalytic activity. In addition, RuSe2is recognized as an effective alternative to Pt for boosting alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) on account of its outstanding catalytic properties. Herein, novel RuSe2/CeO2heterojunction electrocatalysts are fabricated through hydrothermal and thermal treatment methods. The optimal 50% RuSe2/CeO2heterojunction electrocatalyst exhibits a low HER overpotential of 16 mV to attain 10 mA cm-2current density and Tafel slope of 66.1 mV dec-1for hydrogen evolution in 1.0 M KOH. At the same time, the 50% RuSe2/CeO2heterojunction electrocatalyst also maintains a stable HER activity for 50 h or 3000 CV cycles. The experimental results show that formation of heterogeneous interface between RuSe2and CeO2results in the redistribution of electrons at the RuSe2/CeO2interface, thereby changing the electronic structure of RuSe2and enhancing the performance of the RuSe2/CeO2electrocatalyst. This work may provide a feasible way to design efficient hydrogen evolution heterojunction electrocatalysts by modulating the electronic structure in alkaline electrolytes.
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- Nan Li
- Jiangsu Province Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Province Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Province Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Province Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Province Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, People's Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Province Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province 213164, People's Republic of China
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Kong Q, Wang J, Liu Z, Wu S, Tong X, Zong N, Huang B, Xu R, Yang L. One-step electrodeposition of V-doped NiFe nanosheets for low-overpotential alkaline oxygen evolution. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:16963-16973. [PMID: 37930358 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03066k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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As a non-noble metal electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), the binary NiFe layer double hydroxide (LDH) is expected to replace Ru-based and Ir-based anode materials for water decomposition. To attain threshold current density, nevertheless, a somewhat significant overpotential is still needed. In this work, layered double hydroxides of NiFe LDH are doped with V to form the terpolymer NiFeV LDH, which greatly increases the intrinsic activity of NiFe LDH and improves OER performance. This process is a straightforward and quick one-step electrodeposition process. Notably, NiFeV/NF has a low overpotential (218 mV at 10 mA cm-2) and faster kinetics (Tafel slope of 31 mV dec-1) as well as excellent durability and stability in 1 M KOH solution. In addition, the OER performance of the catalyst prepared in this work is better than that of a non-valuable metal catalyst that was recently reported. The V-doped NiFe LDH layered double hydroxides and the investigation of electrodeposition electrocatalytic methods in this work offer a fresh opportunity for the advancement of electrochemical technology.
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- Qingxiang Kong
- State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China.
- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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- Research Center for Analysis and Measurement, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China.
- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China.
- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Complex Nonferrous Metal Resources Clean Utilization, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China.
- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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Zhang Q, Xu B, Sun K, Lang J, Li J. Apparent activity and specific activity of lanthanides (La, Ce, Nd) decorated Co-MOF derivatives for electrocatalytic water splitting. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 34:185701. [PMID: 36716479 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/acb716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Lanthanide (Ln) rare Earth (RE) elements are often used to incorporate and regulate the local coordination environment and electronic configuration of transition metal based electrocatalysts for acquiring improved electrocatalytic performance. But for a given pristine electrode, is a Ln element concentrated more on promoting the apparent activity of original electrode or on enhancing its specific activity? To address this issue, Ln (La, Ce and Nd) decorated ZIF-67 derivative electrodes (Ln/Co/NC) were fabricated following with the detailed experimental testing of apparent activity and specific activity of assembled electrodes. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data confirmed that Ce, Nd and La have played their own role in regulating the coordination electronic structure of the surface atoms of the derived Co/NC by forming different types of chemical bonds. Electrochemical (EC) results confirmed that Ce is concentrated more on the apparent activity of derived Co/NC electrode with the smallest overpotential at 50 mA cm-2(η50), while Nd contributes more to its reaction kinetic property with the smallest value of Tafel slope in alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction process. But for oxygen evolution reaction, all of La, Ce and Nd deteriorate the apparent activity of the pristine Co/NC electrode. Comparatively, La shows a greater ability to modulate the specific activity of Co/NC with a larger electrochemical active surface area normalized current density, while Nd exhibits the best ability to re-establish the properties of reaction centers. This work illustrates the difference influence of La, Ce and Nd on the apparent activity and specific activity of the ZIF-67 derivative Co/NC electrode. It will do some favors in engineering RE elements modified composite electrodes for EC applications.
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- Qi Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Electronic Science and Information Technology, Jilin Normal University, Siping 136000, People's Republic of China
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Li X, Xing W, Hu T, Luo K, Wang J, Tang W. Recent advances in transition-metal phosphide electrocatalysts: Synthetic approach, improvement strategies and environmental applications. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Construction of tubular carbon matrix-supported NiCoP-NiS2 nanowires with heterointerfaces for overall water splitting. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Chatterjee S, Shaymal S, Mukherjee M, Halder D, Chongdar S, Paul A, Bhaumik A. Metal-Thiolate Framework for Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200114. [PMID: 35293679 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Hydrogen has evolved as the cleanest and most sustainable fuel, produced directly from naturally abundant water resources. Generation of hydrogen by electrochemical or photoelectrochemical splitting of water has been conceived as the most effective method for hydrogen production. Herein, a robust solid metal-thiolate framework (MTF-1) was obtained by hydrothermal crystallization of the reaction mixture consisting of 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-trithioltrisodium salt and CuII under mild synthesis conditions. The material was thoroughly characterized and explored as efficient catalyst for electrochemical and photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) via water splitting reactions. MTF-1 showed onset potential 0.045 VRHE and overpotential η(@10 mA cm-2 ) at 0.096 VRHE . The electrochemical surface area of MTF-1 was found to be 509 m2 g-1 . The photo current density at pH 5.0 was found to be 0.487 mA cm-2 at 0.6 VRHE . The feasibility of the reaction pathway was correlated from the density function theory study, which suggested the complete downhill energetics indicating spontaneous electrochemical hydrogen generation in the acidic medium.
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- Sauvik Chatterjee
- School of Materials Sciences Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Materials Sciences Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Materials Sciences Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Materials Sciences Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B Raja S. C. Mallick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700032, India
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Yan X, Che S, Yang F, Xu Z, Liu H, Li C, Yan L, Ta N, Sun S, Wei Q, Fang L, Li Y. Highly Efficient Water Splitting Catalyst Composed of N,P-Doped Porous Carbon Decorated with Surface P-Enriched Ni 2P Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:20358-20367. [PMID: 34460231 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c14363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A non-noble-metal hybrid catalyst (Ni2P/NPC-P), composed of N,P-doped porous carbon decorated with surface P-enriched Ni2P nanoparticles, is developed to address the urgent challenges associated with mass production of clean hydrogen fuel. The synthesis features one-pot pyrolysis of inexpensive fluid catalytic cracking slurry, graphitic carbon nitride, and inorganic salts, followed by a feasible surface phosphidation process. As a non-noble metal catalyst, Ni2P/NPC-P demonstrates excellent performance in hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline electrolytes with a low overpotential of 73 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 (η10) and a small Tafel slope of 56 mV dec-1, meanwhile exhibits durability with no significant η10 change after 2000 catalytic cycles. Theoretical calculation reveals that the negatively charged P-enriched surface accelerated the rate-determining transformation and desorption of OH*. In overall water splitting, the electrocatalyst achieves a low η10 of 1.633 V, promising its potential in the cost-effective mass production of hydrogen fuel.
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- Xingru Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Changping, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Changping, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Changping, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Changping, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Changping, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Changping, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Changping, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Changping, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Changping, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Changping, Beijing 102249, P. R. China
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Ding G, Chu S, Lin D, He R, Jiang Y, Lu Y. Coupling surfactant-free Ru nanoclusters with defect carbon for efficient pH-universal hydrogen evolution. CATAL COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2022.106401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Yu Y, Zhou Z, Song X, Song X, Zhang Z, Jing C. Mechanistic insights into dual active sites in Au@W18O49 electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi00993e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) for water splitting is promising to replace fossil fuels. The high-efficient electrocatalyst with multiple functional sites is indispensable but challenging. Herein, urchin-like Au@W18O49 electrocatalyst with...
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Zheng W, Ma X, Sun H, Li X, Zhang Y, Yin Z, Chen W, Zhou Y. Fe–Ni–Co trimetallic oxide hierarchical nanospheres as high-performance bifunctional electrocatalysts for water electrolysis. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj01762h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Fe–Ni–Co spheres were used as bifunctional catalysts exhibit high total water decomposition activity. Only a cell voltage of 1.61 V was required to attain a current density of 10 mA cm−2.
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- Wenqing Zheng
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- Ministry of Education and School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Science, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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Yang J, Wang Y, Yang J, Pang Y, Zhu X, Lu Y, Wu Y, Wang J, Chen H, Kou Z, Shen Z, Pan Z, Wang J. Quench-Induced Surface Engineering Boosts Alkaline Freshwater and Seawater Oxygen Evolution Reaction of Porous NiCo 2 O 4 Nanowires. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2106187. [PMID: 34862718 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202106187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction (OER) by efficient catalysts is a crucial step for the conversion of renewable energy into hydrogen fuel, in which surface/near-surface engineering has been recognized as an effective strategy for enhancing the intrinsic activities of the OER electrocatalysts. Herein, a facile quenching approach is demonstrated that can simultaneously enable the required surface metal doping and vacancy generation in reconfiguring the desired surface of the NiCo2 O4 catalyst, giving rise to greatly enhanced OER activities in both alkaline freshwater and seawater electrolytes. As a result, the quenched-engineered NiCo2 O4 nanowire electrode achieves a current density of 10 mA cm-2 at a low overpotential of 258 mV in 1 m KOH electrolyte, showing the remarkable catalytic performance towards OER. More impressively, the same electrode also displays extraordinary activity in an alkaline seawater environment and only needs 293 mV to reach 10 mA cm-2 . Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal the strong electronic synergies among the metal cations in the quench-derived catalyst, where the metal doping regulates the electronic structure, thereby yielding near-optimal adsorption energies for OER intermediates and giving rise to superior activity. This study provides a new quenching method to obtain high-performance transition metal oxide catalysts for freshwater/seawater electrocatalysis.
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- Jin Yang
- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, P. R. China
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- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117583, Singapore
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117574, Singapore
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Xu Y, Hao X, Zhang X, Wang T, Hu Z, Chen Y, Feng X, Liu W, Hao F, Kong X, He C, Ma S, Xu B. Increasing Oxygen Vacancy of CeO2 Nanocrystals by Ni Doping and reduced Graphene Oxides Decoration towards the Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ce00209d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The oxygen vacancy (VO) engineering is proved to be an effective approach for improving the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance of low-cost metal oxides electrocatalysts. Cerium dioxide (CeO2), one of...
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Xu K, Zhu Z, Guo W, Zhang H, Yu T, Wei W, Liang W, Zhang D, He M, Yang T. Cerium oxide modified iridium nanorods for highly efficient electrochemical water splitting. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:8798-8801. [PMID: 34382624 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc02580e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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An Ir/CeO2 composite catalyst with Ir nanorods (NRs) on amorphous CeO2 was synthesized through a facile one-pot hydrothermal method, which shows excellent activity towards hydrogen evolution and oxygen evolution in alkaline media, even superior to the performance of commercial Pt/C, IrO2 and RuO2 catalysts. The enhanced performance could be attributed to the interfacial electron synergistic effect between Ir and CeO2.
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- Kai Xu
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, Jiangsu, China.
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Li J, Liu Y, Sun D, Li X, Hu X, Bao S, Su Z. Co2P@C derived from metal-organic coordinate interactions using polyaniline as soft template for electrocatalytic hydrogen production. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2021.122184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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El-Refaei SM, Russo PA, Pinna N. Recent Advances in Multimetal and Doped Transition-Metal Phosphides for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction at Different pH values. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:22077-22097. [PMID: 33951905 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c02129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Hydrogen is a fuel with a potentially zero-carbon footprint viewed as a viable alternative to fossil fuels. It can be produced in a large scale via electrochemical water splitting using electricity derived from renewable sources, but this would require highly active, inexpensive, and stable hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts to replace the Pt benchmark. Transition-metal phosphides (TMPs) are potential Pt replacements owing to their generally high activity as well as versatility as HER catalysts for different pH media. This review summarizes the recent progress in the development of TMP HER electrocatalysts, focusing on the strategies that have been recently explored to tune the activity in acidic, neutral, and basic media. These strategies are the doping of TMPs with metal and nonmetal elements, fabrication of multimetallic phosphide phases, and construction of multicomponent heterostructures comprising TMPs and another component such as a different TMP or a metal oxide/hydroxide. The synthetic methods utilized to design the catalysts are also presented. Finally, the challenges still remaining and future research directions are discussed.
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- Sayed M El-Refaei
- Institut für Chemie and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt
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- Institut für Chemie and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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You N, Cao S, Huang M, Fan X, Shi K, Huang H, Chen Z, Yang Z, Zhang W. Constructing P-CoMoO4@NiCoP heterostructure nanoarrays on Ni foam as efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting. NANO MATERIALS SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2021.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Song X, Zhu W, Wang X, Tan Z. Recent Advances of CeO
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‐Based Electrocatalysts for Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution as well as Nitrogen Reduction. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202001614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Xue‐Zhi Song
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology Panjin Campus Panjin 124221 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology Panjin Campus Panjin 124221 China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics Science Panjin 124221 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering Dalian University of Technology Panjin Campus Panjin 124221 China
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Wang C, Zhang L, Yang P. Ni/Co phosphide nanoparticles embedded in N/P-doped carbon nanofibers towards enhanced hydrogen evolution. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0ce01621g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Transition-metal phosphides have been identified as effective materials for improving electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution.
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- Changle Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University of Technology
- Zibo
- P.R. China
- School of Material Science and Engineering
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Shandong University of Technology
- Zibo
- P.R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan
- P.R. China
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Wang W, Zhao H, Du Y, Yang Y, Li S, Yang B, Liu Y, Wang L. Rational Design and Controlled Synthesis of V-Doped Ni 3 S 2 /Ni x P y Heterostructured Nanosheets for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Chemistry 2020; 27:2463-2468. [PMID: 33098204 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Rational construction of high-efficiency and low-cost catalysts is one of the most promising ways to produce hydrogen but remains a huge challenge. Herein, interface engineering and heteroatom doping were used to synthesize V-doped sulfide/phosphide heterostructures on nickel foam (V-Ni3 S2 /Nix Py /NF) by phosphating treatment at low temperature. The incorporation of V can adjust the electronic structure of Ni3 S2 , expose more active sites, and protect the 3D structure of Ni foam from damage. Meanwhile, the heterogeneous interface formed between Ni3 S2 and Nix Py can provide abundant active sites and accelerate electron transfer. As a result, the V-Ni3 S2 /Nix Py /NF nanosheet catalyst exhibits outstanding activity in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) with an extremely low overpotential of 90 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and stable durability in alkaline solution, which exceeds those most of the previously reported Ni-based materials. This work shows that rational design by interfacial engineering and metal-atom incorporation has a significant influence for efficient hydrogen evolution.
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- Wensi Wang
- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis, and Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis, and Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis, and Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis, and Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, P.R. China
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- Shandong Engineering Research Center for, Marine Environment Corrosion and Safety Protection, College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, P.R. China
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- Shandong Engineering Research Center for, Marine Environment Corrosion and Safety Protection, College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis, and Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis, and Applied Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, P.R. China.,Shandong Engineering Research Center for, Marine Environment Corrosion and Safety Protection, College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, P.R. China
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Chen Z, Chen M, Yan X, Jia H, Fei B, Ha Y, Qing H, Yang H, Liu M, Wu R. Vacancy Occupation-Driven Polymorphic Transformation in Cobalt Ditelluride for Boosted Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ACS NANO 2020; 14:6968-6979. [PMID: 32479055 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c01456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) hold great potential as an advanced electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER), but to date the activity of transition metal telluride catalysts are demonstrated to be poor for this reaction. In this study, we report the activation of CoTe2 for OER by doping secondary anions into Te vacancies to trigger a structural transition from the hexagonal to the orthorhombic phase. The achieved orthorhombic CoTe2 with partial vacancies occupied by P-doping exhibits an exceptional OER catalytic activity with an overpotential of only 241 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and a robust stability more than 24 h. The combined experimental and theoretical studies suggest that the defective phase transformation is controllable and allows the synergism of vacancy, doping as well as the reconstructed crystallographic structure, ensuring more exposure of catalytic active sites, rapid charge transfer, and energetically favorable intermediates. This vacancy occupation-driven strategy of structural transformation can also be manipulated by S- and Se-doping, which may offer useful guidance for developing tellurides-based electrocatalyst for OER.
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- Ziliang Chen
- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China
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Jiang S, Zhang R, Liu H, Rao Y, Yu Y, Chen S, Yue Q, Zhang Y, Kang Y. Promoting Formation of Oxygen Vacancies in Two-Dimensional Cobalt-Doped Ceria Nanosheets for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:6461-6466. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b13915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Shuaihu Jiang
- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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Jin W, Chen J, Wu H, Zang N, Li Q, Cai W, Wu Z. Interface engineering of oxygen-vacancy-rich NiCo2O4/NiCoP heterostructure as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. Catal Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy01115k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Inexpensive bifunctional electrocatalysts towards oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is highly desirable from the perspective of energy conversion.
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- Wei Jin
- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
- China
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- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
- China
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- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
- China
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- School of Chemical and Material Engineering
- Jiangnan University
- Wuxi 214122
- China
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- Advanced Research Institute for Multidisciplinary Science
- Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences)
- Jinan 250353
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Guangzhou University
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering
- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Qingdao University of Science & Technology
- Qingdao 266042
- PR China
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