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Gao Y, Wang J, Zhao LL, Yuan BY, Kong YN, Luo JJ, Zhao SC, Yang WM, Liu RL. Biotemplated fabrication of N/O co-doped porous carbon confined spinel NiFe 2O 4 heterostructured mimetics for triple-mode sensing of antioxidants and ameliorating packaging properties. Food Chem 2024; 441:138365. [PMID: 38211476 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138365] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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In this work, shrimp shell-derived magnetic NiFe2O4/N, O co-doped porous carbon nanozyme with superior oxidase (OXD)-like activity was prepared and used for colorimetric/photothermal/smartphone dual-signal triple-mode detection of antioxidants in fruits and beverages. The magnetic NiFe2O4/N, O co-doped porous carbon (MNPC) material was triumphantly fabricated using a combined in-situ surface chelation and pyrolysis method. The resultant MNPC composite exhibits a superior OXD-like activity, which can effectively oxidize 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) for yielding colorimetric/temperature dual-signal (CTDS) in absence of H2O2. This CTDS output sensor was successfully used for the determination of ascorbic acid and tannic acid. The proposed CTDS sensor with good specificity and high sensitivity can satisfy different on-site analysis requirements. Interestingly, the MNPC as a sustainable filler was further used for improving packaging properties of polyvinyl alcohol film. In short, this work offers a large-scale and cheap method to fabricate magnetic carbon-based nanozyme for monitoring antioxidants and ameliorating packaging properties.
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- Yuan Gao
- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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- School of Electronic Information, Xijing University, Xi'an 710123, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
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- School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China.
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Wang X, Han C, Han Y, Huang R, Sun H, Guo P, Liu X, Huang M, Chen Y, Wu H, Zhang J, Yan X, Mao Z, Du A, Jia Y, Wang L. Highly Curved Defect Sites: How Curvature Effect Influences Metal-Free Defective Carbon Electrocatalysts. Small 2024:e2401447. [PMID: 38693087 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401447] [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: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Topological defects are widely recognized as effective active sites toward a variety of electrochemical reactions. However, the role of defect curvature is still not fully understood. Herein, carbon nanomaterials with rich topological defect sites of tunable curvature is reported. The curved defective surface is realized by controlling the high-temperature pyrolytic shrinkage process of precursors. Theoretical calculations demonstrate bending the defect sites can change the local electronic structure, promote the charge transfer to key intermediates, and lower the energy barrier for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Experimental results convince structural superiority of highly-curved defective sites, with a high kinetic current density of 22.5 mA cm-2 at 0.8 V versus RHE for high-curvature defective carbon (HCDC), ≈18 times that of low-curvature defective carbon (LCDC). Further raising the defect densities in HCDC leads to the dual-regulated products (HCHDC), which exhibit exceptionally outstanding ORR activity in both alkaline and acidic media (half-wave potentials: 0.88 and 0.74 V), outperforming most of the reported metal-free carbon catalysts. This work uncovers the curvature-activity relationship in carbon defect for ORR and provides new guidance to design advanced catalysts via curvature-engineering.
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- Xin Wang
- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- School of Environment and Science, Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, QLD, 4111, Australia
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- School of Environment and Science, Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane, QLD, 4111, Australia
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia
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- Moganshan Institute ZJUT, Kangqian, Deqing, 313200, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Carbon Neutral Innovation Institute & Zhejiang International Cooperation Base for Science and Technology on Carbon Emission Reduction and Monitoring, Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT), 18 Wangchao Road, Gongshu District, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, P. R. China
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Yan W, Xing Q, Ren J, Feng H, Yu J, Liu H, Chen W, Wang K, Chen Y. Enhanced Activity of Small Pt Nanoparticles Decorated with High-Loading Single Fe─N 4 for Methanol Oxidation and Oxygen Reduction via the Assistive Active Sites Strategy. Small 2024; 20:e2308473. [PMID: 37972267 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308473] [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: 09/23/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Decorating platinum (Pt) with a single atom offers a promising approach to tailoring their catalytic activity. In this study, for the first time, an innovative assistive active sites (AAS) strategy is proposed to construct high-loading (3.46wt.%) single Fe─N4 as AAS, which are further hybridized with small Pt nanoparticles to enhance both oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) activities. For ORR, the target catalyst (Pt/HFeSA-HCS) exhibits a higher mass activity (MA) of 0.98 A mgPt -1 and specific activity (SA) of 1.39 mA cmPt -2 at 0.90 V versus RHE. As for MOR, Pt/HFeSA-HCS shows exceptional MA (3.21 A mgPt -1) and SA (4.27 mA cmPt -2) at peak values, surpassing commercial Pt/C by 15.3 and 11.5 times, respectively. The underlying mechanism behind this AAS strategy is to find that in MOR, Fe─N4 promotes water dissociation, generating more *OH to accelerate the conversion of *CO to CO2. Meanwhile, in ORR, Fe─N4 acts as a competitor to adsorb *OH, weakening Pt─OH bonding and facilitating desorption of *OH on the Pt surface. Constructing AAS that can enhance dual functionality simultaneously can be seen as a successful "kill two birds with one stone" strategy.
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- Wei Yan
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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Zhang J, Deng Z, Bai S, Liu C, Zhang M, Peng C, Xu X, Jia J, Luan T. Fe, N, S co-doped carbon network derived from acetate-modified Fe-ZIF-8 for oxygen reduction reaction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 658:373-382. [PMID: 38113546 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.12.047] [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: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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In this work, potassium acetate (KAc) was added during the synthesis of a Zn-Fe based metal-organic framework (Fe-ZIF-8) to increase the fixed amount of Fe while simultaneously enhancing the number of pores. Electrospinning was utilized to embed KAc-modified Fe-ZIF-8 (Fe-ZIF-8-Ac) into the polyacrylonitrile nanofiber mesh, to obtain a network composite (Fe@NC-Ac) with hierarchical porous structure. Fe@NC-Ac was co-pyrolyzed with thiourea, resulting in Fe, N, S co-doped carbon electrocatalyst. The electrochemical tests indicated that the prepared catalyst displayed relatively remarkable oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalytic activity, with an onset potential (Eonset) of 1.08 V (vs. reversible hydrogen electrode, RHE) and a half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.94 V, both higher than those of the commercial Pt/C (Eonset = 0.95 V and E1/2 = 0.84 V), respectively. Assembled into Zn-air batteries, the optimized catalyst exhibited higher open circuit voltage (1.698 V) and peak power density (90 mW cm-2) than those of the commercial 20 wt% Pt/C (1.402 V and 80 mW cm-2), respectively. This work provided a straightforward manufacturing strategy for the design of hierarchical porous carbon-based ORR catalysts with desirable performance.
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- Junyuan Zhang
- Jiangmen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Cleaner Production, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering; Institute of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China
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- Jiangmen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Cleaner Production, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering; Institute of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China
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- Jiangmen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Cleaner Production, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering; Institute of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China
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- Jiangmen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Cleaner Production, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering; Institute of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China
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- Jiangmen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Cleaner Production, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering; Institute of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China
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- Jiangmen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Cleaner Production, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering; Institute of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China
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- Jiangmen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Cleaner Production, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering; Institute of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China.
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- Jiangmen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Cleaner Production, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering; Institute of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China.
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- Jiangmen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Chemistry and Cleaner Production, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering; Institute of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China
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Zhang P, Chen HC, Zhu H, Chen K, Li T, Zhao Y, Li J, Hu R, Huang S, Zhu W, Liu Y, Pan Y. Inter-site structural heterogeneity induction of single atom Fe catalysts for robust oxygen reduction. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2062. [PMID: 38453927 PMCID: PMC10920901 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46389-3] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts with hierarchically dispersed porosity are deemed as efficient geometry for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, catalytic performance determined by individual and interacting sites originating from structural heterogeneity is particularly elusive and yet remains to be understood. Here, an efficient hierarchically porous Fe single atom catalyst (Fe SAs-HP) is prepared with Fe atoms densely resided at micropores and mesopores. Fe SAs-HP exhibits robust ORR performance with half-wave potential of 0.94 V and turnover frequency of 5.99 e-1s-1site-1 at 0.80 V. Theoretical simulations unravel a structural heterogeneity induced optimization, where mesoporous Fe-N4 acts as real active centers as a result of long-range electron regulation by adjacent microporous sites, facilitating O2 activation and desorption of key intermediate *OH. Multilevel operando characterization results identify active Fe sites undergo a dynamic evolution from basic Fe-N4 to active Fe-N3 under working conditions. Our findings reveal the structural origin of enhanced intrinsic activity for hierarchically porous Fe-N4 sites.
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- Peng Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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- Center for Reliability Science and Technologies, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan
- Kidney Research Center, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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- State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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- State Key Lab of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China.
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Zhou T, Wu X, Liu S, Wang A, Liu Y, Zhou W, Sun K, Li S, Zhou J, Li B, Jiang J. Biomass-Derived Catalytically Active Carbon Materials for the Air Electrode of Zn-air Batteries. ChemSusChem 2024:e202301779. [PMID: 38416074 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301779] [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: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Given the growing environmental and energy problems, developing clean, renewable electrochemical energy storage devices is of great interest. Zn-air batteries (ZABs) have broad prospects in energy storage because of their high specific capacity and environmental friendliness. The unavailability of cheap air electrode materials and effective and stable oxygen electrocatalysts to catalyze air electrodes are main barriers to large-scale implementation of ZABs. Due to the abundant biomass resources, self-doped heteroatoms, and unique pore structure, biomass-derived catalytically active carbon materials (CACs) have great potential to prepare carbon-based catalysts and porous electrodes with excellent performance for ZABs. This paper reviews the research progress of biomass-derived CACs applied to ZABs air electrodes. Specifically, the principle of ZABs and the source and preparation method of biomass-derived CACs are introduced. To prepare efficient biomass-based oxygen electrocatalysts, heteroatom doping and metal modification were introduced to improve the efficiency and stability of carbon materials. Finally, the effects of electron transfer number and H2 O2 yield in ORR on the performance of ZABs were evaluated. This review aims to deepen the understanding of the advantages and challenges of biomass-derived CACs in the air electrodes of ZABs, promote more comprehensive research on biomass resources, and accelerate the commercial application of ZABs.
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- Ting Zhou
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Key and Open Lab on Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 95 Wenhua Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Key and Open Lab on Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Key and Open Lab on Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 95 Wenhua Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 95 Wenhua Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Key and Open Lab on Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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Li Y, Zuo S, Wei F, Chen C, Zhang G, Zhao X, Wu Z, Wang S, Zhou W, Rueping M, Han Y, Zhang H. Boosted hydrogen evolution kinetics of heteroatom-doped carbons with isolated Zn as an accelerant. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2024; 121:e2315362121. [PMID: 38261614 PMCID: PMC10835066 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2315362121] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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Carbon-based single-atom catalysts, a promising candidate in electrocatalysis, offer insights into electron-donating effects of metal center on adjacent atoms. Herein, we present a practical strategy to rationally design a model catalyst with a single zinc (Zn) atom coordinated with nitrogen and sulfur atoms in a multilevel carbon matrix. The Zn site exhibits an atomic interface configuration of ZnN4S1, where Zn's electron injection effect enables thermal-neutral hydrogen adsorption on neighboring atoms, pushing the activity boundaries of carbon electrocatalysts toward electrochemical hydrogen evolution to an unprecedented level. Experimental and theoretical analyses confirm the low-barrier Volmer-Tafel mechanism of proton reduction, while the multishell hollow structures facilitate the hydrogen evolution even at high current intensities. This work provides insights for understanding the actual active species during hydrogen evolution reaction and paves the way for designing high-performance electrocatalysts.
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- Yang Li
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Catalysis Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal23955, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Catalysis Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal23955, Saudi Arabia
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou350116, People’s Republic of China
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, People’s Republic of China
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Catalysis Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal23955, Saudi Arabia
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou350116, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, Faculty of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin300072, People’s Republic of China
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Catalysis Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal23955, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Catalysis Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal23955, Saudi Arabia
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Chen W, Shi J, Wu Y, Jiang Y, Huang YC, Zhou W, Liu J, Dong CL, Zou Y, Wang S. Vacancy-induced catalytic mechanism for alcohol electrooxidation on nickel-based electrocatalyst. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202316449. [PMID: 38059893 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316449] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Owing to outstanding performances, nickel-based electrocatalysts are commonly used in electrochemical alcohol oxidation reactions (AORs), and the active phase is usually vacancy-rich nickel oxide/hydroxide (NiOx Hy ) species. However, researchers are not aware of the catalytic role of atom vacancy in AORs. Here, we study vacancy-induced catalytic mechanisms for AORs on NiOx Hy species. As to AORs on oxygen-vacancy-poor β-Ni(OH)2 , the only redox mediator is electrooxidation-induced electrophilic lattice oxygen species, which can only catalyze the dehydrogenation process (e.g., the electrooxidation of primary alcohol to carboxylic acid) instead of the C-C bond cleavage. Hence, vicinal diol electrooxidation reaction involving the C-C bond cleavage is not feasible with oxygen-vacancy-poor β-Ni(OH)2 . Only through oxygen vacancy-induced adsorbed oxygen-mediated mechanism, can oxygen-vacancy-rich NiOx Hy species catalyze the electrooxidation of vicinal diol to carboxylic acid and formic acid accompanied with the C-C bond cleavage. Crucially, we examine how vacancies and vacancy-induced catalytic mechanisms work during AORs on NiOx Hy species.
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- Wei Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Supercomputer Centers in Changsha, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
- Greater Bay Area Institute for Innovation, Hunan University, Guangzhou, 511300, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Supercomputer Centers in Changsha, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Supercomputer Centers in Changsha, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Supercomputer Centers in Changsha, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- Research Center for X-ray Science & Department of Physics, Tamkang University, 151 Yingzhuan Rd., New Taipei City, 25137, Taiwan
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- Research Center for X-ray Science & Department of Physics, Tamkang University, 151 Yingzhuan Rd., New Taipei City, 25137, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Supercomputer Centers in Changsha, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
- Greater Bay Area Institute for Innovation, Hunan University, Guangzhou, 511300, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Supercomputer Centers in Changsha, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
- Greater Bay Area Institute for Innovation, Hunan University, Guangzhou, 511300, P. R. China
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Gu T, Shen J, Sun Z, Li F, Zhi C, Zhu M, Liu J. Engineering Non-precious Trifunctional Cobalt-Based Electrocatalysts for Industrial Water Splitting and Ultra-High-Temperature Flexible Zinc-Air Battery. Small 2024:e2308355. [PMID: 38185803 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308355] [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: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Developing efficient, robust, and cost-effective trifunctional catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at high current density and high temperature is crucial for water splitting at industry-level conditions and ultra-high-temperature Zinc-air battery (ZAB). Herein, cobalt nanoparticles well-integrated with nitrogen-doped porous carbon leaves (Co@NPCL) by direct annealing of core-shell bimetallic zeolite imidazolate frameworks is synthesized. Benefiting from the homogeneous distribution of metallic Co nanoparticles, the conductive porous carbon, and the doped N species, the as-fabricated Co@NPCL catalysts exhibit outstanding trifunctional performances with low overpotentials at 10 mA cm-2 for HER (87 mV) and OER (276 mV), long-lasting lifetime of over 2000 h, and a high half-wave potential of 0.86 V versus RHE for ORR. Meanwhile, the Co@NPCL catalyst can serve as both cathode and anode for water splitting at industrial conduction, and exhibit a stable cell voltage of 1.87 V to deliver a constant catalytic current of 500 mA cm-2 over 60 h. Moreover, the excellent trifunctional activity of Co@NPCL enables the flexible ZAB to operate efficiently at ultra-high temperature of 70 °C, delivering 162 mW cm-2 peaks power density and an impressive stability for 4500 min at 2 mA cm-2 .
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- Tengteng Gu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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Song X, Zhang M, Xiu X, Wang C, Li P, Zang L, Song M, Xu C. Accelerated removal of sulfadiazine by heterogeneous electro-Fenton system with Pt-FeO X/graphene single-atom alloy cathodes. J Environ Manage 2024; 349:119541. [PMID: 37988893 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119541] [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: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
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Heterogeneous electro-Fenton (EF) process is emerging as an attractive treatment technology for removal of sulfadiazine (SDZ), in which in situ generation of H2O2 and Fe(II) are crucial steps. In this study, Pt-FeOX/G was synthesized as a heterogeneous EF catalyst by incorporating Pt single atoms into a FeOX nanocrystal. The optimized Pt1-FeOX/G cathode exhibited an SDZ conversion of >90% within 30 min over a broad pH range (3-11). The Pt1-FeOX/G cathode under a strong alkaline medium exhibited very prominent selectivity to H2O2 via 2e- oxygen reduction reaction with a maximum H2O2 concentration of 211.93 mg L-1. The hydroxyl radicals in the cathodic chamber were mainly derived from the in situ conversion of generated H2O2 in the heterogeneous EF system. The structure-activity results of Pt-FeOX/G suggested that the SDZ removal efficiency was closely related to the decentralized morphology and electronic configuration of the Pt-FeOX microcrystalline structure. Three possible SDZ degradation pathways, dominated by S-N bond cleavage, were proposed based on the stage products. The toxicity of the major products was determined using the ecological structure-activity relationship model in conjunction with trophic aquatic organisms. This study demonstrated the feasibility of enhancing heterogeneous EF catalysis for antibiotic-polluted water using multifunctional single-atom alloy cathodes.
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- Xiaozhe Song
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, PR China.
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González-Ingelmo M, Granda M, Ruiz B, Fuente E, Sierra U, Rocha VG, González Z, Álvarez P, Menéndez R. Proactive Effect of Algae-Based Graphene Support on the Oxygen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalytic Activity of NiFe. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:7641. [PMID: 38138783 PMCID: PMC10744590 DOI: 10.3390/ma16247641] [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: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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The preparation of graphene materials from biomass resources is still a challenge, even more so if they are going to be employed as supports for electrocatalysts for water splitting. Herein, we describe the preparation and characterization of graphene oxides (GOs) from solid macroalgae waste obtained after processing an agar-agar residue. The structural and morphological characterization of the obtained GO confirm the presence of a lamellar material that is composed of few layers with an increased number of heteroatoms (including nitrogen) if compared with those observed in a GO obtained from graphite (reference). Three-dimensional electrodes were prepared from these GOs by depositing them onto a fibrous carbon paper, followed by electrodeposition of the catalyst, NiFe. The electrocatalytic performance of these hybrid systems for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) showed a proactive effect of both graphene materials toward catalysis. Moreover, the electrode prepared from the algae-based graphene showed the highest electrocatalytic activity. This fact could be explained by the different structure of the algae-based graphene which, due to differences in the nucleation growth patterns and electroactive sites developed during the electrodeposition process, produced more reactive NiFe species (higher oxidation state).
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- María González-Ingelmo
- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Carbono (INCAR), CSIC, Francisco Pintado, Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (M.G.-I.); (M.G.); (B.R.); (E.F.); (V.G.R.); (Z.G.)
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Carbono (INCAR), CSIC, Francisco Pintado, Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (M.G.-I.); (M.G.); (B.R.); (E.F.); (V.G.R.); (Z.G.)
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Carbono (INCAR), CSIC, Francisco Pintado, Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (M.G.-I.); (M.G.); (B.R.); (E.F.); (V.G.R.); (Z.G.)
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Carbono (INCAR), CSIC, Francisco Pintado, Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (M.G.-I.); (M.G.); (B.R.); (E.F.); (V.G.R.); (Z.G.)
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- Laboratorio Nacional de Materiales Grafénicos, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Blvd. Enrique Reyna Hermosillo, 140, Saltillo 25294, Mexico;
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Carbono (INCAR), CSIC, Francisco Pintado, Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (M.G.-I.); (M.G.); (B.R.); (E.F.); (V.G.R.); (Z.G.)
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Carbono (INCAR), CSIC, Francisco Pintado, Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (M.G.-I.); (M.G.); (B.R.); (E.F.); (V.G.R.); (Z.G.)
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Carbono (INCAR), CSIC, Francisco Pintado, Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (M.G.-I.); (M.G.); (B.R.); (E.F.); (V.G.R.); (Z.G.)
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Carbono (INCAR), CSIC, Francisco Pintado, Fe 26, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (M.G.-I.); (M.G.); (B.R.); (E.F.); (V.G.R.); (Z.G.)
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Xia H, Pang R, Dong X, Liu Q, Chen J, Wang E, Li J. Boosting Oxygen Reduction Reaction Kinetics by Designing Rich Vacancy Coupling Pentagons in the Defective Carbon. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:25695-25704. [PMID: 37943722 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08556] [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: 11/12/2023]
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In the energy conversion context, the design and synthesis of high-performance metal-free carbon nanomaterials with topological defects for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are essential. Herein, we first report a template-assisted strategy to fabricate carbon defect electrocatalysts with rich vacancy coupling pentagons (VP) as active sites in two-dimensional (2D) carbon nanosheets (VP/CNs). Experimental characterizations verify the presence of abundant VP active sites in the VP/CNs electrocatalyst, and the ORR activity is linearly related to the amounts of VP active sites. In situ spectroscopic results identify that the VP/CNs can catalyze direct O-O bond cleavage, bypassing the formation of traditional *OOH intermediates, resulting in the fast kinetics of ORR via a dissociative pathway. The as-prepared VP/CNs show outstanding intrinsic activity for alkaline ORR (half-wave potential of 0.86 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode) with an almost 99% efficiency for four-electron selectivity, outperforming that using the benchmark of Pt/C. Density functional theory calculations further reveal that the cooperative effect between carbon vacancy and adjacent pentagons significantly increases the charge transfer and achieves a lower ORR reaction energy barrier compared with the counterpart of adjacent pentagons or single pentagon. The well-designed carbon defects pave a new avenue for the rational design of metal-free electrocatalysts with high efficiency.
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- Hongyin Xia
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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Li N, Guo K, Li M, Shao X, Du Z, Bao L, Yu Z, Lu X. Fullerene Fragment Restructuring: How Spatial Proximity Shapes Defect-Rich Carbon Electrocatalysts. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37922470 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06456] [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: 11/05/2023]
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Fullerene transformation emerges as a powerful route to construct defect-rich carbon electrocatalysts, but the carbon bond breakage and reformation that determine the defect states remain poorly understood. Here, we explicitly reveal that the spatial proximity of disintegrated fullerene imposes a crucial impact on the bond reformation and electrocatalytic properties. A counterintuitive hard-template strategy is adopted to enable the space-tuned fullerene restructuring by calcining impregnated C60 not only before but also after the removal of rigid silica spheres (∼300 nm). When confined in the SiO2 nanovoids, the adjacent C60 fragments form sp3 bonding with adverse electron transfer and active site exposure. In contrast, the unrestricted fragments without SiO2 confinement reconnect at the edges to form sp2-hybridized nanosheets while retaining high-density intrinsic defects. The optimized catalyst exhibits robust alkaline oxygen reduction performance with a half-wave potential of 0.82 V via the 4e- pathway. Copper poisoning affirms the intrinsic defects as the authentic active sites. Density functional theory calculations further substantiate that pentagons in the basal plane lead to localized structural distortion and thus exhibit significantly reduced energy barriers for the first O2 dissociation step. Such space-regulated fullerene restructuring is also verified by heating C60 crystals confined in gallium liquid and a quartz tube.
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- Ning Li
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Physics, Xidian University, Xi'an 710071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering, University of Stavanger, 4036 Stavanger, Norway
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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