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Cao M, Li B, Cao Y, Li Y, Tian R, Shen Q, Xie W, Gu W. Co-Fe-Mo Phosphides' Triphasic Heterostructure Loaded on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanofibers by Electrospinning as Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2025; 17:15259-15273. [PMID: 40029049 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c17441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2025]
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The rational design of efficient and stable bifunctional electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reactions (HER) and oxygen evolution reactions (OER) poses a significant challenge in realizing environmentally friendly hydrogen production through electrocatalytic water splitting. The construction of heterostructure catalysts, coexisting of multiple components, represents a favorable approach for increasing active sites, modulating electronic structure, accelerating charge transfer, decreasing reaction energy barriers, and synergistically enhancing electrocatalytic performance. In this study, a triphasic metal phosphides' heterostructure among CoP, FeP, and MoP4 loaded on nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers (labeled as CoP-FeP-MoP4@NC) was successfully synthesized through electrospinning and other subsequent steps as a bifunctional electrocatalyst material for water splitting. Benefiting from the strong interaction and synergistic effect among these components, CoP-FeP-MoP4@NC exhibits facile kinetics and high electrocatalytic activity under alkaline conditions with overpotentials (η) of 222 and 75 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 for OER and HER, respectively, as well as a low cell voltage of 1.47 V at 10 mA cm-2 for overall water splitting. Moreover, the catalyst shows great long-term stability at a high current density of about 100 mA cm-2. The density functional theory calculations revealed that the CoP-FeP-MoP4 heterostructure can reduce the Gibbs free energy associated with the H2O dissociation and hydrogen adsorption during HER, as well as the rate-determining step for the OER, increase the electronic states near the Fermi level, and optimize the work function of the electrons, improving electrical conductivity and reaction capacity. This study presents an efficient and stable electrocatalytic material for water splitting, and the design concept provides insights for future rational construction of advanced electrocatalysts.
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- Mengya Cao
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (MOE), Nankai University-HIFIMAN Research and Development Center, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (MOE), Nankai University-HIFIMAN Research and Development Center, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (MOE), Nankai University-HIFIMAN Research and Development Center, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (MOE), Nankai University-HIFIMAN Research and Development Center, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (MOE), Nankai University-HIFIMAN Research and Development Center, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (MOE), Nankai University-HIFIMAN Research and Development Center, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (MOE), Nankai University-HIFIMAN Research and Development Center, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Gao Y, Liu L, Jiang Y, Yu D, Zheng X, Wang J, Liu J, Luo D, Zhang Y, Shi Z, Wang X, Deng YP, Chen Z. Design Principles and Mechanistic Understandings of Non-Noble-Metal Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Zinc-Air Batteries. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2024; 16:162. [PMID: 38530476 PMCID: PMC11250732 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01366-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are promising energy storage systems because of high theoretical energy density, safety, low cost, and abundance of zinc. However, the slow multi-step reaction of oxygen and heavy reliance on noble-metal catalysts hinder the practical applications of ZABs. Therefore, feasible and advanced non-noble-metal electrocatalysts for air cathodes need to be identified to promote the oxygen catalytic reaction. In this review, we initially introduced the advancement of ZABs in the past two decades and provided an overview of key developments in this field. Then, we discussed the working mechanism and the design of bifunctional electrocatalysts from the perspective of morphology design, crystal structure tuning, interface strategy, and atomic engineering. We also included theoretical studies, machine learning, and advanced characterization technologies to provide a comprehensive understanding of the structure-performance relationship of electrocatalysts and the reaction pathways of the oxygen redox reactions. Finally, we discussed the challenges and prospects related to designing advanced non-noble-metal bifunctional electrocatalysts for ZABs.
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- Yunnan Gao
- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China.
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, People's Republic of China
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China.
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Carbon Neutrality, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo, 315100, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
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- Power Battery and Systems Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, People's Republic of China.
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Liu J, Yu J, Wang X, Cheng M, Sun S, Hu S, Li C, Wang Z. Core-Shell ZIF-8@ZIF-67-Derived Cobalt Nanoparticle-Embedded Nanocage Electrocatalyst with Excellent Oxygen Reduction Performance for Zn-Air Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:59482-59493. [PMID: 38090752 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c14231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) catalysts obtained from zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) have great potential in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Herein, based on the same three-dimensional (3D) topological structure of ZIF-67 and ZIF-8, ZIF-67 is grown on the ZIF-8 surface by the epitaxial growth method, and ZIF-8 is used as a sacrificial template to obtain a Co-embedded layered porous carbon nanocage (CoPCN) electrocatalyst. Meanwhile, the self-sacrificing template effectively improves the specific surface area of the porous structure and reduces the depletion of active sites. The CoPCN shows a high half-wave potential of 0.885 V and superior stability as well as excellent methanol resistance. Theoretical calculations demonstrate that the Co-N1-C2 sites of CoPCN effectively reduce the energy barrier of ORR. In addition, a zinc-air battery (ZAB) based on the CoPCN exhibits excellent peak power density (90 mW cm-2) and superior cycle performance. This work presents a novel idea in the design of ZIF precursor systems to synthesize efficient ORR catalysts.
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- Junhao Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
- Institute of Advanced Materials, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
- Institute of Advanced Materials, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
- Institute of Advanced Materials, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
- Institute of Advanced Materials, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
- Institute of Advanced Materials, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, Shandong 266580, China
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Zhu H, Feng Y, Zheng D, Zhao X, Zhou Y, Fu X, Zhao L, Chen X. Theoretical prediction of emerging high-performance trifunctional ORR/OER/HER single-atom catalysts: transition metals anchored into π-π conjugated graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 10N 3). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:31983-31994. [PMID: 37975496 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04142e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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The design of high-performance trifunctional oxygen reduction/oxygen evolution/hydrogen evolution reactions (ORR/OER/HER) electrocatalysts has become the current research focus. In this work, we report a series of single-atom catalysts formed by nine kinds of transition metal (Fe, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, and Pt) anchored in g-C10N3 (namely TM@g-C10N3) as promising trifunctional electrocatalysts to replace precious metal catalysts by density functional theory methods. All TM@g-C10N3 have good thermodynamic and electrochemical stability. Especially, Rh@g-C10N3 and Ir@g-C10N3 exhibit extremely low ORR/OER overpotentials with the values of 0.26/0.28 V and 0.34/0.41 V, respectively. Besides, their hydrogen adsorption free energy values are close to Pt(111), with their values being 0.16 and -0.16 eV, respectively. The calculated results indicate that Rh@g-C10N3 and Ir@g-C10N3 can become trifunctional electrocatalysts with great probability. Through the analysis of the dynamic mechanism for Rh@g-C10N3, it can be concluded that the four-electron ORR pathway is more conducive to occurring on Rh@g-C10N3 because the energy barrier forming this pathway is lower. Besides, the step of *OH + H+ + e- → * + H2O has the highest energy barrier in dynamics, which is consistent with this step being a potential determining step in thermodynamics. Ultimately, the solvation effect considered has little effect on the catalytic performance of screened Rh@g-C10N3 and Ir@g-C10N3, and even at a high temperature of 500 K, the structures of these two catalysts have no significant distortion after 2 ps simulations. Our calculations will provide clear guidance for future experimental synthesis and design of such catalysts.
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- Haiye Zhu
- Center for Computational Chemistry and Molecular Simulation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China.
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- Department of Catalytic Science, SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Beijing 100013, China.
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- School of Computer Science, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China
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- Department of Technical Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio 70211, Finland
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- Department of Catalytic Science, SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Beijing 100013, China.
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- Department of Catalytic Science, SINOPEC (Beijing) Research Institute of Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Beijing 100013, China.
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- Center for Computational Chemistry and Molecular Simulation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China.
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- Center for Computational Chemistry and Molecular Simulation, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China.
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Li HN, Li D, Hao TT, Sun YY, Suen NT. Balance between Activity and Stability of Single Metal and Intermetallic Compounds for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Inorg Chem 2023. [PMID: 37490593 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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The higher population of the antibonding state around the Fermi level will result in better activity yet lower stability of HER (Re vs Ru metal). There seems to be a limitation or balance for using a single metal since the bonding scheme of a single metal is relatively simple. Combining Re (strong bonding), Ru (HER active), and Zr metal (corrosion-resistant) grants ternary intermetallic compound ZrRe1.75Ru025, exhibiting excellent HER activity and stability in acidic and alkaline electrolytes. The overpotential at a current density of 10 mA/cm2 (η10) for ZrRe1.75Ru025 is much lower compared to that of ZrRe2. Although the HER activity of ZrRe1.75Ru025 is not comparable to that of ZrRu2, it demonstrates outstanding HER stability, while the current density of ZrRu2 is over ca. 16% after 6 h. This suggests that intermetallic compounds can break the constraint between activity and stability in a single metal for HER, which may be applied in other fields as well.
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- Hao-Nan Li
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
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Kundu A, Kuila T, Murmu NC, Samanta P, Das S. Metal-organic framework-derived advanced oxygen electrocatalysts as air-cathodes for Zn-air batteries: recent trends and future perspectives. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:745-787. [PMID: 36594186 DOI: 10.1039/d2mh01067d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Electrochemical energy storage devices with stable performance, high power output, and energy density are urgently needed to meet the global energy demand. Among the different electrochemical energy storage devices, batteries have become the most promising energy technologies and ranked as a highly investigated research subject. Recently, metal-air batteries especially Zn-air batteries (ZABs) have attracted enormous scientific interest in the electrochemical community due to their ease of operation, sustainability, environmental friendliness, and high efficiency. The oxygen electrocatalytic reactions [oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER)] are the two fundamental reactions for the development of ZABs. Noble metal-based electrocatalysts are widely considered as the benchmark for oxygen electrocatalysis, but their practical application in rechargeable ZAB is hindered due to several shortcomings. Thus, to replace noble metal-based catalysts, a wide range of transition-metal-based materials and heteroatom-doped metal-free carbon materials has been extensively investigated as oxygen electrocatalysts for ZABs. Recently, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with unique structural flexibility and uniformly dispersed active sites have become attractive precursors for the synthesis of a large variety of advanced functional materials. Herein, we summarize the recent progress of MOF-derived oxygen electrocatalysts (MOF-derived carbon nanomaterials, MOF-derived alloys/nanoparticles, and MOF-derived single-atom electrocatalysts) for ZABs. Specifically, we highlight MOF-derived single-atom electrocatalysts owing to the wide exploration of these emerging materials in electrocatalysis. The influence of the active sites, structural/compositional design, and porosity of MOF-derived advanced materials on the oxygen electrocatalytic performances is also discussed. Finally, the existing challenges and prospects of MOF-derived electrocatalysts in ZABs are briefly highlighted.
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- Aniruddha Kundu
- Surface Engineering and Tribology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur-713209, West Bengal, India.
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- Surface Engineering and Tribology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur-713209, West Bengal, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Human Resource Development Centre, (CSIR-HRDC) Campus, Postal Staff College Area, Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad-201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Surface Engineering and Tribology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur-713209, West Bengal, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Human Resource Development Centre, (CSIR-HRDC) Campus, Postal Staff College Area, Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad-201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Surface Engineering and Tribology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur-713209, West Bengal, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Human Resource Development Centre, (CSIR-HRDC) Campus, Postal Staff College Area, Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad-201002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Surface Engineering and Tribology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur-713209, West Bengal, India.
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Wang J, Zhang Y, Guo X, Liao S, Lv P, Wei Q. FeCo/N-co-doped 3D carbon nanofibers as efficient bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for Zn-air batteries. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:625-630. [PMID: 36504045 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05432a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Flexible zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are expected to become a promising candidate in energy storage equipment for wearable electronic devices. However, the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) have impeded the development of ZABs. Herein, an FeCo- and N-codoped bifunctional electrocatalyst (FeCoNCF) is fabricated by simple one-pot and pyrolysis strategies. Concretely, the bacterial cellulose (BC) and Prussian blue analogue (PBA) derived transition metal and nitrogen doped carbon (M-N-C) composites provide ORR and OER active sites. FeCoNCF exhibits outstanding ORR and OER activities. It displays a favorable high half-wave potential (0.81 V) and a low overpotential at 10 mA cm-2 (341 mV), which are on a par with commercial Pt/C and RuO2, and shows outstanding stability. The sandwich-type flexible zinc-air battery containing FeCoNCF shows a favorable power density (49.29 mW cm-2) and superior cycling stability.
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- Jiangbo Wang
- Key Laboratory of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
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- Jiangxi Center for Modern Apparel Engineering and Technology, Jiangxi Institute of Fashion Technology, Nanchang 330201, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Avenue, Wuxi 214122, Jiangsu Province, PR China.
- Jiangxi Center for Modern Apparel Engineering and Technology, Jiangxi Institute of Fashion Technology, Nanchang 330201, China
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Uflyand IE, Burlakova VE, Drogan EG, Zabiyaka IY, Kydralieva KA, Kugabaeva GD, Dzhardimalieva GI. Preparation of FeCo/C-N and FeNi/C-N Nanocomposites from Acrylamide Co-Crystallizates and Their Use as Lubricant Additives. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:1984. [PMID: 36422412 PMCID: PMC9698813 DOI: 10.3390/mi13111984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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FeCo and FeNi nanoalloy particles encapsulated in a nitrogen-doped carbonized shell (FeCo/C-N and FeNi/C-N) were synthesized by thermolysis at 400 °C of polyacrylamide complexes after frontal polymerization of co-crystallizate of Fe and Co or Ni nitrates and acrylamide. During the thermolysis of polyacrylamide complexes in a self-generated atmosphere, Co(II) or Ni(II) and Fe(III) cations are reduced to form FeCo and FeNi nanoalloy particles, while polyacrylamide simultaneously forms a nitrogen-doped carbon shell layer. This unique architecture provides high chemical and thermal stability of the resulting nanocomposites. The average crystallite size of FeCo and FeNi nanoparticles is 10 and 12 nm, respectively. The nanocomposites were studied by X-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The nanocomposites have been tested as antifriction and antiwear additives in lubricating oils. The optimal concentrations of nanoparticles were determined, at which the antifriction and antiwear properties of the lubricant manifest themselves in the best possible way.
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- Igor E. Uflyand
- Department of Chemistry, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Don State Technical University, 344010 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Don State Technical University, 344010 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Don State Technical University, 344010 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
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- Moscow Aviation Institute, National Research University, 125993 Moscow, Russia
- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432 Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow Aviation Institute, National Research University, 125993 Moscow, Russia
- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432 Moscow, Russia
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Fan F, Huang Q, Devasenathipathy R, Peng X, Yang F, Liu X, Wang L, Chen DH, Fan Y, Chen W. Composite-structure-defined nitrogen-doped carbon nanocage embedded Co/CoxP for enhanced oxygen reduction and evolution reactions. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141514] [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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Liu Y, Wang Y, Zhao S, Tang Z. Metal-Organic Framework-Based Nanomaterials for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2200773. [PMID: 36050891 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202200773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is an energy-determined half-reaction for water splitting and many other energy conversion processes, such as rechargeable metal-air batteries and CO2 reduction, due to its four-electron sluggish process. To reduce the energy consumption and cost of these advanced technologies, various transition metal-based nanomaterials, like metal oxides/hydroxides, nitride, and phosphide are synthesized. Among these, metal-organic framework (MOF)-based materials are considered as the ideal candidate for the fabrication of efficient OER electrocatalysts owing to their unique physicochemical properties. In this review, the fundamental catalytic mechanisms and key evaluation parameters of OER in acidic and alkaline media are presented first. Then, design strategies for MOF-based OER catalysts and research progress in the study of the structure-performance relationship are summarized. Subsequently, the recent research advances of MOF-based OER electrocatalysts in alkaline, acidic, and neutral electrolytes are overviewed. Finally, current challenges and future opportunities are provided under the frame of materials design, theoretical understanding, advanced characterization techniques, and industrial applications.
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- Yangyang Liu
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Ferraz BJ, Kong J, Li B, Neng Tham N, Blackman C, Liu Z. Co/N nanoparticles supported on a C3N4/polydopamine framework as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for rechargeable zinc-air batteries. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2022.116702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Gao Y, Zhao J, Lian J, Chen X, Zhu Q, Wang X. Co‐N as a Promoter towards Modulation Surface Chemistry of PtCo Alloy on 2D Thin Layer Hierarchical Porous Nitrogen‐Carbon for the Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202201212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yu Gao
- College of Materials Science and Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan 030024 PR China
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Sarkar B, Parui A, Das D, Singh AK, Nanda KK. Interfacial Electron Transfer Strategy to Improve the Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis of CrP Heterostructure. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2106139. [PMID: 35129312 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202106139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Though several Pt-free hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts have been reported, their employment for industry is challenging. Here, a facile pyrolysis method to obtain phase-pure CrP nanoparticles supported on N, P dual-doped carbon (CrP/NPC) is reported to be tuned toward industrial HER. Interestingly, CrP/NPC exhibits excellent HER activity that requires an overpotential of 34 mV to attain a current density of 10 mA cm-2 , which is only 1 mV positive to commercial Pt/C and a potential of 55 mV to achieve a current density of 200 mA cm-2 which is better than Pt/C. In addition, the long-term durability of CrP/NPC is far superior to Pt/C due to the strong interaction between CrP and C support, restricting any agglomeration or leaching. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations suggest that electronic modulation at the interface (CrP/NPC) optimizes the hydrogen adsorption energy. The Cr-Cr bridge site with required density of states near the Fermi level is found to be the active site. Overall, this report provides a practical scheme to synthesize rarely investigated CrP based materials along with a computational mechanistic guideline for electrocatalysis that can be utilized to explore other phosphides for various applications.
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- Bidushi Sarkar
- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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Jadhav HS, Bandal HA, Ramakrishna S, Kim H. Critical Review, Recent Updates on Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-67 (ZIF-67) and Its Derivatives for Electrochemical Water Splitting. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2107072. [PMID: 34846082 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Design and construction of low-cost electrocatalysts with high catalytic activity and long-term stability is a challenging task in the field of catalysis. Metal-organic frameworks (MOF) are promising candidates as precursor materials in the development of highly efficient electrocatalysts for energy conversion and storage applications. This review starts with a summary of basic concepts and key evaluation parameters involved in the electrochemical water-splitting reaction. Then, different synthesis approaches reported for the cobalt-based Zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-67) and its derivatives are critically reviewed. Additionally, several strategies employed to enhance the electrocatalytic activity and stability of ZIF-67-based electrocatalysts are discussed in detail. The present review provides a succinct insight into the ZIF-67 and its derivatives (oxides, hydroxides, sulfides, selenides, phosphide, nitrides, telluride, heteroatom/metal-doped carbon, noble metal-supported ZIF-67 derivatives) reported for oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), and overall water splitting applications. Finally, this review concludes with the associated challenges and the perspectives on developing the best economic, durable electrocatalytic materials.
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- Harsharaj S Jadhav
- Department of Energy Science and Technology, Environmental Waste Recycle Institute, Myongji University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 17058, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and Technology, Environmental Waste Recycle Institute, Myongji University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 17058, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanotechnology and Sustainability, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117576, Singapore
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- Department of Energy Science and Technology, Environmental Waste Recycle Institute, Myongji University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 17058, Republic of Korea
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Zhang H, Li Y, Han G. Nitrogen‐doped Graphene Loaded with Cobalt Nanoparticles as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202103806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Hong Zhang
- Institute of Molecular Science Key Lab. of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province Key Lab. of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry Shanxi Univeristy Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Institute of Molecular Science Key Lab. of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province Key Lab. of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry Shanxi Univeristy Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Institute of Molecular Science Key Lab. of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province Key Lab. of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Education Ministry Shanxi Univeristy Taiyuan 030006 China
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Li Z, Zang L, Xu Q, Shen F, Wang J, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Sun L. Hollow Co nanoparticle/carbon nanotube composite foam for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj04441b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) requires highly efficient electrocatalysts.
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- Ziying Li
- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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Recent reports on hydrogen evolution reactions and catalysis. RESULTS IN CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rechem.2022.100613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Zhou W, Zhao D, Wu Q, Dan J, Zhu X, Lei W, Ma LJ, Li L. Rational Design of the Lotus-Like N-Co 2 VO 4 -Co Heterostructures with Well-Defined Interfaces in Suppressing the Shuttle Effect and Dendrite Growth in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2104109. [PMID: 34708517 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The shuttle effect caused by soluble lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) and intrinsic slow electrochemical transformation from LiPSs to Li2 S/Li2 S2 will induce undesirable cycling performance, which is the primary obstruct limiting the practical applications of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Here a convenient method is designed to fabricate the 2D louts-like N-Co2 VO4 -Co heterostructures with well-abundant interfaces and oxygen vacancies (Vo ), endowing the materials with both "sulfiphilic" and "lithiophilic" features. When employed as the modification layer coated on commercial Celgard 2400 separator, the as-prepared N-Co2 VO4 -Co/PP with synergistic adsorption-electrocatalysis effects achieves desirable sulfur electrochemistry, thus showing a high initial discharge capacity of 1466.4 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C and stable cycle life with a fade rate of 0.03% per cycle over 1000 cycle at 3.0 C. Moreover, a superior areal capacity of 12.84 mAh cm-2 is preserved under high sulfur loading of 14.3 mg cm-2 .
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- Wei Zhou
- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, 382 East Waihuan Road, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, 382 East Waihuan Road, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, 382 East Waihuan Road, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, 382 East Waihuan Road, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, 382 East Waihuan Road, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Environment, South China Normal University, Shipai, Guangzhou, 510631, China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Higher Education Mega Center, 382 East Waihuan Road, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advance Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Zhang T, Bian J, Zhu Y, Sun C. FeCo Nanoparticles Encapsulated in N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes Coupled with Layered Double (Co, Fe) Hydroxide as an Efficient Bifunctional Catalyst for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2103737. [PMID: 34553487 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202103737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Low-cost bifunctional nonprecious metal catalysts toward oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are critical for the commercialization of rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs). However, the preparation of highly active and durable bifunctional catalysts is still challenging. Herein, an efficient catalyst is reported consisting of FeCo nanoparticles embedded in N-doped carbon nanotubes (FeCo NPs-N-CNTs) by an in situ catalytic strategy. Due to the encapsulation and porous structure of N-doped carbon nanotubes, the catalyst shows high activity toward ORR and excellent durability. Furthermore, to enhance the OER activity, CoFe-layer double hydroxide (CoFe-LDH) is coupled with FeCo NPs-N-CNTs by in situ reaction approach. As the air electrode for rechargeable ZABs, the cell with CoFe-LDH@FeCo NPs-N-CNTs catalyst exhibits high open-circuit potential (OCP) of 1.51 V, high power density of 116 mW cm-2 , and remarkable durability up to 100 h, demonstrating its great promise for the practical application of the rechargeable ZABs.
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- Tongrui Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, P. R. China
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, P. R. China
- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
- School of Nanoscience and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100083, China
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Equivalent conversion of metal-free and metal-based (Co1-xS/Co9S8 nanohybrid) catalysts: Easy construction of a "highway" shaped porous carbon material as a dual-functional electrocatalyst for high-performance Zn-air batteries. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hao Y, Kang Y, Mi Y, Wang W, Lei Z. Highly ordered micro-meso-macroporous Co-N-doped carbon polyhedrons from bimetal-organic frameworks for rechargeable Zn-air batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 598:83-92. [PMID: 33892444 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.03.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Rational design of non-precious metal catalysts for efficient oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions (ORR/OER) is important for rechargeable metal-air batteries. Building highly ordered porous structures while maintaining their overall crystalline orderliness is highly desirable, but remains an arduous challenge. Here, we have synthesized bimetallic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) on highly ordered three-dimensional (3D) polystyrene templates by controlling the nucleation process. The ordered macropores with 190 nm diameters were uniformly distributed on the as-prepared ZnCo zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZnCo-ZIF). Afterwards, 3D ordered micro-meso-macroporous Co-N-doped carbon polyhedrons (3DOM Co-NCPs) was developed by calcination. With the synergy of the highly dispersed CoNC catalytic sites and the distinct porous structure, the synthesized 3DOM Co-NCPs exhibit impressive bifunctional activity. Additionally, the 3DOM Co-NCPs-900 for Zn-air battery exhibits extraordinary power density, high energy density, and acceptable stability. This approach offers a useful strategy for the fabrication of highly efficient electrocatalysts with 3D ordered porous.
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- Yaxin Hao
- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Gansu Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Gansu Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Gansu Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Gansu Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, PR China.
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Wang Y, Yuan H, Liu F, Hu T. Metal alkoxide-derived Co@NC/NCNS as a highly efficient bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:2994-2997. [PMID: 33621305 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc00431j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A promising bifunctional catalyst integrating Co@NC units and porous structure carbon nanosheets (Co@NC/NCNS) is in situ prepared by the calcination and subsequent acid etching of a mixture containing metal alkoxide and melamine. Benefiting from the synergism among the active sites and porous structure, the optimal Co@NC/NCNS-800 exhibits superior activity for the ORR/OER.
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- Ying Wang
- School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041004, China.
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Liu W, Zheng D, Zhang L, Yin R, Xu X, Shi W, Wu F, Cao X, Lu X. Bioinspired interfacial engineering of a CoSe 2 decorated carbon framework cathode towards temperature-tolerant and flexible Zn-air batteries. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:3019-3026. [PMID: 33514961 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr08365h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A high-performance air electrode is essential for the successful application of flexible Zn-air batteries in wearable devices. However, endowing the electrode-electrolyte interface with high stability and fast electron/ion transportation is still a great challenge. Herein, we report a bioinspired interfacial engineering strategy to construct a cactus-like hybrid electrode comprising CoSe2 nanoparticles embedded in an N-doped carbon nanosheet arrays penetrated with carbon nanotubes (CoSe2-NCNT NSA). Associated with the synergistic effect of highly active CoSe2 nanoparticles and N-doped carbon moieties and a stable 3D interconnected CNT network, the obtained self-standing electrode exhibits satisfactory catalytic activities towards oxygen evolution/reduction and hydrogen evolution, as well as an enhanced electrode-electrolyte interaction/interface area, and thus delivers superior performance for flexible Zn-air batteries. Remarkably, the fabricated flexible Zn-air battery with this CoSe2-NCNT NSA cathode achieves a high peak power density (51.1 mW cm-2), considerable mechanical flexibility, and excellent durability in a wide temperature range of 0 to 40 °C. Furthermore, the assembled Zn-air batteries can efficiently power a water-splitting device that adopts the CoSe2-NCNT NSA as both the anode and cathode, demonstrating promising potential in energy conversion and portable electronic applications.
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- Wenxian Liu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China.
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- Center for Membrane Separation and Water Science & Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China.
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- MOE of the Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, KLGHEI of Environment and Energy Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, People's Republic of China
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Lin C, Wan W, Wei X, Chen J. H 2 Activation with Co Nanoparticles Encapsulated in N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Green Synthesis of Benzimidazoles. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:709-720. [PMID: 33226188 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202002344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Co nanoparticles (NPs) encapsulated in N-doped carbon nanotubes (Co@NC900 ) are systematically investigated as a potential alternative to precious Pt-group catalysts for hydrogenative heterocyclization reactions. Co@NC900 can efficiently catalyze hydrogenative coupling of 2-nitroaniline to benzaldehyde for synthesis of 2-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole with >99 % yield at ambient temperature in one step. The robust Co@NC900 catalyst can be easily recovered by an external magnetic field after the reaction and readily recycled for at least six times without any evident decrease in activity. Kinetic experiments indicate that Co@NC900 -promoted hydrogenation is the rate-determining step with a total apparent activation energy of 41±1 kJ mol-1 . Theoretical investigations further reveal that Co@NC900 can activate both H2 and the nitro group of 2-nitroaniline. The observed energy barrier for H2 dissociation is only 2.70 eV in the rate-determining step, owing to the presence of confined Co NPs in Co@NC900 . Potential industrial application of the earth-abundant and non-noble transition metal catalysts is also explored for green and efficient synthesis of heterocyclic compounds.
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- Chuncheng Lin
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, No. 855, East Xingye Avenue, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511443, P. R. China)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, No. 855, East Xingye Avenue, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511443, P. R. China)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, No. 855, East Xingye Avenue, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511443, P. R. China)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, No. 855, East Xingye Avenue, Panyu District, Guangzhou, 511443, P. R. China)
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Xie Q, Wang Z, Lei C, Guo P, Li C, Shen Y, Uyama H. Fe-Doping induced divergent growth of Ni–Fe alloy nanoparticles for enhancing the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy00668a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Separate (111)- and (200)-faceted Ni–Fe nanoparticles were synthesized and their oxygen reduction reaction activity studied via density functional theory calculations and experiments.
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- Qianjie Xie
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- 710127 Xi'an
- China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering
- Northwest University
- 710069 Xi'an
- China
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Charles University
- 128 43 Praha 2
- Czech Republic
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- School of Chemistry
- Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology
- 525000 Maoming
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- 710127 Xi'an
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- 710127 Xi'an
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Northwest University
- 710127 Xi'an
- China
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Zhang YL, Goh K, Zhao L, Sui XL, Gong XF, Cai JJ, Zhou QY, Zhang HD, Li L, Kong FR, Gu DM, Wang ZB. Advanced non-noble materials in bifunctional catalysts for ORR and OER toward aqueous metal-air batteries. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:21534-21559. [PMID: 33112936 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr05511e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The catalyst in the oxygen electrode is the core component of the aqueous metal-air battery, which plays a vital role in the determination of the open circuit potential, energy density, and cycle life of the battery. For rechargeable aqueous metal-air batteries, the catalyst should have both good oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalytic performance. Compared with precious metal catalysts, non-precious metal materials have more advantages in terms of abundant resource reserves and low prices. Over the past few years, great efforts have been made in the development of non-precious metal bifunctional catalysts. This review selectively evaluates the advantages, disadvantages and development status of recent advanced materials including pure carbon materials, carbon-based metal materials and carbon-free materials as bifunctional oxygen catalysts. Preliminary improvement strategies are formulated to make up for the deficiency of each material. The development prospects and challenges facing bifunctional catalysts in the future are also discussed.
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- Yun-Long Zhang
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.
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