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Liu S, Wang N, Liu G, Yang S, Li C, Zhou Y, He H, Chen Y, Thummavichaia K, Zhu Y. In situ synthesis of tentacle-like NiC/Mo 2C/NF nanorods array with excellent hydrogen evolution reaction at high current densities. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 661:606-613. [PMID: 38310769 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.01.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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The problem limiting the use of hydrogen evolution reactions in industry is the inability of electrocatalysts to operate stably at high current densities, so the development of stable and efficient electrocatalysts is important for hydrogen production by water splitting. By designing a rational interface engineering not only can the problem of limited number of catalytic sites in the catalyst be solved, but also can facilitate electron transfer, thus enhancing the efficiency of water splitting. Here, we designed a two-stage chemical vapour deposition method to construct NiC/Mo2C nanorod arrays on nickel foam to enhance the electrocatalytic ability of the catalysts, which exhibited efficient HER catalytic activity due to their special tentacle-like nanorod structure and abundant heterogeneous junction surfaces, which brought about abundant active sites as well as promoted electron transfer capability. The resulting catalysts provide current densities of 10, 100 and 500 mA cm-2 with overpotentials of 31, 153 and 264 mV, and exhibit excellent stability at current densities of 10 mA cm-2 for 200 h. This discovery provides a new idea for the rational design of catalysts with special morphologies.
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- Song Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
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- School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, EX4 4QF, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, United Kingdom
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- State Key Laboratory of Featured Metal Materials and Life-cycle Safety for Composite Structures, MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
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Quan L, Jiang H, Mei G, Sun Y, You B. Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Overall and Hybrid Water Splitting. Chem Rev 2024; 124:3694-3812. [PMID: 38517093 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting driven by renewable electricity has been recognized as a promising approach for green hydrogen production. Different from conventional strategies in developing electrocatalysts for the two half-reactions of water splitting (e.g., the hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions, HER and OER) separately, there has been a growing interest in designing and developing bifunctional electrocatalysts, which are able to catalyze both the HER and OER. In addition, considering the high overpotentials required for OER while limited value of the produced oxygen, there is another rapidly growing interest in exploring alternative oxidation reactions to replace OER for hybrid water splitting toward energy-efficient hydrogen generation. This Review begins with an introduction on the fundamental aspects of water splitting, followed by a thorough discussion on various physicochemical characterization techniques that are frequently employed in probing the active sites, with an emphasis on the reconstruction of bifunctional electrocatalysts during redox electrolysis. The design, synthesis, and performance of diverse bifunctional electrocatalysts based on noble metals, nonprecious metals, and metal-free nanocarbons, for overall water splitting in acidic and alkaline electrolytes, are thoroughly summarized and compared. Next, their application toward hybrid water splitting is also presented, wherein the alternative anodic reactions include sacrificing agents oxidation, pollutants oxidative degradation, and organics oxidative upgrading. Finally, a concise statement on the current challenges and future opportunities of bifunctional electrocatalysts for both overall and hybrid water splitting is presented in the hope of guiding future endeavors in the quest for energy-efficient and sustainable green hydrogen production.
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- Li Quan
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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Li Z, Chen F, Li C, Zhang Z, Kong F, Pu X, Lu Q. Bimetallic sulfide/N-doped carbon composite derived from Prussian blue analogues/cellulose nanofibers film toward enhanced oxygen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:6041-6049. [PMID: 38470841 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt04336c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Exploiting effective, stable, and cost-efficient electrocatalysts for the water oxidation reaction is highly desirable for renewable energy conversion techniques. Constructional design and compositional manipulation are widely used approaches to efficaciously boost the electrocatalytic performance. Herein, we designed a NiFe-bimetallic sulfide/N-doped carbon composite via a two-step thermal treatment of Prussian blue analogues/cellulose nanofibers (PBA/CNFs) film. The NiFe-bimetallic sulfide/N-doped carbon composite displayed enhanced OER performance in an alkaline environment, with an overpotential of 282 mV at 10 mA cm-2, a Tafel slope of 59.71 mV dec-1, and good stability, making the composite a candidate electrocatalyst for OER-related energy equipment. The introduction of CNFs in the precursor prevented the aggregation of PBA nanoparticles (NPs), exposed more active sites, and the resulting carbon substrate enhanced the electroconductivity of the composite. Moreover, the synergistic effect of Ni and Fe in the bimetallic sulfide could modulate the configuration of electrons, enrich the catalytically active sites, and augment the electric conductivity, thus ameliorating the OER performance. This study broadens the application of MOF-CNF composites to construct hierarchical structures of metal compounds and provides some thoughts for the development of cost-effective precious-metal-free catalysts for electrocatalysis.
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- Zhengping Li
- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Processing and Testing Technology of Glass and Functional Ceramics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
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Wang G, Li Q, Zhang W, Wu J, Fan W, Wang L, Liang Z, Huang Z, Lin Z, Wang G, Wang J, Huang S. Unveiling the Synergy of Architecture and Anion Vacancy on Bi 2Te 3-x@NPCNFs for Fast and Stable Potassium Ion Storage. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2024; 16:13858-13868. [PMID: 38441545 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c00248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Large volume strain and slow kinetics are the main obstacles to the application of high-specific-capacity alloy-type metal tellurides in potassium-ion storage systems. Herein, Bi2Te3-x nanocrystals with abundant Te-vacancies embedded in nitrogen-doped porous carbon nanofibers (Bi2Te3-x@NPCNFs) are proposed to address these challenges. In particular, a hierarchical porous fiber structure can be achieved by the polyvinylpyrrolidone-etching method and is conducive to increasing the Te-vacancy concentration. The unique porous structure together with defect engineering modulates the potassium storage mechanism of Bi2Te3, suppresses structural distortion, and accelerates K+ diffusion capacity. The meticulously designed Bi2Te3-x@NPCNFs electrode exhibits ultrastable cycling stability (over 3500 stable cycles at 1.0 A g-1 with a capacity degradation of only 0.01% per cycle) and outstanding rate capability (109.5 mAh g-1 at 2.0 A g-1). Furthermore, the systematic ex situ characterization confirms that the Bi2Te3-x@NPCNFs electrode undergoes an "intercalation-conversion-step alloying" mechanism for potassium storage. Kinetic analysis and density functional theory calculations reveal the excellent pseudocapacitive performance, attractive K+ adsorption, and fast K+ diffusion ability of the Bi2Te3-x@NPCNFs electrode, which is essential for fast potassium-ion storage. Impressively, the assembled Bi2Te3-x@NPCNFs//activated-carbon potassium-ion hybrid capacitors achieve considerable energy/power density (energy density up to 112 Wh kg-1 at a power density of 1000 W kg-1) and excellent cycling stability (1600 cycles at 10.0 A g-1), indicating their potential practical applications.
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- Gaoyu Wang
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Jiaxing Nanhu University, Jiaxing ,Zhejiang 314001, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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Shen J, Liu Y, Chen Q, Yu W, Zhong Q. In-situ construction defect-rich CuNiCoS 4 /1T-MoS 2 heterostructures as superior electrocatalysts for water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 658:1009-1015. [PMID: 38176090 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Rational design and construction of bifunctional heterostructure electrocatalysts with high-conductivity and more active sites is imperative for water splitting. Herein, based on the tunable property of layered double hydroxide laminates cations, topological transformation technology and template confine method, a series of high-performance bifunctional catalysts composed of transition metal doping NiCo2S4 (MNiCoS4, M = Cu, Fe, Zn, Mn) and 1T-MoS2 were in-situ fabricated on nickel foam. In particular, CuNiCoS4/1T-MoS2 exhibits an ultralow overpotential of 163 mV at 50 mA cm-2 for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and favorable hydrogen evolution reaction activity. The two-electrode system requires only 1.52 V to attain a current density of 10 mA cm-2. To the best of our knowledge, its OER electrocatalytic activity far exceed state-of-art catalysts reported. The outstanding performance of this series of catalysts can be attributed to two aspects. First, the highly conductive 1T-MoS2 can facilitate electron transfer, and second, the defect-rich heterostructure can effectively regulate the electronic structure of the active metal and expose abundant active sites. This work provides a valuable strategy for developing high activity electrocatalysts for efficient water splitting.
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- Jiaying Shen
- Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, People's Republic of China
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- Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, People's Republic of China
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- Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Department of Molecular Science and Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Section 3, Zhongxiao East Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC
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- Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, People's Republic of China
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Pan FC, Jia J, Gong F, Liu Y, Liu S, Jun SC, Lin D, Guo Y, Yamauchi Y, Huo Y. Heterometallic Electrocatalysts Derived from High-Nuclearity Metal Clusters for Efficient Overall Water Splitting. ACS Nano 2024; 18:6202-6214. [PMID: 38345913 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c09159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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The development of cost-effective electrocatalysts with an optimal surface affinity for intermediates is essential for sustainable hydrogen fuel production, but this remains insufficient. Here we synthesize Ni2P/MoS2-CoMo2S4@C heterometallic electrocatalysts based on the high-nuclearity cluster {Co24(TC4A)6(MoO4)8Cl6}, in which Ni2P nanoparticles were anchored to the surface of the MoS2-CoMo2S4@C nanosheets via strong interfacial interactions. Theoretical calculations revealed that the introduction of Ni2P phases induces significant disturbances in the surface electronic configuration of Ni2P/MoS2-CoMo2S4@C, resulting in more relaxed d-d orbital electron transfers between the metal atoms. Moreover, continuous electron transport was established by the formation of multiple heterojunction interfaces. The optimized Ni2P/MoS2-CoMo2S4@C electrocatalyst exhibited ultralow overpotentials of 198 and 73 mV for oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions, respectively, in alkaline media, at 10 mA cm-2. The alkali electrolyzer constructed using Ni2P/MoS2-CoMo2S4@C required a cell voltage of only 1.45 V (10 mA cm-2) to drive overall water splitting with excellent long-term stability.
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- Fu-Chun Pan
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, South Korea
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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- School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Materials Process Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
- School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, P. R. China
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Guzmán-Olivos F, Hernández-Saravia LP, Nelson R, Perez MDLA, Villalobos F. Nanocatalysis MoS 2/rGO: An Efficient Electrocatalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Molecules 2024; 29:523. [PMID: 38276600 PMCID: PMC10819749 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29020523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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In this study, a systematic investigation of MoS2 nanostructure growth on a SiO2 substrate was conducted using a two-stage process. Initially, a thin layer of Mo was grown through sputtering, followed by a sulfurization process employing the CVD technique. This two-stage process enables the control of diverse nanostructure formations of both MoS2 and MoO3 on SiO2 substrates, as well as the formation of bulk-like grain structures. Subsequently, the addition of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was examined, resulting in MoS2/rGO(n), where graphene is uniformly deposited on the surface, exposing a higher number of active sites at the edges and consequently enhancing electroactivity in the HER. The influence of the synthesis time on the treated MoS2 and also MoS2/rGO(n) samples is evident in their excellent electrocatalytic performance with a low overpotential.
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- Fernando Guzmán-Olivos
- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Católica del Norte, Avda. Angamos 0610, Antofagasta 1270709, Chile; (M.d.l.A.P.); (F.V.)
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Católica del Norte, Avda. Angamos 0610, Antofagasta 1270709, Chile;
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Católica del Norte, Avda. Angamos 0610, Antofagasta 1270709, Chile; (M.d.l.A.P.); (F.V.)
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Católica del Norte, Avda. Angamos 0610, Antofagasta 1270709, Chile; (M.d.l.A.P.); (F.V.)
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Qin Y, Zhang W, Wang R, Li L, Zhao X, Zhang W. Metal-Organic Frameworks-Derived FeS-Co 9S 8/NCA Porous Aerogel Electrocatalyst as a High-Performance Cathode for Zinc-Air Batteries. Langmuir 2024; 40:1024-1034. [PMID: 38113516 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Herein, a novel strategy to establish a porous FeS-Co9S8/carbon aerogel (FeS-Co9S8/NCA) electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is fabricated via applying a green biomass carrageenan sulfuration method to CoFe-metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The FeS-Co9S8/NCA exhibits optimized catalytic activity toward the OER with a lower overpotential of 322 mV, which is overmatched to the majority of transition metal sulfides (TMSs), as well as lifted long-term durability without evident variation in the LSV curves after 3000 cycles. Rechargeable liquid zinc-air battery (ZAB) assembled with FeS-Co9S8/NCA as the OER catalyst indicated a maximum power density of 176 mW cm-2 and superior cycling stability without raised polarization even after 48 h, outperforms commercial RuO2-based ZAB. Furthermore, the flexible solid-state ZAB built with FeS-Co9S8/NCA also demonstrated outdistance properties and bendability. The excellent performance stems from the hierarchical porous aerogel structure, which offers a multiscale mass/electron transport channel, together with the interfacial synergy effect between FeS and Co9S8, which serves as the active site of the OER reaction. Thus, this work instituted a novel strategy for obtaining both clean and efficient transition metal sulfide electrocatalysts for the OER reaction and an environmentally friendly biomass material-based sustainable electrocatalyst.
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- Yunong Qin
- Province-Ministry Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center of Hebei Photovoltaic Technology, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- Province-Ministry Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center of Hebei Photovoltaic Technology, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- Province-Ministry Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center of Hebei Photovoltaic Technology, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- Province-Ministry Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center of Hebei Photovoltaic Technology, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- Province-Ministry Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center of Hebei Photovoltaic Technology, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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- Province-Ministry Co-construction Collaborative Innovation Center of Hebei Photovoltaic Technology, College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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Chen X, Ma H, Wang R, Wang M, Zhu B, Cong Y, Zhu X, Wang G, Zhang Y. Plasma-assisted assembly of Co 3O 4/TiO 2-NRs for photoelectrocatalytic degradation of bisphenol A in solution and muddy systems. Environ Pollut 2024; 340:122876. [PMID: 37931677 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Herein, Co3O4/TiO2-NRs electrodes with excellent photoresponse have been prepared via the plasma-assisted modification of Co3O4 on TiO2. With the combination of Co3O4 and TiO2, the composite electrode exhibited a red-shift phenomenon and the absorption of UV and visible light were enhanced to improve the light utilization efficiency. The Mott-Schottky diagram showed that a P-N heterojunction was successfully formed between Co3O4 and TiO2 on the electrode, which inhibited the recombination of electrons and holes, and had a high photocurrent density. In our photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) degradation experiments, the degradation rates of bisphenol A (BPA) by Co3O4/TiO2-NRs electrode in Na2SO4 and simulated seawater system reached 69.44 and 100%, respectively. The important role of ·O2-, ·OH, h+, and active chlorine (Cl·, HClO/ClO-, and Cl2) on the Co3O4/TiO2-NRs electrode during the degradation of BPA in simulated seawater was revealed. In addition, PEC combined with electrokinetic (EK) studies with the Co3O4/TiO2-NRs electrode were used for the degradation of BPA in muddy water, initially expanding the application scope of the PEC performance of the Co3O4/TiO2-NRs electrode for pollutants degradation, and had great potential for the subsequent treatment of muddy water pollutants.
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- Xinwei Chen
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China; Instrumental Analysis Center of Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China; Instrumental Analysis Center of Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China; Instrumental Analysis Center of Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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Zhao D, Liu X, Zhang WC, Wu X, Cho YR. Highly Efficient and Stable Mo-CoP 3 @FeOOH Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Seawater Splitting. Small Methods 2023:e2301474. [PMID: 38151707 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202301474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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The introduction of high-valence state elements and highly active species is promisingly desired to design superior electrocatalysts for water electrolysis. Exploring scalable synthetic strategies is necessary for an in-depth understanding of the mechanism of improving electrocatalytic performance. But it remains challenging. Herein, several electrocatalysts through element doping are prepared. The obtained Mo-CoP3 -2@FeOOH samples show the overpotentials (OER) of 232 mV (alkaline seawater) and 262 mV (KOH electrolyte). As HER catalyst, it also presents an excellent electrocatalytic performance. The above electrocatalysts are utilized as anode/cathode to assemble devices for alkaline seawater/water electrolysis, which delivers a cell voltage of 1.58 V and durability of 350 h. Density functional theory calculations reveal that Mo ion doping and FeOOH significantly enhance the density states of the Fermi level and tune the position of the d-band center. It expedites the charge transfer and decreases the adsorption energy of intermediates. It demonstrates that transition-metal phosphides coated with highly active FeOOH offer an effective route to fabricate high-performance and durable catalysts for seawater/water electrolysis.
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- Depeng Zhao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, 110870, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, 110870, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Engineering Dielectrics and Its Application, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, Shenyang, 110870, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, South Korea
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Liu Z, Yu X, Li J, Wei D, Peng J, Jiang H, Liu H, Mahmud S. Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of indigo by NiMoS: energy saving and conversion improving. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:17438-17448. [PMID: 37947491 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02272b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2023]
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An NiMo alloy bonded with sulfur (NiMoS) exhibits enhanced surface affinity toward water and organic molecules, thereby enhancing electrocatalytic hydrogenation (ECH) reactions through synergistic effects. In industrial processes, indigo, an ancient dye employed in the denim industry, is typically chemically reduced using sodium dithionite. However, this process generates an excess of toxic sulfide, which heavily contaminates the environment. ECH is a sustainable alternative for indigo reduction due to its reduced reliance on chemicals and energy consumption. In this study, carbon-felt (CF)-supported NiMoS was synthesized in a two-step process. First, the NiMo alloy was electrodeposited onto the CF surface, followed by sulfidation in an oven at 600 °C. NiMoS exhibits a larger electrochemically active surface area and a smaller charge transfer resistance compared to pure Ni and NiMo. Furthermore, NiMoS demonstrates excellent thermodynamic and kinetic properties for water splitting in strong alkaline solutions (1.0 M KOH). Additionally, optimal reaction conditions for the ECH of indigo were explored. Under the conditions of a 1.0 M KOH hydroxide medium with 10% methanol (v/v), an indigo concentration of 5 g L-1, a reaction temperature of 70 °C, and a current density of 10 mA cm-2, NiMoS/CF achieved remarkable improvements in both conversion (99.2%) and Faraday efficiency (38.1%). The results of this experimental work offer valuable insights into the design and application of novel catalytic materials for the ECH of vat dyes, opening up new possibilities for sustainable and environmentally friendly processes in the dye industry.
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- Zihao Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Fibers and Eco-dyeing & Finishing, Wuhan 430200, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Fibers and Eco-dyeing & Finishing, Wuhan 430200, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Fibers and Eco-dyeing & Finishing, Wuhan 430200, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Fibers and Eco-dyeing & Finishing, Wuhan 430200, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Fibers and Eco-dyeing & Finishing, Wuhan 430200, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Fibers and Eco-dyeing & Finishing, Wuhan 430200, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Fibers and Eco-dyeing & Finishing, Wuhan 430200, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Fibers and Eco-dyeing & Finishing, Wuhan 430200, People's Republic of China.
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Li J, Lv Y, Wu X, Zhao K, Guo J, He B, Jia D. Iron doping and interface engineering on amorphous/crystalline Fe-Ni xS y heterostructures toward high-stability and kinetically accelerated water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 650:1086-1096. [PMID: 37463534 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.07.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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It is very important to develop transition metal-based electrocatalysts with excellent activity, high stability and low-cost for overall water splitting. In this work, the Fe-doped NixSy/NF amorphous/crystalline heterostructure nanoarrays (Fe-NixSy/NF) was synthesized by a simple one-step method. The resulting hierarchically structured nanoarrays offer the advantages of large surface area, high structural void fraction and accessible internal surfaces. These advantages not only furnish additional catalytically active sites, but also enhance the stability of the structure and effectively accelerate mass diffusion and charge transport. Experimental and characterization results indicate that Fe doping increases the electrical conductivity of amorphous/crystalline NixSy/NF, and the NiS-Ni3S2 heterojunctions evoke interfacial charge rearrangement and optimize the adsorption free energy of the intermediates, which allows the catalyst to exhibit low overpotential and superior electrocatalytic activity. Especially, the overpotentials of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) of Fe-NixSy/NF at 10 mA cm-2 in an alkaline environment are 102.4 and 230.5 mV, respectively. When applied as a bifunctional catalyst for overall water splitting, it requires only 1.45 V cell voltage to deliver a current density of 10 mA cm-2, which is preferable to the all-noble metal Pt/C || IrO2 electrocatalyst (1.62 mV @ 10 mA cm-2). In addition, Fe-NixSy/NF has excellent stability, and there is no obvious degradation after 96 h continuous operation at a current density of 100 mA cm-2. This work affords insights into the application of doping strategies and crystalline/amorphous synergistic modulation of the electrocatalytic activity of transition metal-based catalysts in energy conversion systems.
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- Jiaxin Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources; College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources; College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources; College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources; College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources; College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources; College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources; College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830017, Xinjiang, PR China.
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Li N, Zhang L, Wang Y, Zhou S, Zhang Y, Abdukayum A, Jin Z, Zhang H, Hu G. Effect of in-plane Mott-Schottky on the hydroxyl deprotonation in MoS 2@Co 3S 4/NC heterostructure for efficient overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 649:125-131. [PMID: 37348331 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.06.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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The development of clean energy sources such as hydrogen is indispensable for achieving the long-term goal of carbon neutrality by the mid-century. The utilization of renewable energy for power generation to electrolyze water for hydrogen production is one of the most desirable green hydrogen production methods. The cathode side of the decomposing water undergoes the oxygen precipitation reaction, and the oxygen precipitation mechanism can be divided into the adsorbed evolution mechanism (AEM) and lattice oxygen oxidation mechanism (LOM). Based on the adsorbed evolution mechanism (AEM), the deprotonation (DeP) process involving multiple electron transfers is central to determining the oxygen release. DeP is essentially a proton-transfer process that allows for the establishment of a bifunctional catalyst system with both the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Consequently, an all-transition-metal-based MoS2@Co3S4/NC heterostructure was designed and constructed in this study for the efficient total decomposition of water. The MoS2@Co3S4/NC catalyst achieved the HER and OER current densities of 10 mA cm-2 at the low overpotential (56 mV, 243 mV) and showed excellent long-term durability among all samples. The Mott-Schottky effect is considered the driving force for the HER and DeP in the OER. This study proposes a rational design for bifunctionalized non-precious metal electrolytic water catalysts using the Mott-Schottky effect as a criterion.
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- Nianpeng Li
- Laboratory of Xinjiang Native Medicinal and Edible Plant Resources Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Kashi University, Kashgar, 844007, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mining Response and Disaster Prevention and Control in Deep Coal Mines, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Mining Response and Disaster Prevention and Control in Deep Coal Mines, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053, China.
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- Laboratory of Xinjiang Native Medicinal and Edible Plant Resources Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Kashi University, Kashgar, 844007, China
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- Laboratory of Xinjiang Native Medicinal and Edible Plant Resources Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Kashi University, Kashgar, 844007, China.
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- Laboratory of Xinjiang Native Medicinal and Edible Plant Resources Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Kashi University, Kashgar, 844007, China
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- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China; Donghai Laboratory, Zhoushan 316021, China
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- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China; Donghai Laboratory, Zhoushan 316021, China.
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Wang X, Zhang K, Xie Y, Yu D, Tian H, Lou Y. MnO xH y-modified CoMoP/NF nanosheet arrays as hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction bifunctional catalysts under alkaline conditions. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:15091-15100. [PMID: 37814596 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02467a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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It is widely acknowledged that interface engineering strategies can significantly enhance the activity of catalysts. In this study, we developed a CoMoP nanoarray directly grown in situ on a nickel foam (NF) substrate, with the interface structure formed through the electrodeposition of MnOxHy. The resulting heterostructure MnOxHy/CoMoP/NF exhibited remarkable hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity, achieving overpotentials as low as 61 and 138 mV at 10 and 100 mA cm-2, respectively. Moreover, MnOxHy/CoMoP/NF demonstrated efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity with an overpotential of 330 mV at 100 mA cm-2. Remarkably, MnOxHy/CoMoP/NF maintained its catalytic properties and structural integrity even after working continuously for 20 h facilitating the HER at 10 mA cm-2 and the OER at 100 mA cm-2. The Tafel slopes of the HER and OER were determined to be as small as 14 and 55 mV dec-1, respectively, confirming that the coupled interface conferred fast reaction kinetics on the catalyst. When applied in overall water splitting, MnOxHy/CoMoP/NF delivered a voltage of 1.91 V at 100 mA cm-2 with excellent stability. This study demonstrated the feasibility of utilizing a simple electrodeposition technique to fabricate a heterogeneous structure with bifunctional catalytic activity, establishing a solid foundation for diverse industrial applications.
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- Xuemin Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
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Wang J, Luo Y, Wang J, Yu H, Guo Z, Yang J, Xue Y, Cai N, Li H, Yu F. One-pot self-assembled bimetallic sulfide particle cluster-supported three-dimensional graphene aerogel as an efficient electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:26298-26307. [PMID: 37747098 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp02041j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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The preparation of an electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with high catalytic activity, good long-term durability and rapid reaction kinetics through interface engineering is of great significance. Herein, we have developed a bimetallic sulfide particle cluster-supported three-dimensional graphene aerogel (FeNiS@GA), which serves as an efficient electrocatalyst for OER, by a one-step hydrothermal method. Profiting from the synergy of the FeNiS particle cluster with high capacitance and GA with its three-dimensional porous nanostructure, FeNiS@GA shows a high specific surface area, large pore volume, low contact resistance, and decreases the electron and ion transport routes. FeNiS@GA exhibits outstanding OER activity (when the current density is 50 mA cm-2, the overpotential is 341 mV), low Tafel slope (63.87 mV dec-1) and remarkable stability in alkaline solutions, outperforming FeNiS, NiS@GA, FeS@GA and RuO2. Due to its simple synthesis process and excellent electrocatalytic performance, FeNiS@GA shows great potential to replace noble metal-based catalysts in practical applications.
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- Jianzhi Wang
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology Hubei Engineering Research Center for Advanced Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology Hubei Engineering Research Center for Advanced Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology Hubei Engineering Research Center for Advanced Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology Hubei Engineering Research Center for Advanced Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology Hubei Engineering Research Center for Advanced Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology Hubei Engineering Research Center for Advanced Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology Hubei Engineering Research Center for Advanced Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology Hubei Engineering Research Center for Advanced Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology Hubei Engineering Research Center for Advanced Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, China.
- Wuhan Institute of Technology, Liu Fang Campus, No. 206, Guanggu 1st road, Wuhan 430205, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory for Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology Hubei Engineering Research Center for Advanced Fine Chemicals School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, China.
- Wuhan Institute of Technology, Liu Fang Campus, No. 206, Guanggu 1st road, Wuhan 430205, Hubei, China
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Zhou Z, Zhao L, Wang J, Zhang Y, Li Y, Shoukat S, Han X, Long Y, Liu Y. Optimizing E g Orbital Occupancy of Transition Metal Sulfides by Building Internal Electric Fields to Adjust the Adsorption of Oxygenated Intermediates for Li-O 2 Batteries. Small 2023; 19:e2302598. [PMID: 37283475 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Li-O2 batteries are acknowledged as one of the most promising energy systems due to their high energy density approaching that of gasoline, but the poor battery efficiency and unstable cycling performance still hinder their practical application. In this work, hierarchical NiS2 -MoS2 heterostructured nanorods are designed and successfully synthesized, and it is found that heterostructure interfaces with internal electric fields between NiS2 and MoS2 optimized eg orbital occupancy, effectively adjusting the adsorption of oxygenated intermediates to accelerate reaction kinetics of oxygen evolution reaction and oxygen reduction reaction. Structure characterizations coupled with density functional theory calculations reveal that highly electronegative Mo atoms on NiS2 -MoS2 catalyst can capture more eg electrons from Ni atoms, and induce lower eg occupancy enabling moderate adsorption strength toward oxygenated intermediates. It is evident that hierarchical NiS2 -MoS2 nanostructure with fancy built-in electric fields significantly boosted formation and decomposition of Li2 O2 during cycling, which contributed to large specific capacities of 16528/16471 mAh g-1 with 99.65% coulombic efficiency and excellent cycling stability of 450 cycles at 1000 mA g-1 . This innovative heterostructure construction provides a reliable strategy to rationally design transition metal sulfides by optimizing eg orbital occupancy and modulating adsorption toward oxygenated intermediates for efficient rechargeable Li-O2 batteries.
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- Zhaorui Zhou
- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China
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- School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China
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Cao X, Gao L, Qu J, Li L, Xie Y, Zhao Y, Wang G, Liu H. Modulating Electronic Structure of PtCo-Pt rich Nanowires with Ru atoms for Boosted Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis. Small 2023; 19:e2302639. [PMID: 37309285 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202302639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Rational design and development of highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts is of great significance for the development of green water electrolysis hydrogen production technology. Ru-engineered 1D PtCo-Ptrich nanowires (Ru-Ptrich Co NWs) are fabricated by a facile electrodeposition method. The rich Pt surface on 1D Pt3 Co contributes to the fully exposed active sites and enhanced intrinsic catalytic activity (co-engineered by Ru and Co atoms) for HER. The incorporation of Ru atoms can not only accelerate the water dissociation in alkaline condition to provide sufficient H* but also modulate the electronic structure of Pt to achieve optimized H* adsorption energy. As a result, Ru-Ptrich Co NWs have exhibited ultralow HER overpotentials (η) of 8 and 112 mV to achieve current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm-2 in 1 m KOH, respectively, which far exceed those of commercial Pt/C catalyst (η10 = 29 mV, η100 = 206 mV). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations further demonstrate that the incorporated Ru atoms possess strong water adsorption capacity (-0.52 vs -0.12 eV for Pt), facilitating water dissociation. The Pt atoms in the outermost Pt-rich skin of Ru-Ptrich Co NWs achieve optimized H* adsorption free energy (ΔGH* ) of -0.08 eV, boosting hydrogen generation.
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- Xianjun Cao
- Joint International Laboratory on Environmental and Energy Frontier Materials, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Joint International Laboratory on Environmental and Energy Frontier Materials, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Joint International Laboratory on Environmental and Energy Frontier Materials, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Joint International Laboratory on Environmental and Energy Frontier Materials, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Joint International Laboratory on Environmental and Energy Frontier Materials, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P. R. China
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Centre for Clean Energy Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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Guo W, Yang T, Zhang H, Zhou H, He M, Wei W, Liang W, Zhou Y, Yu T, Zhao H. Fe and Mo Co-Modulated Coral-like Nickel Pyrophosphate in situ Derived from Nickel-Foam for Oxygen Evolution. ChemSusChem 2023; 16:e202300633. [PMID: 37255481 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A highly active catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is critical to achieve high efficiency in hydrogen generation from water splitting. Direct conversion of nickel foam (NF) into nickel-based catalysts has attracted intensive interest due to the tight interaction of the catalysts to the substrate surface. However, the catalytic performances are still far below expectation because of the problems of low catalyst amount, thin catalyst layer, and small active area caused by the limitations of the synthesis method. Herein, we develop a Fe3+ -induced synthesis strategy to transform the NF surface into a thicker catalyst layer. In addition to the excellent conductivity and high stability, the as-prepared FeMo-Ni2 P2 O7 /NF catalysts expose more active sites and facilitate mass transfer due to their thicker catalyst layer and highly dense coral-like micro-nano structure. Furthermore, the Mo, Fe co-modulation optimizes the adsorption free energies of the OER intermediates, boosting catalytic activities. Its catalytic activity is among the highest, and it exhibits a small Tafel slope of 34.71 mV dec-1 and a low overpotential of 161 mV for delivering a current density of 100 mA cm-2 compared to reported Ni-based catalysts. The present strategy can be further used in the design of other catalysts for energy storage and conversion.
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- Wen Guo
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, 222005, Lianyungang, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, 222005, Lianyungang, P. R. China
- Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Jiangsu Ocean University, 222005, Lianyungang, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, 222005, Lianyungang, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, 222005, Lianyungang, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Chemical Engineering, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 266042, Qingdao, P. R. China
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- Testing Center, Yangzhou University, 225009, Yangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, 222005, Lianyungang, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, 222005, Lianyungang, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, 222005, Lianyungang, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Jiangsu Ocean University, 222005, Lianyungang, P. R. China
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Cui Y, Zhang C, Li Y, Du Z, Wang C, Yu S, Tian H, Zheng W. Active-site-enriched dendritic crystal Co/Fe-doped Ni 3S 2 electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2023. [PMID: 37314238 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01071f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The electrochemical decomposition of water plays a critical role in green and sustainable energy. However, the development of efficient and low-cost non-noble metal catalysts to overcome the high potential of the anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is still challenging. In this work, electrocatalysts with high OER activity were obtained by doping Co/Fe bimetals into Ni3S2 (CF-NS) via a simple single-step hydrothermal method by adjusting the doping ratio of bimetals. A series of characterization studies revealed that the introduction of a Co/Fe co-dopant increased the number of active sites and improved the electroconductibility, while optimizing the electronic structure of Ni3S2. Meanwhile, Fe-induced high valence Ni contributed to the production of an OER active phase NiOOH. The unique dendritic crystal morphology facilitated the disclosure of the active sites and the expansion of mass transfer channels. The optimized sample required a low overpotential of 146 mV to obtain a current density of 10 mA cm-2 in 1.0 M KOH solution. The optimized sample also operated stably for at least 86 h. In sum, the proposed method looks very promising for designing efficient, stable, and low-cost non-precious metal catalysts with high conductivity and multiple active sites, useful for future synthesis of transition metal sulfide catalysts.
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- Yanan Cui
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, School of Materials Science and Engineering and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, School of Materials Science and Engineering and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, School of Materials Science and Engineering and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, School of Materials Science and Engineering and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, School of Materials Science and Engineering and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, School of Materials Science and Engineering and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, School of Materials Science and Engineering and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, School of Materials Science and Engineering and Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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Liu Y, Ding M, Tian Y, Zhao G, Huang J, Xu X. In-situ growth of 3D hierarchical γ-FeOOH/Ni 3S 2 heterostructure as high performance electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 639:24-32. [PMID: 36804790 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Obtaining efficient, stable, and low-cost electrocatalysts is the key to realizing large-scale water splitting. In this work, three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical γ-iron oxyhydroxide (γ-FeOOH)/Ni3S2 electrocatalyst on Ni foam is constructed for electrochemical overall water splitting. The 3D γ-FeOOH/Ni3S2 heterostructure can effectively enhance active sites and charge transfer capability, also the heterostructure can benefit electronic effect at the interfaces and synergistic effect of multiple components. Therefore, the γ-FeOOH/Ni3S2 exhibits excellent electrocatalytic activity with low overpotentials of 279 mV at 50 mA⋅cm-2 for oxygen evolution reaction and 92 mV at 10 mA⋅cm-2 for hydrogen evolution reaction, respectively. In addition, only a potential of 1.66 V is needed to attain 10 mA⋅cm-2 for the overall water splitting. In particular, the γ-FeOOH/Ni3S2 exhibits long-term stability for 120 h at 10 mA⋅cm-2 without significant degradation. This work provides a valuable idea for obtaining low-cost and high performance bifunctional electrocatalysts for water splitting.
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- Yutong Liu
- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China.
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Chang J, Liang W, Xu F, Wu D, Jiang K, Wang G, Gao Z. Bismuth oxyformate microspheres assembled by ultrathin nanosheets as an efficient negative material for aqueous alkali battery. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 639:96-106. [PMID: 36804797 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.02.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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A negative electrode with high capacity and rate capability is essential to match the capacity of a positive electrode and maximize the overall charge storage performance of an aqueous alkali battery (AAB). Due to the 3-electron redox reactions within a wide negative potential range, bismuth (Bi)-based compounds are recognized as efficient negative electrode materials. Herein, hierarchically structured bismuth oxyformate (BiOCOOH) assembled by ultrathin nanosheets was prepared by a solvothermal reaction for application as negative material for AAB. Given the efficient ion diffusion channels and sufficient exposure of the inner surface area, as well as the pronounced 3-electron redox activity of Bi species, the BiOCOOH electrode offered a high specific capacity (Cs, 229 ± 4 mAh g-1 at 1 A g-1) and superior rate capability (198 ± 6 mAh g-1 at 10 A g-1) within 0 ∼ -1 V. When pairing with the Ni3S2-MoS2 battery electrode, the AAB delivered a high energy density (Ecell, 217 mWh cm-2 at a power density (Pcell) of 661 mW cm-2), showing the potential of such a novel BiOCOOH negative material in battery-type charge storage.
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Feng C, Chen M, Zhou Y, Xie Z, Li X, Xiaokaiti P, Kansha Y, Abudula A, Guan G. High-entropy NiFeCoV disulfides for enhanced alkaline water/seawater electrolysis. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 645:724-734. [PMID: 37172482 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.04.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Creating electrocatalysts with high activity and stability to meet the needs of highly effective seawater splitting is of great importance to achieve the goal of hydrogen production from abundant seawater source, which however is still challenging owing to sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) dynamics and the existed competitive chloride evolution reaction. Herein, high-entropy (NiFeCoV)S2 porous nanosheets are uniformly fabricated on Ni foam via a hydrothermal reaction process with a sequential sulfurization step for alkaline water/seawater electrolysis. The obtained rough and porous nanosheets provide large active surface area and exposed more active sites, which can facilitate mass transfer and are conducive to the improvement of the catalytic performance. Combined with the strong synergistic electron modulation effect of multi elements in (NiFeCoV)S2, the as-fabricated catalyst exhibits low OER overpotentials of 220 and 299 mV at 100 mA cm-2 in alkaline water and natural seawater, respectively. Besides, the catalyst can withstand a long-term durability test for more than 50 h without hypochlorite evolution, showing excellent corrosion resistance and OER selectivity. By employing the (NiFeCoV)S2 as the electrocatalyst for both anode and cathode to construct an overall water/seawater splitting electrolyzer, the required cell voltages are only 1.69 and 1.77 V to reach 100 mA cm-2 in alkaline water and natural seawater, respectively, showing a promising prospect towards the practical application for efficient water/seawater electrolysis.
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- Changrui Feng
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyocho, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyocho, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan
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- Energy Conversion Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Regional Innovation, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyocho, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan; Graduate School of Sustainable Community Studies, Hirosaki University, 1-Bunkyocho, Hirosaki 036-8560, Japan
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Kexue Avenue 100, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Organization for Programs on Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyocho, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyocho, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan; Energy Conversion Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Regional Innovation, Hirosaki University, 3-Bunkyocho, Hirosaki 036-8561, Japan; Graduate School of Sustainable Community Studies, Hirosaki University, 1-Bunkyocho, Hirosaki 036-8560, Japan.
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Jia F, Zou X, Wei X, Bao W, Ai T, Li W, Guo Y. Synergistic Effect of P Doping and Mo-Ni-Based Heterostructure Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:ma16093411. [PMID: 37176293 PMCID: PMC10179828 DOI: 10.3390/ma16093411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Heterostructure construction and heteroatom doping are powerful strategies for enhancing the electrolytic efficiency of electrocatalysts for overall water splitting. Herein, we present a P-doped MoS2/Ni3S2 electrocatalyst on nickel foam (NF) prepared using a one-step hydrothermal method. The optimized P[0.9mM]-MoS2/Ni3S2@NF exhibits a cluster nanoflower-like morphology, which promotes the synergistic electrocatalytic effect of the heterostructures with abundant active centers, resulting in high catalytic activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline electrolyte. The electrode exhibits low overpotentials and Tafel slopes for the HER and OER. In addition, the catalyst electrode used in a two-electrode system for overall water splitting requires an ultralow voltage of 1.42 V at 10 mA·cm-2 and shows no obvious increase in current within 35 h, indicating excellent stability. Therefore, the combination of P doping and the heterostructure suggests a novel path to formulate high-performance electrocatalysts for overall water splitting.
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- Feihong Jia
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, China
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Wang Z, Cai P, Chen Q, Yin X, Chen K, Lu Z, Wen Z. Development of high-efficiency alkaline OER electrodes for hybrid acid-alkali electrolytic H 2 generation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 636:610-617. [PMID: 36669454 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.01.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The development of high-efficiency oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts is of great importance for electrolytic H2 generation. In this work, we report in-situ growth of MnCo2O4 nanoneedles and NiFeRu layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanosheets on nickel foam (NF) (MnCo2O4@NiFeRu-LDH/NF) that can function a highly efficient electrode toward electrocatalysis of OER. Such electrode demands an overpotential of as low as 205 mV to reach 10 mA cm-2 in alkaline electrolyte and can run stably over 120-hours continuous operation. A hybrid flow acid/alkali electrolyzer is set up by using the Pt/C as the acidic cathode coupling with the MnCo2O4@NiFeRu-LDH/NF as the alkaline anode, which only requires an applied voltage of 0.59 V and 0.94 V to attain an electrolytic current density of 10 mA cm-2 and 100 mA cm-2, respectively. The present work could push forward the further development of the electricity-saving electrolytic technique for H2 generation.
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- Zeen Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China; College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.
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Mu X, Wang K, Lv K, Feng B, Yu X, Li L, Zhang X, Yang X, Lu Z. Doping of Cr to Regulate the Valence State of Cu and Co Contributes to Efficient Water Splitting. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023; 15:16552-16561. [PMID: 36960922 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c18799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Water electrolysis in alkaline media is the most promising technology for hydrogen production, but efficient electrocatalysts are required to reduce the overpotential in HER and OER processes. In this work, the multicomponent transition metal catalyst Cr-Cu/CoOx was loaded on copper foam by electrodeposition and annealing, and the catalyst exhibited excellent electrochemical activity. The HER overpotential is 21 mV and the OER overpotential is 252 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2. The overall water splitting voltage is 1.51 V, even better than the Pt/C//RuO2 two-electrode system (1.61 V). The excellent performance of this catalyst is mainly derived from the close synergistic interaction among Cu, Co, and Cr. The doping of Cr modulates the valence states of Cu and Co at the active sites and improves the adsorption of various reaction intermediates. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations show that the doping of Cr can optimize the adsorption of the reaction intermediate H*. Meanwhile, the high-valent Cr and Co promote hydrolysis through strong adsorption with OH-. The present work provides a reasonable strategy for designing low-cost transition metals as efficient catalysts for water electrolysis.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, PR China
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Wen Y, Pan F, Zheng Q, Huo Y, Xie F, Lin D. Polymetallic sulfide nanosheet arrays with composite structure as a highly efficient oxygen evolution electrocatalyst. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 635:494-502. [PMID: 36599246 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.12.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Designing an earth-abundant and cost-effective electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is the crux to the hydrogen production by water electrolysis on industrial scale. Herein, we developed a trimetallic sulfide hybrid of CoS1.097/Fe1-xS/Ni3S2/NF nanoarrays by the combination of morphology optimization and interface modulation. The unique morphology of ultrathin nanosheets significantly enriches the reaction sites of the catalyst, while the abundant heterogeneous interfaces effectively regulate the local electron structure and thus intrinsically enhances the catalytic activity of the material. As a result, the catalyst delivers the superior OER performance with the ultralow overpotential of 229 mV at the current density of 50 mA cm-2 and Tafel slope of 30.2 mV dec-1. Furthermore, the current density of the material keeps constant for 50 h in 1.0 M KOH. This work proposes a strategy for the synthesis of polymetallic sulfide catalysts with composite structure as an efficient OER catalyst by morphology optimization and interface modulation.
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- Yahan Wen
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610066, PR China.
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Pan Y, Zhao C, Hu A, Li R, Zhou B, Fan Y, Chen J, Yan Z, Su C, Long J. Band engineering in heterostructure catalysts to achieve High-Performance Lithium-Oxygen batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 635:138-147. [PMID: 36584614 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.12.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The electronic structure of cathode catalysts dominates the electrochemistry reaction kinetics in lithium-oxygen batteries. However, conventional catalysts perform inferior intrinsic activity due to the low d-band level of the active sites makes it difficult to bond with the reaction intermediates, which results in poor electrochemical performance of lithium-oxygen batteries. Herein, NiFe2O4/MoS2 heterostructures are elaborately constructed to reach an electronic state balance for the active sites, which realizes the upper shift of the d-band level and enhanced adsorption of intermediates. Density functional theory calculation suggests that the d-band center of Fe active sites on the heterostructure moves toward the Fermi level, demonstrating the heterointerface engineering endows Fe active sites with high d-band level by the transfer and balance of electron. As a proof of concept, lithium-oxygen battery catalyzed by NiFe2O4/MoS2 exhibits a large specific capacity of 21526 mA h g-1 and an extended cycle performance for 268 cycles. Moreover, NiFe2O4/MoS2 with strong adsorption to intermediates promotes the uniform growth of discharge products, which is favor of the reversible decomposition during cycling. This work presents the energy band regulation of the active sites in heterostructure catalysts has great feasibility for enhancing catalytic activities.
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- Yu Pan
- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials and Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, 1#, Dongsanlu, Erxianqiao, Chengdu 610059, Sichuan, P. R. China.
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Lei H, Wan Q, Tan S, Wang Z, Mai W. Pt-Quantum-Dot-Modified Sulfur-Doped NiFe Layered Double Hydroxide for High-Current-Density Alkaline Water Splitting at Industrial Temperature. Adv Mater 2023; 35:e2208209. [PMID: 36680489 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202208209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Suitable electrocatalysts for industrial water splitting can veritably promote practical hydrogen applications. Rational surface design is exceptionally significant for electrocatalysts to bridge the gap between fundamental science and industrial expectation in water splitting. Here, Pt-quantum-dot-modified sulfur-doped NiFe layered double hydroxides (Pt@S-NiFe LDHs) are designed with eximious catalytic activity toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) under industrial condition. Benefiting from enhanced binding energy, mass transfer, and hydrogen release, Pt@S-NiFe LDHs exhibit outstanding activity in HER at high current densities. Notably, it obtains an impressively low overpotential of 71 mV and long-term stability of 200 h at 100 mA cm-2 , exceeding commercial 40% Pt/C and most reported Pt-based electrocatalysts. Its mass activity is 2.7 times higher than that of 40% Pt/C with an overpotential of 100 mV. Furthermore, at industrial temperature (65 °C), the electrolyzer based on Pt@S-NiFe LDH needs just 1.62 V to reach the current density of 100 mA cm-2 , superior to that of the commercial one of 40% Pt/C//IrO2 . This work provides rational ideas to develop electrocatalysts with exceptional performance for industrial high-temperature water splitting at high current densities.
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- Hang Lei
- Guangdong Engineering & Technology Research Centre of Graphene-Like Materials and Products, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangdong Engineering & Technology Research Centre of Graphene-Like Materials and Products, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangdong Engineering & Technology Research Centre of Graphene-Like Materials and Products, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Guangdong Engineering & Technology Research Centre of Graphene-Like Materials and Products, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
- Siyuan Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Siyuan Laboratory, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Vacuum Coating Technologies and New Energy Materials, Department of Physics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
- School of Physics, Xidian University, Xi'an, 710071, China
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Guo K, Zheng J, Bao J, Li Y, Xu D. Combining Highly Dispersed Amorphous MoS 3 with Pt Nanodendrites as Robust Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Small 2023:e2208077. [PMID: 36960487 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202208077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Surface modification of electrocatalysts to obtain new or improved electrocatalytic performance is currently the main strategy for designing advanced nanocatalysts. In this work, highly dispersed amorphous molybdenum trisulfide-anchored Platinum nanodendrites (denoted as Pt-a-MoS3 NDs) are developed as efficient hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts. The formation mechanism of spontaneous in situ polymerization MoS4 2- into a-MoS3 on Pt surface is discussed in detail. It is verified that the highly dispersed a-MoS3 enhances the electrocatalytic activity of Pt catalysts under both acidic and alkaline conditions. The potentials at the current density of 10 mA cm-2 (η10 ) in 0.5 m sulfuric acid (H2 SO4 ) and 1 m potassium hydroxide (KOH) electrolyte are -11.5 and -16.3 mV, respectively, which is significantly lower than that of commercial Pt/C (-20.2 mV and -30.7 mV). This study demonstrates that such high activity benefits from the interface between highly dispersed a-MoS3 and Pt sites, which act as the preferred adsorption sites for the efficient conversion of hydrion (H+ ) to hydrogen (H2 ). Additionally, the anchoring of highly dispersed clusters to Pt substrate greatly enhances the corresponding electrocatalytic stability.
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- Ke Guo
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China
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Parvin S, Bothra N, Dutta S, Maji M, Mura M, Kumar A, Chaudhary DK, Rajput P, Kumar M, Pati SK, Bhattacharyya S. Inverse 'intra-lattice' charge transfer in nickel-molybdenum dual electrocatalysts regulated by under-coordinating the molybdenum center. Chem Sci 2023; 14:3056-3069. [PMID: 36937581 PMCID: PMC10016623 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc04617b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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The prevalence of intermetallic charge transfer is a marvel for fine-tuning the electronic structure of active centers in electrocatalysts. Although Pauling electronegativity is the primary deciding factor for the direction of charge transfer, we report an unorthodox intra-lattice 'inverse' charge transfer from Mo to Ni in two systems, Ni73Mo alloy electrodeposited on Cu nanowires and NiMo-hydroxide (Ni : Mo = 5 : 1) on Ni foam. The inverse charge transfer deciphered by X-ray absorption fine structure studies and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy has been understood by the Bader charge and projected density of state analyses. The undercoordinated Mo-center pushes the Mo 4d-orbitals close to the Fermi energy in the valence band region while Ni 3d-orbitals lie in the conduction band. Since electrons are donated from the electron-rich Mo-center to the electron-poor Ni-center, the inverse charge transfer effect navigates the Mo-center to become positively charged and vice versa. The reverse charge distribution in Ni73Mo accelerates the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline and acidic media with 0.35 and 0.07 s-1 turnover frequency at -33 ± 10 and -54 ± 8 mV versus the reversible hydrogen electrode, respectively. The corresponding mass activities are 10.5 ± 2 and 2.9 ± 0.3 A g-1 at 100, and 54 mV overpotential, respectively. Anodic potential oxidizes the Ni-center of NiMo-hydroxide for alkaline water oxidation with 0.43 O2 s-1 turnover frequency at 290 mV overpotential. This extremely durable homologous couple achieves water and urea splitting with cell voltages of 1.48 ± 0.02 and 1.32 ± 0.02 V, respectively, at 10 mA cm-2.
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- Sahanaz Parvin
- Department of Chemical Sciences and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata Mohanpur 741246 India
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- Theoretical Sciences Unit, School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Bangalore 560064 India
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- Theoretical Sciences Unit, School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Bangalore 560064 India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata Mohanpur 741246 India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata Mohanpur 741246 India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata Mohanpur 741246 India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata Mohanpur 741246 India
- Centre for Renewable Energy, Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) Institute of Physical Sciences for Study and Research, V. B. S. Purvanchal University Jaunpur 222003 India
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- Beamline Development and Application Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Center Trombay Mumbai 400085 India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute Anushakti Nagar Mumbai-400094 India
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- Department of Physics, Institute of Science, Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Viswavidyalaya Indore 453111 India
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- Theoretical Sciences Unit, School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research Bangalore 560064 India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata Mohanpur 741246 India
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Zhang Y, Liu H, Zhao S, Xie C, Huang Z, Wang S. Insights into the Dynamic Evolution of Defects in Electrocatalysts. Adv Mater 2023; 35:e2209680. [PMID: 36631395 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202209680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This review focuses on the formation and preparation of defects, the dynamic evolution process of defects, and the influence of defect dynamic evolution on catalytic reactions. The summary of the current advances in the dynamic evolution process of defects in oxygen evolution reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, oxygen reduction reaction, and carbon dioxide reduction reaction, and the given perspectives are expected to provide a more comprehensive understanding of defective electrocatalysts on the structural evolution process during electrocatalysis and the reaction mechanisms, especially for the defect dynamic evolution on the performance in catalytic reactions.
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- Yiqiong Zhang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, P. R. China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410114, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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Liu Z, Yuan L, Wen T, Yu J, Xu X. Enhanced electrocatalytic activity of POM-derived CoMoS/FCP heterostructures for overall water splitting in alkaline media. INT J ELECTROCHEM SC 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoes.2023.100076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2023]
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Nayem SA, Islam S, Aziz MA, Ahammad AS. Mechanistic insight into hydrothermally prepared molybdenum-based electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. Electrochim Acta 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.142050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Chen S, Cao Z, Gao F, An H, Wang H, Zhou Z, Mi L, Li Y. 1T-MoS2/Co3S4/Ni3S2 nanoarrays with abundant interfaces and defects for overall water splitting. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.130930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Su H, Jiang J, Song S, An B, Li N, Gao Y, Ge L. Recent progress on design and applications of transition metal chalcogenide-associated electrocatalysts for the overall water splitting. Chinese Journal of Catalysis 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(22)64149-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Liang T, Wang A, Ma D, Mao Z, Wang J, Xie J. Low-dimensional transition metal sulfide-based electrocatalysts for water electrolysis: overview and perspectives. Nanoscale 2022; 14:17841-17861. [PMID: 36464978 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05205a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Hydrogen prepared by electrocatalytic decomposition of water ("green hydrogen") has the advantages of high energy density and being clean and pollution-free, which is an important energy carrier to face the problems of the energy crisis and environmental pollution. However, the most used commercial electrocatalysts are based on expensive and scarce precious metals and their alloy materials, which seriously restricts the large-scale industrial application of hydrogen energy. The development of efficient non-precious metal electrocatalysts is the key to achieving the sustainable development of the hydrogen energy industry. Transition metal sulfides (TMS) have become popular non-precious metal electrocatalysts with great application potential due to their large specific surface area, unique electronic structure, and rich regulatory strategies. To further improve their catalytic activities for practical application, many methods have been tried in recent years, including control of morphology and crystal plane, metal/nonmetal doping, vacancy engineering, building of self-supporting electrocatalysts, interface engineering, etc. In this review, we introduce firstly the common types of TMS and their preparation. Additionally, we summarize the recent developments of the many different strategies mentioned above for efficient water electrolysis applications. Furthermore, the rationales behind their enhanced electrochemical performances are discussed. Lastly, the challenges and future perspectives are briefly discussed for TMS-based water dissociation catalysts.
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- Tingting Liang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China.
- State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China.
- Provincial and Ministerial Co-Construction of Collaborative Innovation Center of Non-Ferrous Metals New Materials and Advanced Processing Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China.
- Provincial and Ministerial Co-Construction of Collaborative Innovation Center of Non-Ferrous Metals New Materials and Advanced Processing Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China.
- Provincial and Ministerial Co-Construction of Collaborative Innovation Center of Non-Ferrous Metals New Materials and Advanced Processing Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China.
- Provincial and Ministerial Co-Construction of Collaborative Innovation Center of Non-Ferrous Metals New Materials and Advanced Processing Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China.
- Provincial and Ministerial Co-Construction of Collaborative Innovation Center of Non-Ferrous Metals New Materials and Advanced Processing Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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Ding J, Yang H, Zhang S, Liu Q, Cao H, Luo J, Liu X. Advances in the Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction by Metal Nanoclusters-based Materials. Small 2022; 18:e2204524. [PMID: 36287086 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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With the development of renewable energy systems, clean hydrogen is burgeoning as an optimal alternative to fossil fuels, in which its application is promising to retarding the global energy and environmental crisis. The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), capable of producing high-purity hydrogen rapidly in electrocatalytic water splitting, has received much attention. Abundant research about HER has been done, focusing on advanced electrocatalyst design with high efficiency and robust stability. As potential HER catalysts, metal nanoclusters (MNCs) have been studied extensively. They are composed of several to a hundred metal atoms, with sizes being comparable to the Fermi wavelength of electrons, that is, < 2.0 nm. Different from metal atoms/nanoparticles, they exhibit unique catalytic properties due to their quantum size effect and low-coordination environment. In this review, the activity-enhancing approaches of MNCs applied in HER electrocatalysis are mainly summarized. Furthermore, recent progress in MNCs classified with different stabilization strategies, that is, the freestanding MNCs, MNCs with organic, metal and carbon supports, are introduced. Finally, the current challenges and deficiencies of these MNCs for HER are prospected.
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- Junyang Ding
- Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610106, China
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- Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-Ferrous Metals and Materials, and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, School of Resource, Environments and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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Chen X, Cheng Y, Wen Y, Wang Y, Yan X, Wei J, He S, Zhou J. CoP/Fe-Co 9 S 8 for Highly Efficient Overall Water Splitting with Surface Reconstruction and Self-Termination. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2022; 9:e2204742. [PMID: 36270971 PMCID: PMC9731716 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202204742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Highly efficient electrochemical water splitting is of prime importance in hydrogen energy but is suffered from the slow kinetics at the anodic oxygen evolution reaction. Herein, combining the surface activation with the heterostructure construction strategy, the CoP/Fe-Co9 S8 heterostructures as the pre-catalyst for highly efficient oxygen evolution are successfully synthesized. The catalyst only needs 156 mV to reach 10 mA cm-2 and keeps stable for more than 150 h. Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry, in situ Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations verify that the introduction of Fe can promote the formation of highly active Co(IV)-O sites and lead to a self-termination of surface reconstruction, which eventually creates a highly active and stable oxygen evolution catalytic surface. Besides, the catalyst also demonstrates high hydrogen evolution reaction activity with an overpotential of 62 mV@10 mA cm-2 . Benefiting from its bifunctionality and self-supporting property, the membrane electrode assembly electrolyzer equipped with these catalysts achieves high overall water splitting efficiency of 1.68 V@1 A cm-2 .
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- Xinhong Chen
- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and EnvironmentSchool of ScienceHarbin Institute of Technology ShenzhenShenzhen518055PR China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin150001PR China
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- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and EnvironmentSchool of ScienceHarbin Institute of Technology ShenzhenShenzhen518055PR China
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- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and EnvironmentSchool of ScienceHarbin Institute of Technology ShenzhenShenzhen518055PR China
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- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and EnvironmentSchool of ScienceHarbin Institute of Technology ShenzhenShenzhen518055PR China
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- Research Institute of Information TechnologyShenzhen Institute of Information TechnologyShenzhen518172PR China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Flexible Printed Electronics Technology CenterSchool of Materials Science and EngineeringHarbin Institute of TechnologyShenzhen518055PR China
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- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and EnvironmentSchool of ScienceHarbin Institute of Technology ShenzhenShenzhen518055PR China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin150001PR China
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- State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and EnvironmentSchool of ScienceHarbin Institute of Technology ShenzhenShenzhen518055PR China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin150001PR China
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Zhang Z, Liu P, Song Y, Hou Y, Xu B, Liao T, Zhang H, Guo J, Sun Z. Heterostructure Engineering of 2D Superlattice Materials for Electrocatalysis. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2022; 9:e2204297. [PMID: 36266983 PMCID: PMC9762311 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202204297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Exploring low-cost and high-efficient electrocatalyst is an exigent task in developing novel sustainable energy conversion systems, such as fuel cells and electrocatalytic fuel generations. 2D materials, specifically 2D superlattice materials focused here, featured highly accessible active areas, high density of active sites, and high compatibility with property-complementary materials to form heterostructures with desired synergetic effects, have demonstrated to be promising electrocatalysts for boosting the performance of sustainable energy conversion and storage devices. Nevertheless, the reaction kinetics, and in particular, the functional mechanisms of the 2D superlattice-based catalysts yet remain ambiguous. In this review, based on the recent progress of 2D superlattice materials in electrocatalysis applications, the rational design and fabrication of 2D superlattices are first summarized and the application of 2D superlattices in electrocatalysis is then specifically discussed. Finally, perspectives on the current challenges and the strategies for the future design of 2D superlattice materials are outlined. This review attempts to establish an intrinsic correlation between the 2D superlattice heterostructures and the catalytic properties, so as to provide some insights into developing high-performance electrocatalysts for next-generation sustainable energy conversion and storage.
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- Zhen Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced MaterialsMinistry of EducationTaiyuan University of TechnologyTaiyuan030024P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced MaterialsMinistry of EducationTaiyuan University of TechnologyTaiyuan030024P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced MaterialsMinistry of EducationTaiyuan University of TechnologyTaiyuan030024P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced MaterialsMinistry of EducationTaiyuan University of TechnologyTaiyuan030024P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced MaterialsMinistry of EducationTaiyuan University of TechnologyTaiyuan030024P. R. China
- Materials Institute of Atomic and Molecular ScienceShaanxi University of Science & TechnologyXi'an710021P. R. China
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- School of MechanicalMedical and Process EngineeringQueensland University of TechnologyBrisbaneQLD4000Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced MaterialsMinistry of EducationTaiyuan University of TechnologyTaiyuan030024P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced MaterialsMinistry of EducationTaiyuan University of TechnologyTaiyuan030024P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and PhysicsQueensland University of TechnologyBrisbaneQLD4000Australia
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Liao W, Pang S, Wang S, Su H, Zhang Y. v s-NiS 2/NiS Heterostructures Achieving Ultralow Overpotential in Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution. Langmuir 2022; 38:13916-13922. [PMID: 36322826 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) usually has slow kinetics in an alkaline environment because of the lack of binding protons. Herein, we use a simple strategy to prepare NiS2/NiS heterostructure (HS) electrocatalysts rich in sulfur vacancies (vs). The vs-NiS2/NiS HSs demonstrate an ultralow overpotential of 44 mV at the current density of 10 mA cm-2 and corresponding Tafel slope of 42 mV dec-1. The improved activity and accelerated reaction kinetics of vs-NiS2/NiS HSs are derived from the dual regulation of morphology engineering and defect engineering, which not only increases the number and exposure of active sites but also optimizes the adsorption of active sites and active species. This work provides a potential non-noble metal candidate for efficient hydrogen evolution in an alkaline environment and a feasible method for constructing a high-performance electrocatalyst.
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- Wanyi Liao
- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Biomimetic Synthesis of Natural Drugs, School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, P.R. China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Biomimetic Synthesis of Natural Drugs, School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, P.R. China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Biomimetic Synthesis of Natural Drugs, School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, P.R. China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Biomimetic Synthesis of Natural Drugs, School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, P.R. China
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- Sichuan Engineering Research Center for Biomimetic Synthesis of Natural Drugs, School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, P.R. China
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Lin F, Tian R, Dong P, Jiang G, He F, Wang S, Fu R, Zhao C, Gu YY, Wang S. Defect-rich MoS2/NiS2 nanosheets loaded on SiNWs for efficient and stable photoelectrochemical hydrogen production. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 631:133-142. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.10.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Han J, Wu J, Guan S, Xu R, Zhang J, Wang J, Guan T, Liu Z, Li K. Interference effect of nitrogen-doped CQDs on tailoring nanostructure of CoMoP for improving high-effective water splitting. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Yu H, Chen C, Yu N, Feng K, Zhang X, Cai N, Xue Y, Li H, Wang J, Yu F. Graphene-templated growth of MoS2−Ni3S2 heterostructures as efficient electrocatalysts for overall water splitting. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Li J, Du X, Luo Y, Han B, Liu G, Li J. MoS2/NiVFe crystalline/amorphous heterostructure induced electronic modulation for efficient neutral-alkaline hydrogen evolution. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Feng K, Xu J, Chen Y, Li S, Kang Z, Zhong J. Positively Charged Pt-Based Nanoreactor for Efficient and Stable Hydrogen Evolution. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2022; 9:e2203199. [PMID: 35945173 PMCID: PMC9534975 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202203199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Positively charged Pt can work as the active center for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) but the corresponding design of state-of-the-art electrocatalysts at high current densities has never been realized. Here the application of positively charged Pt in an effective Fe-PtNiPO nanoreactor for highly efficient and stable HER is demonstrated. Synchrotron radiation X-ray absorption spectroscopy confirms the formation of internal positively charged Pt and the in situ experiments reveal the quick charge transfer in the nanoreactor. Ni-based materials around Pt are used to tune the electronic structure and promote the water dissociation to form locally enriched H+ , while a porous Fe shell can both prevent the loss of active material and allow the efficient material transport. All the beneficial compositions work together to form an effective nanoreactor for HER. As a result, the Fe-PtNiPO nanoreactor shows a low overpotential of 19 mV to achieve 10 mA cm-2 and exhibits a high mass activity of 10.93 A mgPt -1 (at 100 mV). Most importantly, it only needs an ultra-low overpotential of 193 mV to achieve a high current density of 1000 mA cm-2 with an excellent stability over 300 h, which represents one of the best electrocatalysts for alkaline HER and might be used for large-scale industrial application in the future.
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- Kun Feng
- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials Laboratory (FUNSOM)Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials & DevicesSoochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials Laboratory (FUNSOM)Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials & DevicesSoochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Western OntarioLondonOntarioN6A 5B7Canada
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials Laboratory (FUNSOM)Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials & DevicesSoochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials Laboratory (FUNSOM)Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials & DevicesSoochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials Laboratory (FUNSOM)Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials & DevicesSoochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
- Macao Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (MIMSE)MUST‐SUDA Joint Research Center for Advanced Functional MaterialsMacau University of Science and TechnologyTaipaMacao999078P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials Laboratory (FUNSOM)Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials & DevicesSoochow UniversitySuzhou215123P. R. China
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Liao L, Zhao Y, Zhou H, Li D, Qi Y, Zhang Y, Sun Y, Zhou Q, Yu F. Edge-oriented N-Doped WS 2 Nanoparticles on Porous Co 3 N Nanosheets for Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution and Nitrogenous Nucleophile Electrooxidation. Small 2022; 18:e2203171. [PMID: 36047970 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202203171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Earth-abundant layered tungsten disulfide (WS2 ) is a well-known electrocatalyst for acidic hydrogen evolution, but it becomes rather sluggish for alkaline hydrogen or oxygen evolution due to the low-density edge sites, poor conductivity, and unfavorable water dissociation behavior. Here, an interfacial engineering strategy to construct an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst by in situ growing N-doped WS2 nanoparticles on highly conductive cobalt nitride (N-WS2 /Co3 N) for concurrent hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and urea oxidation reaction (UOR) is demonstrated. Benefiting from the good conductivity of Co3 N, rich well-oriented edge sites and water-dissociation sites at the nanoscale interfaces between N-WS2 and Co3 N, the resultant N-WS2 /Co3 N exhibits remarkable HER activity in 1 m potasium hydroxide (KOH) requiring a small overpotential of 67 mV at 10 mA cm-2 with outstanding long-term durability at 500 mA cm-2 , representing the best alkaline hydrogen-evolving activity among reported WS2 catalysts. In particular, this hybrid catalyst also shows exceptional catalytic activities toward theurea oxidation reaction featured by very low potentials of 1.378 and 1.41 V to deliver 100 and 500 mA cm-2 along with superb large-current stability in 1 m KOH + 0.5 m urea. Moreover, the assembled two-electrode cell delivers the industrially practical current density of 500 mA cm-2 at a low cell voltage of 1.72 V with excellent durability in alkaline urea-containing solutions, outperforming most MoS2 -like bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting reported hitherto. This work provides a promising avenue for the development of high-performance WS2 -based electrocatalysts for alkaline water splitting.
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- Liling Liao
- Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Structures and Quantum Control of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Matter Microstructure and Function of Hunan Province, Department of Physics and Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Applications, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- School of Materials, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Structures and Quantum Control of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Matter Microstructure and Function of Hunan Province, Department of Physics and Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Applications, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
- Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, 410012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Structures and Quantum Control of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Matter Microstructure and Function of Hunan Province, Department of Physics and Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Applications, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Structures and Quantum Control of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Matter Microstructure and Function of Hunan Province, Department of Physics and Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Applications, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Structures and Quantum Control of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Matter Microstructure and Function of Hunan Province, Department of Physics and Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Applications, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- School of Materials, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China
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- Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Structures and Quantum Control of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Matter Microstructure and Function of Hunan Province, Department of Physics and Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Applications, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Structures and Quantum Control of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Matter Microstructure and Function of Hunan Province, Department of Physics and Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Applications, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China
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Wu T, Xu S, Zhang Z, Luo M, Wang R, Tang Y, Wang J, Huang F. Bimetal Modulation Stabilizing a Metallic Heterostructure for Efficient Overall Water Splitting at Large Current Density. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2022; 9:e2202750. [PMID: 35818696 PMCID: PMC9443435 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202202750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Large current-driven alkaline water splitting for large-scale hydrogen production generally suffers from the sluggish charge transfer kinetics. Commercial noble-metal catalysts are unstable in large-current operation, while most non-noble metal catalysts can only achieve high activity at low current densities <200 mA cm-2 , far lower than industrially-required current densities (>500 mA cm-2 ). Herein, a sulfide-based metallic heterostructure is designed to meet the industrial demand by regulating the electronic structure of phase transition coupling with interfacial defects from Mo and Ni incorporation. The modulation of metallic Mo2 S3 and in situ epitaxial growth of bifunctional Ni-based catalyst to construct metallic heterostructure can facilitate the charge transfer for fast Volmer H and Heyrovsky H2 generation. The Mo2 S3 @NiMo3 S4 electrolyzer requires an ultralow voltage of 1.672 V at a large current density of 1000 mA cm-2 , with ≈100% retention over 100 h, outperforming the commercial RuO2 ||Pt/C, owing to the synergistic effect of the phase and interface electronic modulation. This work sheds light on the design of metallic heterostructure with an optimized interfacial electronic structure and abundant active sites for industrial water splitting.
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- Tong Wu
- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine MicrostructureShanghai Institute of CeramicsChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai200050China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine MicrostructureShanghai Institute of CeramicsChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai200050China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine MicrostructureShanghai Institute of CeramicsChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai200050China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine MicrostructureShanghai Institute of CeramicsChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai200050China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and ApplicationsCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine MicrostructureShanghai Institute of CeramicsChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai200050China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine MicrostructureShanghai Institute of CeramicsChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai200050China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
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- State Key Lab of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine MicrostructureShanghai Institute of CeramicsChinese Academy of SciencesShanghai200050China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics EngineeringUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing100049China
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and ApplicationsCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871China
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Zhou C, Hu E, Liu S, Cao W, Zhu Y, Zhang H, Zhu T, Gao X, Lin Z. Boosting oxygen evolution reaction activity and durability of phosphate doped Ni(OH)2/FeOOH hierarchical microtubes by morphology engineering and reconstruction strategy. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 622:319-326. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.04.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Cao N, Chen S, Di Y, Li C, Qi H, Shao Q, Zhao W, Qin Y, Zang X. High efficiency in overall water-splitting via Co-doping heterointerface-rich NiS2/MoS2 nanosheets electrocatalysts. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Zheng Y, Hu H, Zhu Y, Rong J, Zhang T, Yang D, Wen Q, Qiu F. ZIF-67-Derived (NiCo)S 2@NC Nanosheet Arrays Hybrid for Efficient Overall Water Splitting. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:14436-14446. [PMID: 36038523 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting is considered a promising approach to obtain clean and sustainable hydrogen energy. The integration of optimal nanoarchitecture and multicomponent synergy has been a significant factor for designing a bifunctional electrocatalyst to promote the cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In particular, the charge migration, mass transfer, and gas release rate in the catalyzing process are closely correlated with the architecture of the catalyst. Here, ZIF-67-derived N-doped carbon nanofiber-supported (NiCo)S2 nanosheet [(NiCo)S2/NCNF] as a bifunctional electrocatalyst was synthesized using electrospinning, template etching, and subsequent gas sulfidation method. The hierarchical hybrid nanofiber with inner hollow cubes and outer nanosheets provides easy electron penetration, high charge/mass transportation efficiency, and robust structure stability. Furthermore, the MOF-derived carbon-encapsuled bimetal-sulfide and the synergistic effect of double active centers are conducive to an exceptional performance, showing low overpotentials of 177 and 203 mV to drive a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and robust stability for the HER and OER, respectively. Meanwhile, the (NiCo)S2/NCNF electrodes exhibit a small voltage of 1.61 V for overall water splitting activity with an electrolyzer cell at current densities of 10 mA cm-2 over 12 h. This work presents novel insights into the bifunctional catalyst for promoting the overall water splitting via a MOF-derived nanoarchitecture and multicomponent synergy.
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- Yunhua Zheng
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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