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Hu Z, Xiao Z, Wei W, Yang J, Huang X, Lu Q, Chandrasekaran S, Lu H, Liu Y. Ru doping and interface engineering synergistically boost the electrocatalytic performance of a WP/WP 2 nanosheet array for an efficient hydrogen evolution reaction. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:12492-12501. [PMID: 38888749 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01010h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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The surface electronic structure and morphology of catalysts have a crucial impact on the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction performance. This work reports on the fabrication of a Ru-doped WP/WP2 heterojunction nanosheet array electrode via a one-step phosphating treatment of a Ru-doped WO3 precursor. Benefitting from the large electrochemical active surface of nanosheet arrays, rich WP/WP2 heterojunction interface, and trace Ru atom doping, the catalyst has a fairly low overpotential of 58.0 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and a Tafel slope of 50.71 mV dec-1 in acid solution toward the electrocatalytic HER. Further, theoretical calculations unveil that Ru atom doping and interface effect synergistically optimized the electronic structure of the catalyst and hence weakened the adsorption capacity of the catalyst surface toward hydrogen (H), which lowered the Gibbs free energy (ΔGH*) and consequently effectively improved the HER performance. This work may open new avenues for developing advanced nanoarray electrodes with efficient electrochemical energy conversion.
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- Zhichang Hu
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-Chemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, P. R. China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-Chemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, P. R. China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-Chemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, P. R. China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-Chemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, P. R. China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-Chemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, P. R. China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-Chemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, P. R. China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-Chemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, P. R. China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-Chemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, P. R. China.
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magneto-Chemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, P. R. China.
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Wang X, Li D, Dai J, Xue Q, Yang C, Xia L, Qi X, Bao B, Yang S, Xu Y, Yuan C, Luo W, Cabot A, Dai L. Blocking Metal Nanocluster Growth through Ligand Coordination and Subsequent Polymerization: The Case of Ruthenium Nanoclusters as Robust Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysts. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309176. [PMID: 38150625 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Metal nanoclusters providing maximized atomic surface exposure offer outstanding hydrogen evolution activities but their stability is compromised as they are prone to grow and agglomerate. Herein, a possibility of blocking metal ion diffusion at the core of cluster growth and aggregation to produce highly active Ru nanoclusters supported on an N, S co-doped carbon matrix (Ru/NSC) is demonstrated. To stabilize the nanocluster dispersion, Ru species are initially coordinated through multiple Ru─N bonds with N-rich 4'-(4-aminophenyl)-2,2:6',2''-terpyridine (TPY-NH2) ligands that are subsequently polymerized using a Schiff base. After the pyrolysis of the hybrid composite, highly dispersed ultrafine Ru nanoclusters with an average size of 1.55 nm are obtained. The optimized Ru/NSC displays minimal overpotentials and high turnover frequencies, as well as robust durability both in alkaline and acidic electrolytes. Besides, outstanding mass activities of 3.85 A mg-1 Ru at 50 mV, i.e., 16 fold higher than 20 wt.% Pt/C are reached. Density functional theory calculations rationalize the outstanding performance by revealing that the low d-band center of Ru/NSC allows the desorption of *H intermediates, thereby enhancing the alkaline HER activity. Overall, this work provides a feasible approach to engineering cost-effective and robust electrocatalysts based on carbon-supported transition metal nanoclusters for future energy technologies.
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- Xiaohong Wang
- College of Materials, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing, 400054, China
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- College of Materials, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing, 400054, China
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- College of Materials, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Materials, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08930, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluis Companys 23, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08010, Spain
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- College of Materials, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Fire Retardant Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Zheng L, Xu L, Gu P, Chen Y. Lattice engineering of noble metal-based nanomaterials via metal-nonmetal interactions for catalytic applications. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:7841-7861. [PMID: 38563756 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00561a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Noble metal-based nanomaterials possess outstanding catalytic properties in various chemical reactions. However, the increasing cost of noble metals severely hinders their large-scale applications. A cost-effective strategy is incorporating noble metals with light nonmetal elements (e.g., H, B, C, N, P and S) to form noble metal-based nanocompounds, which can not only reduce the noble metal content, but also promote their catalytic performances by tuning their crystal lattices and introducing additional active sites. In this review, we present a concise overview of the recent advancements in the preparation and application of various kinds of noble metal-light nonmetal binary nanocompounds. Besides introducing synthetic strategies, we focus on the effects of introducing light nonmetal elements on the lattice structures of noble metals and highlight notable progress in the lattice strain engineering of representative core-shell nanostructures derived from these nanocompounds. In the meantime, the catalytic applications of the light element-incorporated noble metal-based nanomaterials are discussed. Finally, we discuss current challenges and future perspectives in the development of noble metal-nonmetal based nanomaterials.
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- Long Zheng
- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Guo B, Wen X, Xu L, Ren X, Niu S, YangCheng R, Ma G, Zhang J, Guo Y, Xu P, Li S. Noble Metal Phosphides: Robust Electrocatalysts toward Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. SMALL METHODS 2023:e2301469. [PMID: 38161258 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202301469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Facing with serious carbon emission issues, the production of green H2 from electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) has received extensive research interest. Almost all kinds of noble metal phosphides (NMPs) consisting of Pt-group elements (i.e., Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir and Pt) are all highly active and pH-universal electrocatalysts toward HER. In this review, the recent progress of NMP-based HER electrocatalysts is summarized. It is further take typical examples for discussing important impact factors on the HER performance of NMPs, including crystalline phase, morphology, noble metal element and doping. Moreover, the synthesis and HER application of hybrid catalysts consisting of NMPs and other materials such as transition metal phosphides, oxides, sulfides and phosphates, carbon materials and noble metals is also reviewed. Reducing the use of noble metal is the key idea for NMP-based hybrid electrocatalysts, while the expanded functionality and structure-performance relationship are also noticed in this part. At last, the potential opportunities and challenges for this kind of highly active catalyst is discussed.
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- Bingrong Guo
- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Novel Energy Materials & Catalysis Research Center, Shanwei Innovation Industrial Design & Research Institute, Shanwei, 516600, P. R. China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Division of Energy Storage, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710129, P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China
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Li P, Li W, Huang Y, Huang Q, Li F, Tian S. Surface Engineering over Metal-Organic Framework Nanoarray to Realize Boosted and Sustained Urea Oxidation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2305585. [PMID: 37574265 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Facilitating C─N bond cleavage and promoting *COO desorption are essential yet challenging in urea oxidation reactions (UORs). Herein a novel interfacial coordination assembly protocol is established to modify the Co-phytate coordination complex on the Ni-based metal-organic framework (MOF) nanosheet array (CC/Ni-BDC@Co-PA) toward boosted and sustained UOR electrocatalysis. Comprehensive experimental and theoretical investigations unveil that surface Co-PA modification over Ni-BDC can manipulate the electronic state of Ni sites, and in situ evolved charge-redistributed surface can promote urea adsorption and the subsequent C─N bond cleavage. Impressively, Co-PA functionalization can impart a negatively charged catalyst surface with improved aerophobicity, not only weakening *COO adsorption and promoting CO2 departure, but also repelling CO3 2- approaching to deactivate Ni species, eventually alleviating CO2 poisoning and enhancing operational durability. Beyond that, improved hydrophilic and aerophobic characteristics would also contribute to better mass transfer kinetics. Consequently, CC/Ni-BDC@Co-PA exhibits prominent UOR performance with an ultralow potential of 1.300 V versus RHE to attain 10 mA cm-2 , a small Tafel slope of 45 mV dec-1 , and strong durability, comparable to the best Ni-based electrocatalysts documented thus far. This work affords a novel paradigm to construct MOF-based materials for promoted and sustained UOR catalysis through elegant surface engineering based on a metal-PA complex.
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- Ping Li
- School of Environment Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- School of Environment Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- School of Environment Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- School of Environment Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- School of Environment Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- School of Environment Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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Ahn H, Cho S, Park JT, Jang H. Sequential galvanic replacement mediated Pd-doped hollow Ru-Te nanorods for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction mass activity in alkaline media. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:14913-14920. [PMID: 36193715 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr04285a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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High catalytic activity, long-term stability, and economical Pt-free catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are required for the conversion of renewable energy systems. Noble nanomaterial Pt is a superior electrolysis catalyst for water splitting under typical experimental conditions with a relatively low overpotential. However, the use of Pt is limited by its high cost and activity degradation over time. Among several prospective alternatives, Ru has emerged as a promising alkaline electrolysis catalyst because of its significant catalytic activity and reduced cost compared to Pt. We designed and suggested Pd-doped hollow Ru-Te nanorods (PdRuTeNRs) via successive galvanic replacement reactions of sacrificial Te nanotemplates to further boost efficiency. The Pd/partially oxidized RuO2/Ru/Te hetero-interfaced composition exhibited an HER mass activity of 11.3 A g-1 Ru, twice that of Pt. In addition, the present PdRuTeNRs sufficiently maintained the activity from the 2000-cycle continuous test, greatly reducing the required cost by a quarter.
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- Hojung Ahn
- Department of Chemistry, Kwangwoon University, 20 Gwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Kwangwoon University, 20 Gwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Republic of Korea.
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