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Jeong S, Branco AJ, Bollen SW, Sullivan CS, Ross MB. Universal pH electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution with Au-based high entropy alloys. NANOSCALE 2024. [PMID: 38832893 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01538j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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The creation of electrocatalysts with reduced concentrations of platinum-group metals remains a critical challenge for electrochemical hydrogen production. High-entropy alloys (HEAs) offer a distinct type of catalyst with tunable compositions and engineered surface activity, significantly enhancing the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). We present the synthesis of AuPdFeNiCo HEA nanoparticles (NPs) using a wet impregnation method. The composition and structure of the AuPdFeNiCo HEA NPs are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). These nanoparticles exhibit robust HER performance quantified over a broad pH range, with higher activity than any of the unary metal counterparts in all pHs. In comparison to a commercial 10%Pt/C electrocatalyst, AuPdFeNiCo HEA NPs exhibit enhanced electrochemical activity in both acidic and alkaline electrolytes at a current density of 10 mA cm-2. Additionally, these nanoparticles achieve a current density of 100 mA cm-2 at a voltage of 540 mV in neutral electrolytes, outperforming Pt/C which requires 570 mV. These findings help enable broad use of reduced precious metal electrocatalysts for water electrolysis in a variety of water and pH conditions.
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- Sangmin Jeong
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
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Islam F, Ahsan M, Islam N, Hossain MI, Bahadur NM, Aziz A, Al-Humaidi JY, Rahman MM, Maiyalagan T, Hasnat MA. Recent Advancements in Ascribing Several Platinum Free Electrocatalysts Pertinent to Hydrogen Evolution from Water Reduction. Chem Asian J 2024:e202400220. [PMID: 38654594 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202400220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Revised: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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The advancement of a sustainable and scalable catalyst for hydrogen production is crucial for the future of the hydrogen economy. Electrochemical water splitting stands out as a promising pathway for sustainable hydrogen production. However, the development of Pt-free electrocatalysts that match the energy efficiency of Pt while remaining economical poses a significant challenge. This review addresses this challenge by highlighting latest breakthroughs in Pt-free catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Specifically, we delve into the catalytic performance of various transition metal phosphides, metal carbides, metal sulphides, and metal nitrides toward HER. Our discussion emphasizes strategies for enhancing catalytic performance and explores the relationship between structural composition and the performance of different electrocatalysts. Through this comprehensive review, we aim to provide insights into the ongoing efforts to overcome barriers to scalable hydrogen production and pave the way for a sustainable hydrogen economy.
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- Fahamidul Islam
- Electrochemistry & Catalysis Research Laboratory (ECRL), Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Electrochemistry & Catalysis Research Laboratory (ECRL), Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh
- Division of Chemistry, Department of Science and Humanities, Military Institute of Science and Technology, Mirpur Cantonment-, 1216, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Electrochemistry & Catalysis Research Laboratory (ECRL), Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh
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- Electrochemistry & Catalysis Research Laboratory (ECRL), Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, 3814, Bangladesh
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. BOX 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR) & Chemistry department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Tamilnadu, India
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- Electrochemistry & Catalysis Research Laboratory (ECRL), Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh
- International Research Organization for Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8555, Japan
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Sun F, Tang Q, Jiang DE. Theoretical Advances in Understanding and Designing the Active Sites for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Fang Sun
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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Liu Q, Qin W, Yan Z, Gao J, Wang E. Porous Ni(OH)2 permselective membrane to identify the mechanism of hydrogen evolution reaction in buffered solution. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Zhang T, Debow S, Song F, Qian Y, Creasy WR, DeLacy BG, Rao Y. Interface Catalysis of Nickel Molybdenum (NiMo) Alloys on Two-Dimensional (2D) MXene for Enhanced Hydrogen Electrochemistry. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:11361-11370. [PMID: 34784226 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Development of efficient bifunctional nonprecious metallic electrocatalysts for hydrogen electrochemistry in alkaline solution is of importance to enable commercialization of a low-cost alkaline hydrogen fuel cell and water electrolyzer, but it is very challenging. Two-dimensional (2D) MXene-based electrocatalysts hold tremendous potential for the applications of hydrogen fuel cell and water electrolyzer. Here, we successfully immobilized transition-metal-based NiMo nanoparticles (NPs) on 2D Ti3C2Tx (Tx: surface terminations, such as O, OH, or F) surfaces by a wet chemical method. Our results demonstrate that the NiMo NPs are monodispersed on Ti3C2Tx with surface functionalization. These monodisperse NPs resulted in superior hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) activities in an alkaline media. The NiMo NPs/Ti3C2Tx in 1.0 M KOH yielded an HER current of -10 mA cm-2 at -0.044 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), nearly 232 mV smaller than that of the parent NiMo NPs. The NiMo NPs/Ti3C2Tx produced an HOR current density of 1.5 mA cm-2 at 0.1 V vs RHE. Density functional theory (DFT) results further reveal that Ti3C2Tx support can facilitate the charge transfer to metallic NPs and tailor the electronic structure of catalytic sites, resulting in optimized adsorption free energies of H* species for hydrogen electrochemistry. This work provides a facile and universal strategy in the development of 2D Ti3C2Tx with nonprecious metals for low-cost bifunctional hydrogen electrocatalysts.
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- Tong Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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- U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center, Research & Technology Directorate, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
- Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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- Leidos Corp. supporting U.S. Army CCDC CBC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, United States
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- Leidos Corp. supporting U.S. Army CCDC CBC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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Bau JA, Kozlov SM, Azofra LM, Ould-Chikh S, Emwas AH, Idriss H, Cavallo L, Takanabe K. Role of Oxidized Mo Species on the Active Surface of Ni–Mo Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution under Alkaline Conditions. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Jeremy A. Bau
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), 4700 KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), 4700 KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117585
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), 4700 KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Instituto de Estudios Ambientales y Recursos Naturales (i-UNAT), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Campus de Tafira, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), 4700 KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Imaging and Characterization Core Lab, 4700 KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for Research and Development, Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), 4700 KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), 4700 KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), 4700 KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Shinagawa T, Obata K, Takanabe K. Switching of Kinetically Relevant Reactants for the Aqueous Cathodic Process Determined by Mass‐transport Coupled with Protolysis. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201901459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Tatsuya Shinagawa
- Department of Chemical System Engineering School of EngineeringThe University of Tokyo Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955 Saudi Arabia
- Institute for Solar FuelsHelmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH Berlin 14109 Germany
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering School of EngineeringThe University of Tokyo Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Thuwal 23955 Saudi Arabia
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Shinagawa T, Ng MTK, Takanabe K. Electrolyte Engineering towards Efficient Water Splitting at Mild pH. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:4155-4162. [PMID: 28846205 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201701266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Revised: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The development of processes for the conversion of H2 O and CO2 driven by electricity generated by renewable means is essential to achieving sustainable energy and chemical cycles, in which the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is one of the bottlenecks. In this study, the influences of the electrolyte molarity and identity on the OER at alkaline to neutral pH were investigated at an appreciable current density of around 10 mA cm-2 , revealing both the clear boundary of reactant switching between H2 O/OH- , owing to the diffusion limitation of OH- , and the substantial contribution of the mass transport of the buffered species in buffered mild-pH conditions. These findings suggest a strategy of electrolyte engineering: tuning the electrolyte properties to maximize the mass-transport flux. The concept is successfully demonstrated for the OER, as well as overall water electrolysis in buffered mild-pH conditions, shedding light on the development of practical solar fuel production systems.
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- Tatsuya Shinagawa
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center and Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, 4700 KAUST, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Present address: Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Vladmir-Prelog-Weg 1, CH-8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center and Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, 4700 KAUST, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center and Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, 4700 KAUST, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Shinagawa T, Takanabe K. Towards Versatile and Sustainable Hydrogen Production through Electrocatalytic Water Splitting: Electrolyte Engineering. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:1318-1336. [PMID: 27984671 PMCID: PMC5413865 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201601583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Revised: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Recent advances in power generation from renewable resources necessitate conversion of electricity to chemicals and fuels in an efficient manner. Electrocatalytic water splitting is one of the most powerful and widespread technologies. The development of highly efficient, inexpensive, flexible, and versatile water electrolysis devices is desired. This review discusses the significance and impact of the electrolyte on electrocatalytic performance. Depending on the circumstances under which the water splitting reaction is conducted, the required solution conditions, such as the identity and molarity of ions, may significantly differ. Quantitative understanding of such electrolyte properties on electrolysis performance is effective to facilitate the development of efficient electrocatalytic systems. The electrolyte can directly participate in reaction schemes (kinetics), affect electrode stability, and/or indirectly impact the performance by influencing the concentration overpotential (mass transport). This review aims to guide fine-tuning of the electrolyte properties, or electrolyte engineering, for (photo)electrochemical water splitting reactions.
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- Tatsuya Shinagawa
- KAUST Catalysis Center and Physical Sciences and Engineering DivisionKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)4700 KAUSTThuwal23955-6900Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Catalysis Center and Physical Sciences and Engineering DivisionKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)4700 KAUSTThuwal23955-6900Saudi Arabia
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