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Li S, Li J, Zhu H, Zhang L, Sang X, Zhu Z, You W, Zhang F. Development of polyoxometalate-based Ag-H 2biim inorganic-organic hybrid compounds functionalized for the acid electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:15725-15733. [PMID: 37843464 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02820h] [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: 10/17/2023]
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The electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is an ideal method for hydrogen production. Transition metal complex electrocatalysts exhibit poor HER activity due to excessive or weak adsorption of H during the electrochemical reduction of water to molecular hydrogen in acidic environments. Developing specific functional complex materials as desired catalysts is challenging. Here, an electrochemical surface restructuring strategy of polyoxometalate (POM)-modified Ag materials toward the HER with a dramatically decreased overpotential under acidic aqueous conditions is established. We prepared two POM [SiW12O40]4- (SiW12)/[P2W18O62]6- (P2W18)-based Ag-2,2'-biimidazole (H2biim) inorganic-organic hybrid compounds (1 and 2) via the hydrothermal method and these two compounds undergo an electrochemical restructuring process in 0.5 M H2SO4 during the HER, in which Ag nanoparticles are in situ formed with the basic structures of SiW12 and P2W18 being maintained. The activated catalysts (1-AC-RDE and 2-AC-RDE) exhibit good electrocatalytic activity for the HER with good long-term stability, and the required overpotentials at a current density of 10 mA cm-2 are 112 mV (1-AC-RDE) and 91 mV (2-AC-RDE) with Tafel slopes of 77 mV dec-1 and 65 mV dec-1, respectively. The excellent electron-proton storage and transferability of SiW12 and P2W18 may provide a solution for the insufficient capture of H by Ag, leading to an effective self-optimizing behavior and superior acidic HER activity.
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- Sifan Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, Liaoning, China.
- Department of Biochemical Engineering, Chaoyang Teachers College, Chaoyang 122000, Liaoning, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, Liaoning, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, Liaoning, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, Liaoning, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, Liaoning, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, Liaoning, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, Liaoning, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China.
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Yang S, Guo X, Liu K, Li Y, Li T, Gu X, Arenal R, Zheng X, Li W, Sun C, Wang H, Huang F. Size effect of CoS 2 cocatalyst on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance of g-C 3N 4. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 635:305-315. [PMID: 36587582 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.12.149] [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: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The main goal of researchers is to obtain cheap cocatalysts that can promote the photocatalytic activity of catalysts. In this work, a series of CoS2/g-C3N4 (denoted as CoS2/CN) composite photocatalysts were synthesized by photodepositing CoS2 on g-C3N4 surface. The size of CoS2 species could be tuned from single-atom to nanometer scale, which had effect on photocatalysis. The 5CoS2/CN sample with proper nano size of CoS2 cocatalyst had the best photocatalytic performance (1707.19 μmol g-1h-1) in producing H2 under visible light irradiation (λ > 420 nm). Its photocatalytic activity was about 1434.6 times higher than that of pure g-C3N4 and almost equal with that of Pt/CN catalyst (1799.54 μmol g-1h-1). The Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculation results further suggested that the ability of accumulating the electrons of the cocatalyst was based on the size effect of CoS2, and the proper size of the cocatalyst efficiently promoted the separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs.
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- Shan Yang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China
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- Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Sinopec, No. 18, Xueyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Laboratorio de Microscopias Avanzadas (LMA), Universidad de Zaragoza, Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain; Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragon (INMA), CSIC-U. de Zaragoza, Calle Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; ARAID Foundation, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China.
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- Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Sinopec, No. 18, Xueyuan Road Haidian District, Beijing 100083, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals, Institute of Materials and Clean Energy, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, PR China.
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Liu X, Li Y, Zeng L, Li X, Chen N, Bai S, He H, Wang Q, Zhang C. A Review on Mechanochemistry: Approaching Advanced Energy Materials with Greener Force. Adv Mater 2022; 34:e2108327. [PMID: 35015320 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202108327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Mechanochemistry with solvent-free and environmentally friendly characteristics is one of the most promising alternatives to traditional liquid-phase-based reactions, demonstrating epoch-making significance in the realization of different types of chemistry. Mechanochemistry utilizes mechanical energy to promote physical and chemical transformations to design complex molecules and nanostructured materials, encourage dispersion and recombination of multiphase components, and accelerate reaction rates and efficiencies via highly reactive surfaces. In particular, mechanochemistry deserves special attention because it is capable of endowing energy materials with unique characteristics and properties. Herein, the latest advances and progress in mechanochemistry for the preparation and modification of energy materials are reviewed. An outline of the basic knowledge, methods, and characteristics of different mechanochemical strategies is presented, distinguishing this review from most mechanochemistry reviews that only focus on ball-milling. Next, this outline is followed by a detailed and insightful discussion of mechanochemistry-involved energy conversion and storage applications. The discussion comprehensively covers aspects of energy transformations from mechanical/optical/chemical energy to electrical energy. Finally, next-generation advanced energy materials are proposed. This review is intended to bring mechanochemistry to the frontline and guide this burgeoning field of interdisciplinary research for developing advanced energy materials with greener mechanical force.
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- Xingang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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Wang H, Sun P, Jiang H, Li X, Ma X, Shao K, Wang C. Fe‐Doped Porous g‐C
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- Hefang Wang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 P. R. China
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Qi L, Guo X, Zheng X, Wang Y, Zhao Y, Wang X. Enhanced electrocatalytic activity of urchin-like Nb2O5 microspheres by synergistic effects with Pd toward electrooxidation of ethylene glycol in an alkaline medium. Molecular Catalysis 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111436] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Li C, Wong CH, Lam FL, Hu X. Highly efficient and robust sulfur-doped nickel-cobalt oxide towards oxygen evolution reaction. Molecular Catalysis 2020; 496:111175. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2020.111175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Rabi O, Pervaiz E, Zahra R, Ali M, Niazi MBK. An inclusive review on the synthesis of molybdenum carbide and its hybrids as catalyst for electrochemical water splitting. Molecular Catalysis 2020; 494:111116. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2020.111116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Rodriguez-Padron D, Ahsan MA, Sanad MF, Luque R, Santiago ARP. Proteins-Based Nanocatalysts for Energy Conversion Reactions. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2020; 378:43. [PMID: 32562011 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-020-00306-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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In recent years, the incorporation of molecular enzymes into nanostructured frameworks to create efficient energy conversion biomaterials has gained increasing interest as a promising strategy owing to both the dynamic behavior of proteins for their electrocatalytic function and the unique properties of the synergistic interactions between proteins and nanosized materials. Herein, we review the impact of proteins on energy conversion fields and the contribution of proteins to the improved activity of the resulting nanocomposites. We address different strategies to fabricate protein-based nanocatalysts as well as current knowledge on the structure-function relationships of enzymes during the catalytic processes. Additionally, a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art bioelectrocatalytic materials for water-splitting reactions such as hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reactions (OER) is afforded. Finally, we briefly envision opportunities to develop a new generation of electrocatalysts towards the electrochemical reduction of N2 to NH3 using theoretical tools to built nature-inspired nitrogen reduction reaction catalysts.
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