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Ding S, Barr JA, Lyu Z, Zhang F, Wang M, Tieu P, Li X, Engelhard MH, Feng Z, Beckman SP, Pan X, Li JC, Du D, Lin Y. Effect of Phosphorus Modulation in Iron Single-Atom Catalysts for Peroxidase Mimicking. Adv Mater 2024; 36:e2209633. [PMID: 36722360 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202209633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Fe-N-C single-atom catalysts (SACs) exhibit excellent peroxidase (POD)-like catalytic activity, owing to their well-defined isolated iron active sites on the carbon substrate, which effectively mimic the structure of natural peroxidase's active center. To further meet the requirements of diverse biosensing applications, SAC POD-like activity still needs to be continuously enhanced. Herein, a phosphorus (P) heteroatom is introduced to boost the POD-like activity of Fe-N-C SACs. A 1D carbon nanowire (FeNCP/NW) catalyst with enriched Fe-N4 active sites is designed and synthesized, and P atoms are doped in the carbon matrix to affect the Fe center through long-range interaction. The experimental results show that the P-doping process can boost the POD-like activity more than the non-P-doped one, with excellent selectivity and stability. The mechanism analysis results show that the introduction of P into SAC can greatly enhance POD-like activity initially, but its effect becomes insignificant with increasing amount of P. As a proof of concept, FeNCP/NW is employed in an enzyme cascade platform for highly sensitive colorimetric detection of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
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- Shichao Ding
- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Department of NanoEngineering and Chemical Engineering Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Irvine Materials Research Institute (IMRI), Department of Physics and Astronomy, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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Jia H, Zeng C, Lim HS, Simmons A, Zhang Y, Weber MH, Engelhard MH, Gao P, Niu C, Xu Z, Zhang JG, Xu W. Important Role of Ion Flux Regulated by Separators in Lithium Metal Batteries. Adv Mater 2023:e2311312. [PMID: 38145390 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202311312] [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: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Polyolefin separators are the most common separators used in rechargeable lithium (Li)-ion batteries. However, the influence of different polyolefin separators on the performance of Li metal batteries (LMBs) has not been well studied. By performing particle injection simulations on the reconstructed three-dimensional pores of different polyethylene separators, it is revealed that the pore structure of the separator has a significant impact on the ion flux distribution, the Li deposition behavior, and consequently, the cycle life of LMBs. It is also discovered that the homogeneity factor of Li-ion toward Li metal electrode is positively correlated to the longevity and reproducibility of LMBs. This work not only emphasizes the importance of the pore structure of polyolefin separators but also provides an economic and effective method to screen favorable separators for LMBs.
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- Hao Jia
- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Applied Materials Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Applied Materials Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Institute of Materials Research, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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Xiao B, Zheng Y, Song M, Liu X, Lee GH, Omenya F, Yang X, Engelhard MH, Reed D, Yang W, Amine K, Xu GL, Balbuena PB, Li X. Protonation Stimulates the Layered to Rock Salt Phase Transition of Ni-Rich Sodium Cathodes. Adv Mater 2023:e2308380. [PMID: 38134206 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202308380] [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: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Protonation of oxide cathodes triggers surface transition metal dissolution and accelerates the performance degradation of Li-ion batteries. While strategies are developed to improve cathode material surface stability, little is known about the effects of protonation on bulk phase transitions in these cathode materials or their sodium-ion battery counterparts. Here, using NaNiO2 in electrolytes with different proton-generating levels as model systems, a holistic picture of the effect of incorporated protons is presented. Protonation of lattice oxygens stimulate transition metal migration to the alkaline layer and accelerates layered-rock-salt phase transition, which leads to bulk structure disintegration and anisotropic surface reconstruction layers formation. A cathode that undergoes severe protonation reactions attains a porous architecture corresponding to its multifold performance fade. This work reveals that interactions between electrolyte and cathode that result in protonation can dominate the structural reversibility/stability of bulk cathodes, and the insight sheds light for the development of future batteries.
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- Biwei Xiao
- Energy & Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3122, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3122, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, 04620, Republic of Korea
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- Energy & Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Energy & Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Energy & Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3122, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3122, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3122, USA
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- Energy & Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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Qiu Y, Ray D, Yan L, Li X, Song M, Engelhard MH, Sun J, Lee MS, Zhang X, Nguyen MT, Glezakou VA, Wang Y, Rousseau R, Shao Y. Proton Relay for the Rate Enhancement of Electrochemical Hydrogen Reactions at Heterogeneous Interfaces. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:26016-26027. [PMID: 37976467 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06398] [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: 11/19/2023]
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Proton transfer is critically important to many electrocatalytic reactions, and directed proton delivery could open new avenues for the design of electrocatalysts. However, although this approach has been successful in molecular electrocatalysis, proton transfer has not received the same attention in heterogeneous electrocatalyst design. Here, we report that a metal oxide proton relay can be built within heterogeneous electrocatalyst architectures and improves the kinetics of electrochemical hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions. The volcano-type relationship between activity enhancement and pKa of amine additives confirms this improvement; we observe maximum rate enhancement when the pKa of a proton relay matches the pH of the electrolyte solution. Density-functional-theory-based reactivity studies reveal a decreased proton transfer energy barrier with a metal oxide proton relay. These findings demonstrate the possibility of controlling the proton delivery and enhancing the reaction kinetics by tuning the chemical properties and structures at heterogeneous interfaces.
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- Yang Qiu
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
- Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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Xu Y, Jia H, Gao P, Galvez-Aranda DE, Beltran SP, Cao X, Le PML, Liu J, Engelhard MH, Li S, Ren G, Seminario JM, Balbuena PB, Zhang JG, Xu W, Wang C. Direct in situ measurements of electrical properties of solid-electrolyte interphase on lithium metal anodes. Nat Energy 2023; 8:1345-1354. [PMID: 38249622 PMCID: PMC10798234 DOI: 10.1038/s41560-023-01361-1] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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The solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) critically governs the performance of rechargeable batteries. An ideal SEI is expected to be electrically insulative to prevent persistently parasitic reactions between the electrode and the electrolyte and ionically conductive to facilitate Faradaic reactions of the electrode. However, the true nature of the electrical properties of the SEI remains hitherto unclear due to the lack of a direct characterization method. Here we use in situ bias transmission electron microscopy to directly measure the electrical properties of SEIs formed on copper and lithium substrates. We reveal that SEIs show a voltage-dependent differential conductance. A higher rate of differential conductance induces a thicker SEI with an intricate topographic feature, leading to an inferior Coulombic efficiency and cycling stability in Li∣∣Cu and Li∣∣LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 cells. Our work provides insight into the targeted design of the SEI with desired characteristics towards better battery performance.
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- Yaobin Xu
- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
- These authors contributed equally: Yaobin Xu, Hao Jia
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
- These authors contributed equally: Yaobin Xu, Hao Jia
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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Yang Z, Wang L, Dhas JA, Engelhard MH, Bowden ME, Liu W, Zhu Z, Wang C, Chambers SA, Sushko PV, Du Y. Guided anisotropic oxygen transport in vacancy ordered oxides. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6068. [PMID: 37770428 PMCID: PMC10539514 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40746-4] [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: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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Anisotropic and efficient transport of ions under external stimuli governs the operation and failure mechanisms of energy-conversion systems and microelectronics devices. However, fundamental understanding of ion hopping processes is impeded by the lack of atomically precise materials and probes that allow for the monitoring and control at the appropriate time- and length- scales. In this work, using in-situ transmission electron microscopy, we directly show that oxygen ion migration in vacancy ordered, semiconducting SrFeO2.5 epitaxial thin films can be guided to proceed through two distinctly different diffusion pathways, each resulting in different polymorphs of SrFeO2.75 with different ground electronic properties before reaching a fully oxidized, metallic SrFeO3 phase. The diffusion steps and reaction intermediates are revealed by means of ab-initio calculations. The principles of controlling oxygen diffusion pathways and reaction intermediates demonstrated here may advance the rational design of structurally ordered oxides for tailored applications and provide insights for developing devices with multiple states of regulation.
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- Zhenzhong Yang
- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
- Key Laboratory of Polar Materials and Devices (MOE), Department of Electronics, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, P. R. China
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA.
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA.
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Zhang Z, Tian J, Lu Y, Yang S, Jiang D, Huang W, Li Y, Hong J, Hoffman AS, Bare SR, Engelhard MH, Datye AK, Wang Y. Memory-dictated dynamics of single-atom Pt on CeO 2 for CO oxidation. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2664. [PMID: 37160890 PMCID: PMC10169862 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37776-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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Single atoms of platinum group metals on CeO2 represent a potential approach to lower precious metal requirements for automobile exhaust treatment catalysts. Here we show the dynamic evolution of two types of single-atom Pt (Pt1) on CeO2, i.e., adsorbed Pt1 in Pt/CeO2 and square planar Pt1 in PtATCeO2, fabricated at 500 °C and by atom-trapping method at 800 °C, respectively. Adsorbed Pt1 in Pt/CeO2 is mobile with the in situ formation of few-atom Pt clusters during CO oxidation, contributing to high reactivity with near-zero reaction order in CO. In contrast, square planar Pt1 in PtATCeO2 is strongly anchored to the support during CO oxidation leading to relatively low reactivity with a positive reaction order in CO. Reduction of both Pt/CeO2 and PtATCeO2 in CO transforms Pt1 to Pt nanoparticles. However, both catalysts retain the memory of their initial Pt1 state after reoxidative treatments, which illustrates the importance of the initial single-atom structure in practical applications.
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- Zihao Zhang
- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Eyring Materials Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 85257, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Center for Micro-Engineered Materials, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA.
- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
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Khivantsev K, Jaegers NR, Aleksandrov HA, Song I, Pereira-Hernandez XI, Engelhard MH, Tian J, Chen L, Motta Meira D, Kovarik L, Vayssilov GN, Wang Y, Szanyi J. Single Ru(II) Ions on Ceria as a Highly Active Catalyst for Abatement of NO. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:5029-5040. [PMID: 36812067 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09873] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Atom trapping leads to catalysts with atomically dispersed Ru1O5 sites on (100) facets of ceria, as identified by spectroscopy and DFT calculations. This is a new class of ceria-based materials with Ru properties drastically different from the known M/ceria materials. They show excellent activity in catalytic NO oxidation, a critical step that requires use of large loadings of expensive noble metals in diesel aftertreatment systems. Ru1/CeO2 is stable during continuous cycling, ramping, and cooling as well as the presence of moisture. Furthermore, Ru1/CeO2 shows very high NOx storage properties due to formation of stable Ru-NO complexes as well as a high spill-over rate of NOx onto CeO2. Only ∼0.05 wt % of Ru is required for excellent NOx storage. Ru1O5 sites exhibit much higher stability during calcination in air/steam up to 750 °C in contrast to RuO2 nanoparticles. We clarify the location of Ru(II) ions on the ceria surface and experimentally identify the mechanism of NO storage and oxidation using DFT calculations and in situ DRIFTS/mass spectroscopy. Moreover, we show excellent reactivity of Ru1/CeO2 for NO reduction by CO at low temperatures: only 0.1-0.5 wt % of Ru is sufficient to achieve high activity. Modulation-excitation in situ infrared and XPS measurements reveal the individual elementary steps of NO reduction by CO on an atomically dispersed Ru ceria catalyst, highlighting unique properties of Ru1/CeO2 and its propensity to form oxygen vacancies/Ce+3 sites that are critical for NO reduction, even at low Ru loadings. Our study highlights the applicability of novel ceria-based single-atom catalysts to NO and CO abatement.
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- Konstantin Khivantsev
- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352 United States
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352 United States
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1, J. Bourchier boulevard, 1126 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352 United States
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352 United States
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352 United States
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352 United States
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- Canadian Light Source: Canadian Light Source Inc., 44 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 2V3, Canada
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352 United States
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 1, J. Bourchier boulevard, 1126 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352 United States
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352 United States
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Jia H, Kim JM, Gao P, Xu Y, Engelhard MH, Matthews BE, Wang C, Xu W. A Systematic Study on the Effects of Solvating Solvents and Additives in Localized High-Concentration Electrolytes over Electrochemical Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202218005. [PMID: 36859655 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202218005] [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: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Localized high-concentration electrolytes (LHCEs) based on five different types of solvents were systematically studied and compared in lithium (Li)-ion batteries (LIBs). The unique solvation structure of LHCEs promotes the participation of Li salt in forming solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) on graphite (Gr) anode, which enables solvents previously considered incompatible with Gr to achieve reversible lithiation/delithiation. However, the long cyclability of LIBs is still subject to the intrinsic properties of the solvent species in LHCEs. Such issue can be readily resolved by introducing a small amount of additive into LHCEs. The synergetic decompositions of Li salt, solvating solvent and additive yield effective SEIs and cathode electrolyte interphases (CEIs) in most of the studied LHCEs. This study reveals that both the structure and the composition of solvation sheaths in LHCEs have significant effect on SEI and CEI, and consequently, the cycle life of energetically dense LIBs.
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- Hao Jia
- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Physical & Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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Jia H, Kim JM, Gao P, Xu Y, Engelhard MH, Matthews BE, Wang C, Xu W. A Systematic Study on the Effects of Solvating Solvents and Additives in Localized High‐Concentration Electrolytes over Electrochemical Performance of Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202218005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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- Hao Jia
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Energy and Environment Directorate 902 Battelle Blvd 99354-1793 Richland UNITED STATES
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Energy and Environment Directorate 902 Battelle Blvd 99354 Richland UNITED STATES
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Physical & Computational Sciences Directorate 902 Battelle Blvd 99354 Richland UNITED STATES
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory 3335 Innovation Blvd 99354 Richland UNITED STATES
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory 3335 Innovation Blvd 99354 Richland UNITED STATES
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Energy and Environment Directorate 902 Battelle Blvd. 99354 Richland UNITED STATES
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory 3335 Innovation Blvd 99354 Richland UNITED STATES
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Energy and Environment Directorate 902 Battelle Boulevard 99354 Richland UNITED STATES
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Feng G, Jia H, Shi Y, Yang X, Liang Y, Engelhard MH, Zhang Y, Yang C, Xu K, Yao Y, Xu W, Shan X. Imaging solid-electrolyte interphase dynamics using operando reflection interference microscopy. Nat Nanotechnol 2023:10.1038/s41565-023-01316-3. [PMID: 36759704 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-023-01316-3] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The quality of the solid-electrolyte interphase is crucial for the performance of most battery chemistries, but its formation dynamics during operation are not well understood due to a lack of reliable operando characterization techniques. Herein, we report a dynamic, non-invasive, operando reflection interference microscope to enable the real-time imaging of the solid-electrolyte interphase during its formation and evolution processes with high sensitivity. The stratified structure of the solid-electrolyte interphase formed during four distinct steps includes the emergence of a permanent inner inorganic layer enriched in LiF, a transient assembly of an interfacial electrified double layer and a consequent emergence of a temporary outer organic-rich layer whose presence is reversible with electrochemical cycling. Reflection interference microscope imaging reveals an inverse correlation between the thicknesses of two interphasial subcomponents, implying that the permanent inorganic-rich inner layer dictates the organic-rich outer layer formation and lithium nucleation. The real-time visualization of solid-electrolyte interphase dynamics provides a powerful tool for the rational design of battery interphases.
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- Guangxia Feng
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Battery Science Branch, Energy Science Division, Sensor and Electron Devices Directorate, Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD, USA.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
- Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
- Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
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Quinn J, Wu B, Xu Y, Engelhard MH, Xiao J, Wang C. Tracking the Oxidation of Silicon Anodes Using Cryo-EELS upon Battery Cycling. ACS Nano 2022; 16:21063-21070. [PMID: 36520937 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c08777] [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: 06/17/2023]
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Silicon is a high-capacity material for the anode of a rechargeable lithium-ion battery. One of the fundamental challenges for using Si in anodes is capacity fading, which has been revealed to be partially associated with the interfacial instability between the Si and liquid electrolyte due to the large volume swing of Si upon charging and discharging. Smart nanoscale design concepts, either presynthesized or formed in situ, have led to the mitigation of the detrimental factors associated with the volume swing of Si. However, it has never been clear how the chemical state of Si evolves and contributes to the capacity fading upon battery cycling. Here, we use cryo-electron energy loss spectroscopy to directly monitor, at a subnanometer scale, the chemical evolution of Si upon battery cycling. We discover that during the cycling process Si particles are progressively oxidized to form SiO2, which is initiated from the particle surface and gradually penetrates toward the interior of the particle, directly contributing to the capacity fading. Possible mechanisms of Si oxidation are postulated. We further show how the cycling stability can be improved by an electrolyte additive to form an effective passivation layer, representatively, even a small concentration of fluoroethylene carbonate causes the formation of an LiF layer on the Si nanoparticle surface that prevents Si oxidation and improves cycling stability. The present work unveils Si oxidation as a previously unrecognized factor that contributes to capacity fading, therefore providing insight into the design of anodes with Si-based materials.
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- Joseph Quinn
- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington99352, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington99354, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington99352, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington99352, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington99354, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington99352, United States
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Zhang X, Gao P, Wu Z, Engelhard MH, Cao X, Jia H, Xu Y, Liu H, Wang C, Liu J, Zhang JG, Liu P, Xu W. Pinned Electrode/Electrolyte Interphase and Its Formation Origin for Sulfurized Polyacrylonitrile Cathode in Stable Lithium Batteries. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:52046-52057. [PMID: 36377408 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c16890] [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: 06/16/2023]
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Sulfurized polyacrylonitrile (SPAN) represents one of the most promising directions for high-energy-density lithium (Li)-sulfur batteries. However, the practical application of Li||SPAN is currently limited by the insufficient chemical/electrochemical stability of electrode/electrolyte interphase (EEI). Here, a pinned EEI layer is designed for stabilizing a SPAN cathode by regulating the EEI formation mechanism in an advanced LiFSI/ether/fluorinated-ether electrolyte. Computational simulations and experimental investigations reveal that, benefiting from the nonsolvating nature, the fluorinated-ether can not only act as a protective shield to prevent the Li polysulfides dissolution but also, more importantly, endow a diffusion-controlled EEI formation process. It promotes the formation of a uniform, protective, and conductive EEI layer pinning into SPAN surface region, enabling the high loading Li||SPAN batteries with superior cycling stability, wide temperature performance, and high-rate capability. This design strategy opens an avenue for exploring advanced electrolytes for Li||SPAN batteries and guides the interface design for broad types of battery systems.
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- Xianhui Zhang
- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
- Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Sustainable Power and Energy Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Lyu Z, Ding S, Tieu P, Fang L, Li X, Li T, Pan X, Engelhard MH, Ruan X, Du D, Li S, Lin Y. Single-Atomic Site Catalyst Enhanced Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Point-of-Care Detection of Herbicide. Research (Wash D C) 2022; 2022:9823290. [PMID: 36082212 PMCID: PMC9435159 DOI: 10.34133/2022/9823290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Point-of-care (POC) detection of herbicides is of great importance due to their impact on the environment and potential risks to human health. Here, we design a single-atomic site catalyst (SASC) with excellent peroxidase-like (POD-like) catalytic activity, which enhances the detection performance of corresponding lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA). The iron single-atomic site catalyst (Fe-SASC) is synthesized from hemin-doped ZIF-8, creating active sites that mimic the Fe active center coordination environment of natural enzyme and their functions. Due to its atomically dispersed iron active sites that result in maximum utilization of active metal atoms, the Fe-SASC exhibits superior POD-like activity, which has great potential to replace its natural counterparts. Also, the catalytic mechanism of Fe-SASC is systematically investigated. Utilizing its outstanding catalytic activity, the Fe-SASC is used as label to construct LFIA (Fe-SASC-LFIA) for herbicide detection. The 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is selected as a target here, since it is a commonly used herbicide as well as a biomarker for herbicide exposure evaluation. A linear detection range of 1-250 ng/mL with a low limit of detection (LOD) of 0.82 ng/mL has been achieved. Meanwhile, excellent specificity and selectivity towards 2,4-D have been obtained. The outstanding detection performance of the Fe-SASC-LFIA has also been demonstrated in the detection of human urine samples, indicating the practicability of this POC detection platform for analyzing the 2,4-D exposure level of a person. We believe this proposed Fe-SASC-LFIA has potential as a portable, rapid, and high-sensitive POC detection strategy for pesticide exposure evaluation.
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- Zhaoyuan Lyu
- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
- X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Irvine Materials Research Institute (IMRI), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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Yu Z, Shang SL, Ahn K, Marty DT, Feng R, Engelhard MH, Liu ZK, Lu D. Enhancing Moisture Stability of Sulfide Solid-State Electrolytes by Reversible Amphipathic Molecular Coating. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:32035-32042. [PMID: 35816730 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c07388] [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: 06/15/2023]
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The all-solid-state battery (ASSB) is a promising next-generation energy storage technology for both consumer electronics and electric vehicles because of its high energy density and improved safety. Sulfide solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) have merits of low density, high ionic conductivity, and favorable mechanical properties compared to oxide ceramic and polymer materials. However, mass production and processing of sulfide SSEs remain a grand challenge because of their poor moisture stability. Here, we report a reversible surface coating strategy for enhancing the moisture stability of sulfide SSEs using amphipathic organic molecules. An ultrathin layer of 1-bromopentane is coated on the sulfide SSE surface (e.g., Li7P2S8Br0.5I0.5) via Van der Waals force. 1-Bromopentane has more negative adsorption energy with SSEs than H2O based on first-principles calculations, thereby enhancing the moisture stability of SSEs because the hydrophobic long-chain alkyl tail of 1-bromopentane repels water molecules. Moreover, this amphipathic molecular layer has a negligible effect on ionic conductivity and can be removed reversibly by heating at low temperatures (e.g., 160 °C). This finding opens a new pathway for the surface engineering of moisture-sensitive SSEs and other energy materials, thereby speeding up their deployment in ASSBs.
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- Zhaoxin Yu
- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Li MM, Tripathi S, Polikarpov E, Canfield NL, Han KS, Weller JM, Buck EC, Engelhard MH, Reed DM, Sprenkle VL, Li G. Interfacial Engineering with a Nanoparticle-Decorated Porous Carbon Structure on β″-Alumina Solid-State Electrolytes for Molten Sodium Batteries. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:25534-25544. [PMID: 35608361 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c05245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We present a novel anode interface modification on the β″-alumina solid-state electrolyte that improves the wetting behavior of molten sodium in battery applications. Heat treating a simple slurry, composed only of water, acetone, carbon black, and lead acetate, formed a porous carbon network decorated with PbOx (0 ≤ x ≤ 2) nanoparticles between 10 and 50 nm. Extensive performance analysis, through impedance spectroscopy and symmetric cycling, shows a stable, low-resistance interface for close to 6000 cycles. Furthermore, an intermediate temperature Na-S cell with a modified β″-alumina solid-state electrolyte could achieve an average stable cycling capacity as high as 509 mA h/g. This modification drastically decreases the amount of Pb content to approximately 3% in the anode interface (6 wt % or 0.4 mol %) and could further eliminate the need for toxic Pb altogether by replacing it with environmentally benign Sn. Overall, in situ reduction of oxide nanoparticles created a high-performance anode interface, further enabling large-scale applications of liquid metal anodes with solid-state electrolytes.
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- Minyuan M Li
- Energy Processes & Materials, Energy & Environment, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Nuclear Sciences, Energy & Environment, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy Processes & Materials, Energy & Environment, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy Processes & Materials, Energy & Environment, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy Processes & Materials, Energy & Environment, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy Processes & Materials, Energy & Environment, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Nuclear Sciences, Energy & Environment, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental & Molecular Sciences, Earth & Biological Sciences, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy Processes & Materials, Energy & Environment, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy Processes & Materials, Energy & Environment, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy Processes & Materials, Energy & Environment, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Kim JM, Xu Y, Engelhard MH, Hu J, Lim HS, Jia H, Yang Z, Matthews BE, Tripathi S, Zhang X, Zhong L, Lin F, Wang C, Xu W. Facile Dual-Protection Layer and Advanced Electrolyte Enhancing Performances of Cobalt-free/Nickel-rich Cathodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:17405-17414. [PMID: 35388687 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c01694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Despite cobalt (Co)-free/nickel (Ni)-rich layered oxides being considered as one of the promising cathode materials due to their high specific capacity, their highly reactive surface still hinders practical application. Herein, a polyimide/polyvinylpyrrolidone (PI/PVP, denoted as PP) coating layer is demonstrated as dual protection for the LiNi0.96Mg0.02Ti0.02O2 (NMT) cathode material to suppress surface contamination against moist air and to prevent unwanted interfacial side reactions during cycling. The PP-coated NMT (PP@NMT) preserves a relatively clean surface with the bare generation of lithium residues, structural degradation, and gas evolution even after exposure to air with ∼30% humidity for 2 weeks compared to the bare NMT. In addition, the exposed PP@NMT significantly enhances the electrochemical performance of graphite||NMT cells by preventing byproducts and structural distortion. Moreover, the exposed PP@NMT achieves a high capacity retention of 86.7% after 500 cycles using an advanced localized high-concentration electrolyte. This work demonstrates promising protection of Co-free/Ni-rich layered cathodes for their practical usage even after exposure to moist air.
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- Ju-Myung Kim
- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, United States
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Jiang D, Yao Y, Li T, Wan G, Pereira‐Hernández XI, Lu Y, Tian J, Khivantsev K, Engelhard MH, Sun C, García‐Vargas CE, Hoffman AS, Bare SR, Datye AK, Hu L, Wang Y. Frontispiece: Tailoring the Local Environment of Platinum in Single‐Atom Pt
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Catalysts for Robust Low‐Temperature CO Oxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202185061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Dong Jiang
- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Washington State University Pullman WA 99164 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
- Current address: 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 Materials Science and Engineering University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park CA 94025 USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Washington State University Pullman WA 99164 USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- X-ray Science Division Advanced Photon Source Argonne National Laboratory Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Washington State University Pullman WA 99164 USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park CA 94025 USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park CA 94025 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Center for Micro-Engineered Materials University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Washington State University Pullman WA 99164 USA
- Institute for Integrated Catalysis Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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Jiang D, Yao Y, Li T, Wan G, Pereira‐Hernández XI, Lu Y, Tian J, Khivantsev K, Engelhard MH, Sun C, García‐Vargas CE, Hoffman AS, Bare SR, Datye AK, Hu L, Wang Y. Frontispiz: Tailoring the Local Environment of Platinum in Single‐Atom Pt
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Catalysts for Robust Low‐Temperature CO Oxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202185061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Dong Jiang
- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Washington State University Pullman WA 99164 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
- Current address: 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 Materials Science and Engineering University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park CA 94025 USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Washington State University Pullman WA 99164 USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- X-ray Science Division Advanced Photon Source Argonne National Laboratory Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Washington State University Pullman WA 99164 USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park CA 94025 USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park CA 94025 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Center for Micro-Engineered Materials University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Washington State University Pullman WA 99164 USA
- Institute for Integrated Catalysis Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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Jiang D, Yao Y, Li T, Wan G, Pereira‐Hernández XI, Lu Y, Tian J, Khivantsev K, Engelhard MH, Sun C, García‐Vargas CE, Hoffman AS, Bare SR, Datye AK, Hu L, Wang Y. Tailoring the Local Environment of Platinum in Single‐Atom Pt
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Catalysts for Robust Low‐Temperature CO Oxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202108585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Dong Jiang
- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Washington State University Pullman WA 99164 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
- Current address: 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 Materials Science and Engineering University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park CA 94025 USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Washington State University Pullman WA 99164 USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- X-ray Science Division Advanced Photon Source Argonne National Laboratory Lemont IL 60439 USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Washington State University Pullman WA 99164 USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park CA 94025 USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Menlo Park CA 94025 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Center for Micro-Engineered Materials University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131 USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Maryland College Park MD 20742 USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Washington State University Pullman WA 99164 USA
- Institute for Integrated Catalysis Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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Son J, Buck EC, Riechers SL, Tripathi S, Strange LE, Engelhard MH, Yu XY. Studying Corrosion Using Miniaturized Particle Attached Working Electrodes and the Nafion Membrane. Micromachines (Basel) 2021; 12:mi12111414. [PMID: 34832825 PMCID: PMC8618753 DOI: 10.3390/mi12111414] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
We developed a new approach to attach particles onto a conductive layer as a working electrode (WE) in a microfluidic electrochemical cell with three electrodes. Nafion, an efficient proton transfer molecule, is used to form a thin protection layer to secure particle electrodes. Spin coating is used to develop a thin and even layer of Nafion membrane. The effects of Nafion (5 wt% 20 wt%) and spinning rates were evaluated using multiple sets of replicates. The electrochemical performance of various devices was demonstrated. Additionally, the electrochemical performance of the devices is used to select and optimize fabrication conditions. The results show that a higher spinning rate and a lower Nafion concentration (5 wt%) induce a better performance, using cerium oxide (CeO2) particles as a testing model. The WE surfaces were characterized using atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy-focused ion beam (SEM-FIB), time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The comparison between the pristine and corroded WE surfaces shows that Nafion is redistributed after potential is applied. Our results verify that Nafion membrane offers a reliable means to secure particles onto electrodes. Furthermore, the electrochemical performance is reliable and reproducible. Thus, this approach provides a new way to study more complex and challenging particles, such as uranium oxide, in the future.
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- Jiyoung Son
- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA; (J.S.); (E.C.B.); (S.L.R.); (S.T.); (L.E.S.)
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA; (J.S.); (E.C.B.); (S.L.R.); (S.T.); (L.E.S.)
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA; (J.S.); (E.C.B.); (S.L.R.); (S.T.); (L.E.S.)
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA; (J.S.); (E.C.B.); (S.L.R.); (S.T.); (L.E.S.)
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA; (J.S.); (E.C.B.); (S.L.R.); (S.T.); (L.E.S.)
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA;
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA; (J.S.); (E.C.B.); (S.L.R.); (S.T.); (L.E.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-509-372-4524
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Zhang J, Sudduth B, Sun J, Kovarik L, Engelhard MH, Wang Y. Elucidating the Active Site and the Role of Alkali Metals in Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Phenols over Iron-Carbide-based Catalyst. ChemSusChem 2021; 14:4546-4555. [PMID: 34378351 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202101382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Iron-carbide-based catalysts have been explored in the selective hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of phenol, aiming at elucidating the role of active site and alkali metal. Complementary characterization such as X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and scanning transmission electron microscopy coupled with electron energy loss spectroscopy, together with catalytic evaluations revealed a rapid structural reconstruction of iron carbide (Fe3 C) catalysts, leading to a stable defective graphene-covered metallic Fe active phase (G@Fe) under reaction conditions. Further studies using different alkali metals (i. e., Na, K, and Cs) revealed that alkali metals showed negligible effect on the phase transformation of Fe3 C. However, the reconstructed G@Fe doped with alkali metals inhibited the tautomerization, a facile reaction pathway to saturation of the aromatic ring, leading to enhanced selectivity to arene. The extent of inhibition of tautomerization or selectivity to arene was closely related to the degree of electron donation of alkali metal to Fe.
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- Jianghao Zhang
- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, P. R. China
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- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis and Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis and Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
- Institute for Integrated Catalysis and Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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Huyan C, Ding S, Lyu Z, Engelhard MH, Tian Y, Du D, Liu D, Lin Y. Selective Removal of Perfluorobutyric Acid Using an Electroactive Ion Exchanger Based on Polypyrrole@Iron Oxide on Carbon Cloth. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:48500-48507. [PMID: 34617724 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c09374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Perfluorobutyric acid (PFBA) is one type of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and is widely used as an industrial compound. The removal of PFBA has attracted considerable scientific interests in recent decades because it causes environmental pollution and human diseases. Currently, the adsorption method has been used commonly to remove PFASs from wastewater. However, it is usually limited by the inevitable "secondary waste" produced in this treatment process. In this work, PFBA can be effectively removed by synergistic electrical switching ion exchange (ESIX) and a new type of nanostructured ion exchanger. Herein, the nanostructured ion exchanger has been designed and synthesized by coating a polypyrrole (PPy)@Fe2O3 nanoneedle on carbon cloth (PPy@Fe2O3 NN-CC). Results show that the PPy@Fe2O3 NN-CC nanocomposite enhances ion exchange speed and efficiency, which ensures its high adsorption capacity and rapid regeneration property, thereby reducing secondary waste. Moreover, ESIX based on the PPy@Fe2O3 NN-CC nanocomposite has high selectivity for adsorption of PFBA over other common anions in water, such as Cl-, SO42-, and NO3-.
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- Chenxi Huyan
- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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O’Callahan B, Qafoku O, Balema V, Negrete OA, Passian A, Engelhard MH, Waters KM. Atomic Force Microscopy and Infrared Nanospectroscopy of COVID-19 Spike Protein for the Quantification of Adhesion to Common Surfaces. Langmuir 2021; 37:12089-12097. [PMID: 34609882 PMCID: PMC8507151 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed millions of lives worldwide, sickened many more, and has resulted in severe socioeconomic consequences. As society returns to normal, understanding the spread and persistence of SARS CoV-2 on commonplace surfaces can help to mitigate future outbreaks of coronaviruses and other pathogens. We hypothesize that such an understanding can be aided by studying the binding and interaction of viral proteins with nonbiological surfaces. Here, we propose a methodology for investigating the adhesion of the SARS CoV-2 spike glycoprotein on common inorganic surfaces such as aluminum, copper, iron, silica, and ceria oxides as well as metallic gold. Quantitative adhesion was obtained from the analysis of measured forces at the nanoscale using an atomic force microscope operated under ambient conditions. Without imposing further constraints on the measurement conditions, our preliminary findings suggest that spike glycoproteins interact with similar adhesion forces across the majority of the metal oxides tested with the exception to gold, for which attraction forces ∼10 times stronger than all other materials studied were observed. Ferritin, which was used as a reference protein, was found to exhibit similar adhesion forces as SARS CoV-2 spike protein. This study results show that glycoprotein adhesion forces for similar ambient humidity, tip shape, and contact surface are nonspecific to the properties of metal oxide surfaces, which are expected to be covered by a thin water film. The findings suggest that under ambient conditions, glycoprotein adhesion to metal oxides is primarily controlled by the water capillary forces, and they depend on the surface tension of the liquid water. We discuss further strategies warranted to decipher the intricate nanoscale forces for improved quantification of the adhesion.
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- Brian O’Callahan
- Earth
and Biological Sciences Division, Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth
and Biological Sciences Division, Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Ames
Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Iowa
State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
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- Biotechnology
and Bioengineering Department, Sandia National
Laboratories, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Quantum
Information Science Group, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Earth
and Biological Sciences Division, Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Earth
and Biological Sciences Division, Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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Jia H, Zhang X, Xu Y, Zou L, Kim JM, Gao P, Engelhard MH, Li Q, Niu C, Matthews BE, Lemmon TL, Hu J, Wang C, Xu W. Toward the Practical Use of Cobalt-Free Lithium-Ion Batteries by an Advanced Ether-Based Electrolyte. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:44339-44347. [PMID: 34495631 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c12072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 06/13/2023]
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The criticality of cobalt (Co) has been motivating the quest for Co-free positive electrode materials for building lithium (Li)-ion batteries (LIBs). However, the LIBs based on Co-free positive electrode materials usually suffer from relatively fast capacity decay when coupled with conventional LiPF6-organocarbonate electrolytes. To address this issue, a 1,2-dimethoxyethane-based localized high-concentration electrolyte (LHCE) was developed and evaluated in a Co-free Li-ion cell chemistry (graphite||LiNi0.96Mg0.02Ti0.02O2). Extraordinary capacity retentions were achieved with the LHCE in coin cells (95.3%), single-layer pouch cells (79.4%), and high-capacity loading double-layer pouch cells (70.9%) after being operated within the voltage range of 2.5-4.4 V for 500 charge/discharge cycles. The capacity retentions of counterpart cells using the LiPF6-based conventional electrolyte only reached 61.1, 57.2, and 59.8%, respectively. Mechanistic studies reveal that the superior electrode/electrolyte interphases formed by the LHCE and the intrinsic chemical stability of the LHCE account for the excellent electrochemical performance in the Co-free Li-ion cells.
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- Hao Jia
- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical & Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Jiang D, Yao Y, Li T, Wan G, Pereira-Hernández XI, Lu Y, Tian J, Khivantsev K, Engelhard MH, Sun C, García-Vargas CE, Hoffman AS, Bare SR, Datye AK, Hu L, Wang Y. Tailoring the Local Environment of Platinum in Single-Atom Pt 1 /CeO 2 Catalysts for Robust Low-Temperature CO Oxidation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:26054-26062. [PMID: 34346155 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
A single-atom Pt1 /CeO2 catalyst formed by atom trapping (AT, 800 °C in air) shows excellent thermal stability but is inactive for CO oxidation at low temperatures owing to over-stabilization of Pt2+ in a highly symmetric square-planar Pt1 O4 coordination environment. Reductive activation to form Pt nanoparticles (NPs) results in enhanced activity; however, the NPs are easily oxidized, leading to drastic activity loss. Herein we show that tailoring the local environment of isolated Pt2+ by thermal-shock (TS) synthesis leads to a highly active and thermally stable Pt1 /CeO2 catalyst. Ultrafast shockwaves (>1200 °C) in an inert atmosphere induced surface reconstruction of CeO2 to generate Pt single atoms in an asymmetric Pt1 O4 configuration. Owing to this unique coordination, Pt1 δ+ in a partially reduced state dynamically evolves during CO oxidation, resulting in exceptional low-temperature performance. CO oxidation reactivity on the Pt1 /CeO2 _TS catalyst was retained under oxidizing conditions.
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- Dong Jiang
- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.,Current address: 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 Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Center for Micro-Engineered Materials, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.,Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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Wu H, Gao P, Jia H, Zou L, Zhang L, Cao X, Engelhard MH, Bowden ME, Ding MS, Hu J, Hu D, Burton SD, Xu K, Wang C, Zhang JG, Xu W. A Polymer-in-Salt Electrolyte with Enhanced Oxidative Stability for Lithium Metal Polymer Batteries. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:31583-31593. [PMID: 34170663 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c04637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
The lithium (Li) metal polymer battery (LMPB) is a promising candidate for solid-state batteries with high safety. However, high voltage stability of such a battery has been hindered by the use of polyethylene oxide (PEO), which oxidizes at a potential lower than 4 V versus Li. Herein, we adopt the polymer-in-salt electrolyte (PISE) strategy to circumvent the disadvantage of the PEO-lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI) system with EO/Li ≤ 8 through a dry ball-milling process to avoid the contamination of the residual solvent. The obtained solid-state PISEs exhibit distinctly different morphologies and coordination structures which lead to significant improvement in oxidative stability. P(EO)1LiFSI has a low melting temperature, a high ionic conductivity at 60 °C, and an oxidative stability of ∼4.5 V versus Li/Li+. With an effective interphase rich in inorganic species and a good stability of the hybrid polymer electrolyte toward Li metal, the LMPB constructed with Li||LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 can retain 74.4% of capacity after 186 cycles at 60 °C under the cutoff charge voltage of 4.3 V. The findings offer a promising pathway toward high-voltage stable polymer electrolytes for high-energy-density and safe LMPBs.
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- Haiping Wu
- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Battery Science Branch, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, Maryland 20783, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Battery Science Branch, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, Maryland 20783, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Gao P, Wu H, Zhang X, Jia H, Kim J, Engelhard MH, Niu C, Xu Z, Zhang J, Xu W. Optimization of Magnesium‐Doped Lithium Metal Anode for High Performance Lithium Metal Batteries through Modeling and Experiment. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202103344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Peiyuan Gao
- Physical and Computational Science Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Physical and Computational Science Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland WA 99354 USA
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Gao P, Wu H, Zhang X, Jia H, Kim JM, Engelhard MH, Niu C, Xu Z, Zhang JG, Xu W. Optimization of Magnesium-Doped Lithium Metal Anode for High Performance Lithium Metal Batteries through Modeling and Experiment. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:16506-16513. [PMID: 34010506 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202103344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Lithium (Li)-magnesium (Mg) alloy with limited Mg amount, which can also be called Mg-doped Li (Li-Mg), has been considered as a potential alternative anode for high energy density rechargeable Li metal batteries. However, the optimum doping-content of Mg in Li-Mg anode and the mechanism of the improved performance are not well understood. Herein, density functional theory (DFT) calculations are used to investigate the effect of Mg amount in Li-Mg anode. The Li-Mg with about 5 wt. % Mg (abbreviated as Li-Mg5) has the lowest absorption energy of Li, thus all the surface area can be "controlled" by Mg atoms, leading to the smooth and continuous deposition of Li on the surface around the Mg center. A localized high concentration electrolyte enables Li-Mg5 to exhibit the best cycling stability in Li metal batteries with high-loading cathode and lean electrolyte under 4.4 V high-voltage, which is approaching the demand of practical application. This electrolyte also helps generate an inorganic-rich solid electrolyte interphase, which leads to smooth, compact and less corrosion layer on the Li-Mg5 surface. Both theoretical simulations and experimental results prove that Li-Mg5 has optimum Mg content and gives best battery cycling performance.
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- Peiyuan Gao
- Physical and Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Physical and Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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Jia H, Xu Y, Zhang X, Burton SD, Gao P, Matthews BE, Engelhard MH, Han KS, Zhong L, Wang C, Xu W. Advanced Low‐Flammable Electrolytes for Stable Operation of High‐Voltage Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202102403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Hao Jia
- Energy and Environment Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99354 USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99354 USA
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Jia H, Xu Y, Zhang X, Burton SD, Gao P, Matthews BE, Engelhard MH, Han KS, Zhong L, Wang C, Xu W. Advanced Low-Flammable Electrolytes for Stable Operation of High-Voltage Lithium-Ion Batteries. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:12999-13006. [PMID: 33783105 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [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: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Despite being an effective flame retardant, trimethyl phosphate (TMPa ) is generally considered as an unqualified solvent for fabricating electrolytes used in graphite (Gr)-based lithium-ion batteries as it readily leads to Gr exfoliation and cell failure. In this work, by adopting the unique solvation structure of localized high-concentration electrolyte (LHCE) to TMPa and tuning the composition of the solvation sheaths via electrolyte additives, excellent electrochemical performance can be achieved with TMPa -based electrolytes in Gr∥LiNi0.8 Mn0.1 Co0.1 O2 cells. After 500 charge/discharge cycles within the voltage range of 2.5-4.4 V, the batteries containing the TMPa -based LHCE with a proper additive can achieve a capacity retention of 85.4 %, being significantly higher than cells using a LiPF6 -organocarbonates baseline electrolyte (75.2 %). Meanwhile, due to the flame retarding effect of TMPa , TMPa -based LHCEs exhibit significantly reduced flammability compared with the conventional LiPF6 -organocarbonates electrolyte.
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- Hao Jia
- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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Ding S, Lyu Z, Zhong H, Liu D, Sarnello E, Fang L, Xu M, Engelhard MH, Tian H, Li T, Pan X, Beckman SP, Feng S, Du D, Li JC, Shao M, Lin Y. An Ion-Imprinting Derived Strategy to Synthesize Single-Atom Iron Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction. Small 2021; 17:e2004454. [PMID: 33306278 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202004454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Carbon-based single-atom catalysts (CSACs) have recently received extensive attention in catalysis research. However, the preparation process of CSACs involves a high-temperature treatment, during which metal atoms are mobile and aggregated into nanoparticles, detrimental to the catalytic performance. Herein, an ion-imprinting derived strategy is proposed to synthesize CSACs, in which isolated metal-nitrogen-carbon (Me-N4 -Cx ) moiety covalently binds oxygen atoms in Si-based molecular sieve frameworks. Such a feature makes Me-N4 -Cx moiety well protected/confined during the heat treatment, resulting in the final material enriched with single-atom metal active sites. As a proof of concept, a single-atom Fe-N-C catalyst is synthesized by using this ion-imprinting derived strategy. Experimental results and theoretical calculations demonstrate high concentration of single FeN4 active sites distributed in this catalyst, resulting in an outstanding oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) performance with a half-wave potential of 0.908 V in alkaline media.
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- Shichao Ding
- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USA
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- Irvine Materials Research Institute (IMRI), University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
- Fok Ying Tung Research Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou, 511458, China
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USA
- X-Ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Irvine Materials Research Institute (IMRI), University of California, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
- Fok Ying Tung Research Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou, 511458, China
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- Fok Ying Tung Research Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou, 511458, China
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- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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Beck CL, Riley BJ, Chong S, Smith N, Seiner DR, Seiner BN, Engelhard MH, Clark SB. Molecular Iodine Interactions with Fe, Ni, Cr, and Stainless Steel Alloys. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c04590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Chelsie L. Beck
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Li MM, Lu X, Zhan X, Engelhard MH, Bonnett JF, Polikarpov E, Jung K, Reed DM, Sprenkle VL, Li G. High performance sodium-sulfur batteries at low temperature enabled by superior molten Na wettability. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:45-48. [PMID: 33325930 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc06987f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Reducing the operating temperature of conventional molten sodium-sulfur batteries (∼350 °C) is critical to create safe and cost-effective large-scale storage devices. By raising the surface treatment temperature of lead acetate trihydrate, the sodium wettability on β''-Al2O3 improved significantly at 120 °C. The low temperature Na-S cell can reach a capacity as high as 520.2 mA h g-1 and stable cycling over 1000 cycles.
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- Minyuan M Li
- Electrochemical Materials and Systems Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA.
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Jia H, Xu Y, Burton SD, Gao P, Zhang X, Matthews BE, Engelhard MH, Zhong L, Bowden ME, Xiao B, Han KS, Wang C, Xu W. Enabling Ether-Based Electrolytes for Long Cycle Life of Lithium-Ion Batteries at High Charge Voltage. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:54893-54903. [PMID: 33226769 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c18177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with high-nickel (Ni) content LiNixMnyCozO2 (x + y + z = 1) (NMC with Ni ≥ 0.6) cathodes operated at high charge voltages have been considered as one of the most promising candidates for addressing the challenge of increasing energy density demand. Conventional LiPF6-organocarbonate electrolytes exhibit incompatibility with such cell chemistries under certain testing conditions because of the instability of electrode/electrolyte interphases. In response to this challenge, ether-based electrolytes with finely tuned structure and composition of solvation sheaths were developed and evaluated in graphite (Gr)∥NMC811 cell chemistry in 2.5-4.4 V, despite ethers being conventionally considered to be unfavorable electrolyte solvents for LIBs because of their anodic instability above 4.0 V and cointercalation into Gr electrodes. The functional ether-based electrolytes in this work enable both excellent cycle life and high rate capability of Gr∥NMC811 cells. Mechanistic studies reveal that the unique structure and composition of the solvation sheath of the functional ether electrolytes are the main reasons behind their excellent anodic stability and effective protection of the Gr electrode and, consequently, the extraordinary cell performances when operated at high charge cutoff voltages. This work also provides a feasible approach in developing highly stable functional electrolytes for high-energy density LIBs.
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- Hao Jia
- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Ren X, Zhang X, Shadike Z, Zou L, Jia H, Cao X, Engelhard MH, Matthews BE, Wang C, Arey BW, Yang XQ, Liu J, Zhang JG, Xu W. Designing Advanced In Situ Electrode/Electrolyte Interphases for Wide Temperature Operation of 4.5 V Li||LiCoO 2 Batteries. Adv Mater 2020; 32:e2004898. [PMID: 33150628 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202004898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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High-energy-density batteries with a LiCoO2 (LCO) cathode are of significant importance to the energy-storage market, especially for portable electronics. However, their development is greatly limited by the inferior performance under high voltages and challenging temperatures. Here, highly stable lithium (Li) metal batteries with LCO cathode, through the design of in situ formed, stable electrode/electrolyte interphases on both the Li anode and the LCO cathode, with an advanced electrolyte, are reported. The LCO cathode can deliver a high specific capacity of ≈190 mAh g-1 and show greatly improved cell performances under a high charge voltage of 4.5 V (even up to 4.55 V) and a wide temperature range from -30 to 55 °C. This work points out a promising approach for developing Li||LCO batteries for practical applications. This approach can also be used to improve the high-voltage performance of other batteries in a broad temperature range.
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- Xiaodi Ren
- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, 11973, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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Xie X, He C, Li B, He Y, Cullen DA, Wegener EC, Kropf AJ, Martinez U, Cheng Y, Engelhard MH, Bowden ME, Song M, Lemmon T, Li XS, Nie Z, Liu J, Myers DJ, Zelenay P, Wang G, Wu G, Ramani V, Shao Y. Performance enhancement and degradation mechanism identification of a single-atom Co–N–C catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Nat Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-020-00546-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.0] [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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Ren X, Gao P, Zou L, Jiao S, Cao X, Zhang X, Jia H, Engelhard MH, Matthews BE, Wu H, Lee H, Niu C, Wang C, Arey BW, Xiao J, Liu J, Zhang JG, Xu W. Role of inner solvation sheath within salt-solvent complexes in tailoring electrode/electrolyte interphases for lithium metal batteries. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:28603-28613. [PMID: 33144505 PMCID: PMC7682554 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2010852117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Functional electrolyte is the key to stabilize the highly reductive lithium (Li) metal anode and the high-voltage cathode for long-life, high-energy-density rechargeable Li metal batteries (LMBs). However, fundamental mechanisms on the interactions between reactive electrodes and electrolytes are still not well understood. Recently localized high-concentration electrolytes (LHCEs) are emerging as a promising electrolyte design strategy for LMBs. Here, we use LHCEs as an ideal platform to investigate the fundamental correlation between the reactive characteristics of the inner solvation sheath on electrode surfaces due to their unique solvation structures. The effects of a series of LHCEs with model electrolyte solvents (carbonate, sulfone, phosphate, and ether) on the stability of high-voltage LMBs are systematically studied. The stabilities of electrodes in different LHCEs indicate the intrinsic synergistic effects between the salt and the solvent when they coexist on electrode surfaces. Experimental and theoretical analyses reveal an intriguing general rule that the strong interactions between the salt and the solvent in the inner solvation sheath promote their intermolecular proton/charge transfer reactions, which dictates the properties of the electrode/electrolyte interphases and thus the battery performances.
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- Xiaodi Ren
- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354;
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354;
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Wang L, Yang Z, Bowden ME, Freeland JW, Sushko PV, Spurgeon SR, Matthews B, Samarakoon WS, Zhou H, Feng Z, Engelhard MH, Du Y, Chambers SA. Hole-Trapping-Induced Stabilization of Ni 4 + in SrNiO 3 /LaFeO 3 Superlattices. Adv Mater 2020; 32:e2005003. [PMID: 33006412 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202005003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Creating new functionality in materials containing transition metals is predicated on the ability to control the associated charge states. For a given transition metal, there is an upper limit on valence that is not exceeded under normal conditions. Here, it is demonstrated that this limit of 3+ for Ni and Fe can be exceeded via synthesis of (SrNiO3 )m /(LaFeO3 )n superlattices by tuning n and m. The Goldschmidt tolerance constraints are lifted, and SrNi4+ O3 with holes on adjacent O anions is stabilized as a perovskite at the single-unit-cell level (m = 1). Holding m = 1, spectroscopy reveals that the n = 1 superlattice contains Ni3+ and Fe4+ , whereas Ni4+ and Fe3+ are observed in the n = 5 superlattice. It is revealed that the B-site cation valences can be tuned by controlling the magnitude of the FeO6 octahedral rotations, which, in turn, determine the energy balance between Ni3+ /Fe4+ and Ni4+ /Fe3+ , thus controlling emergent electrical properties such as the band alignment and resulting hole confinement. This approach can be extended to other systems for synthesizing novel, metastable layered structures with new functionalities.
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- Le Wang
- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Environment Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- School of Chemical, Biological and Environment Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99352, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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Dagle VL, Winkelman AD, Jaegers NR, Saavedra-Lopez J, Hu J, Engelhard MH, Habas SE, Akhade SA, Kovarik L, Glezakou VA, Rousseau R, Wang Y, Dagle RA. Single-Step Conversion of Ethanol to n-Butene over Ag-ZrO 2/SiO 2 Catalysts. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Vanessa Lebarbier Dagle
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352,United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352,United States
- Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352,United States
- Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352,United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352,United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352,United States
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- National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver West Pkwy, Golden, Colorado 80401,United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352,United States
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352,United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352,United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352,United States
- Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352,United States
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Boiteau RM, Kukkadapu R, Cliff JB, Smallwood CR, Kovarik L, Wirth MG, Engelhard MH, Varga T, Dohnalkova A, Perea DE, Wietsma T, Moran JJ, Hofmockel KS. Calcareous organic matter coatings sequester siderophores in alkaline soils. Sci Total Environ 2020; 724:138250. [PMID: 32303367 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Although most studies of organic matter (OM) stabilization in soils have focused on adsorption to aluminosilicate and iron-oxide minerals due to their strong interactions with organic nucleophiles, stabilization within alkaline soils has been empirically correlated with exchangeable Ca. Yet the extent of competing processes within natural soils remains unclear because of inadequate characterization of soil mineralogy and OM distribution within the soil in relation to minerals, particularly in C poor alkaline soils. In this study, we employed bulk and surface-sensitive spectroscopic methods including X-ray diffraction, 57Fe-Mössbauer, and X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) methods to investigate the minerology and soil organic C and N distribution on individual fine particles within an alkaline soil. Microscopy and XPS analyses demonstrated preferential sorption of Ca-containing OM onto surfaces of Fe-oxides and calcite. This result was unexpected given that the bulk combined amounts of quartz and Fe-containing feldspars of the soil constitute ~90% of total minerals and the surface atomic composition was largely Fe and Al (>10% combined) compared to Ca (4.2%). Soil sorption experiments were conducted with two siderophores, pyoverdine and enterobactin, to evaluate the adsorption of organic molecules with functional groups that strongly and preferentially bind Fe. A greater fraction of pyoverdine was adsorbed compared to enterobactin, which is smaller, less polar, and has a lower aqueous solubility. Using NanoSIMS to map the distribution of isotopically-labeled siderophores, we observed correlations with Ca and Fe, along with strong isotopic dilution with native C, indicating associations with OM coatings rather than with bare mineral surfaces. We propose a mechanism of adsorption by which organics aggregate within alkaline soils via cation bridging, favoring the stabilization of larger molecules with a greater number of nucleophilic functional groups.
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- Rene M Boiteau
- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, United States of America; College of Earth, Ocean, Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States of America.
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, United States of America.
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, United States of America
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, United States of America; Bioscience Division, Department of Molecular and Microbiology, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, 87185, United States of America
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, United States of America
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, United States of America
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, United States of America
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, United States of America
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, United States of America
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, United States of America
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, United States of America
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, United States of America
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, United States of America; Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology Department, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, United States of America
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Zhang J, Sun J, Kovarik L, Engelhard MH, Du L, Sudduth B, Li H, Wang Y. Surface engineering of earth-abundant Fe catalysts for selective hydrodeoxygenation of phenolics in liquid phase. Chem Sci 2020; 11:5874-5880. [PMID: 32874508 PMCID: PMC7448371 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc00983k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Tailoring the graphene-covered Fe with Cs modifies the surface electronic properties of the catalysts such that selective C–O bond cleavage of phenol is achieved in liquid phase by inhibiting the facile tautomerization followed by ring saturation.
Development of inexpensive sulfur-free catalysts for selective hydrogenolysis of the C–O bond in phenolics (i.e., selective removal of oxygen without aromatic ring saturation) under liquid-phase conditions is highly challenging. Here, we report an efficient approach to engineer earth-abundant Fe catalysts with a graphene overlayer and alkali metal (i.e., Cs), which produces arenes with 100% selectivity from liquid-phase hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of phenolics with high durability. In particular, we report that a thin (a few layers) surface graphene overlayer can be engineered on metallic Fe particles (G@Fe) by a controlled surface reaction of a carbonaceous compound, which prevents the iron surface from oxidation by hydroxyls or water produced during HDO reaction. More importantly, further tailoring the surface electronic properties of G@Fe with the addition of cesium, creating a Cs-G@Fe composite catalyst in contrast to a deactivated Cs@Fe one, promotes the selective C–O bond cleavage by inhibiting the tautomerization, a pathway that is very facile under liquid-phase conditions. The current study could open a general approach to rational design of highly efficient catalysts for HDO of phenolics.
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- Jianghao Zhang
- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering , Washington State University , Pullman , WA 99164 , USA .
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- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering , Washington State University , Pullman , WA 99164 , USA .
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis , Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , WA 99352 , USA .
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- Institute for Integrated Catalysis , Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , WA 99352 , USA .
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin 150001 , China
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- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering , Washington State University , Pullman , WA 99164 , USA .
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- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering , Washington State University , Pullman , WA 99164 , USA .
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- The Gene & Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering , Washington State University , Pullman , WA 99164 , USA . .,Institute for Integrated Catalysis , Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , WA 99352 , USA .
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Cui W, Zhang X, Pearce CI, Engelhard MH, Zhang H, Wang Y, Heald SM, Zheng S, Zhang Y, Clark SB, Li P, Wang Z, Rosso KM. Effect of Cr(III) Adsorption on the Dissolution of Boehmite Nanoparticles in Caustic Solution. Environ Sci Technol 2020; 54:6375-6384. [PMID: 32298589 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b07881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The incorporation of relatively minor impurity metals onto metal (oxy)hydroxides can strongly impact solubility. In complex highly alkaline multicomponent radioactive tank wastes such as those at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, tests indicate that the surface area-normalized dissolution rate of boehmite (γ-AlOOH) nanomaterials is at least an order of magnitude lower than that predicted for the pure phase. Here, we examine the dissolution kinetics of boehmite coated by adsorbed Cr(III), which adheres at saturation coverages as sparse chemisorbed monolayer clusters. Using 40 nm boehmite nanoplates as a model system, temperature-dependent dissolution rates of pure versus Cr(III)-adsorbed boehmite showed that the initial rate for the latter is consistently several times lower, with an apparent activation energy 16 kJ·mol-1 higher. Although the surface coverage is only around 50%, solution analysis coupled to multimethod solids characterization reveal a phyicochemical armoring effect by adsorbed Cr(III) that substantially reduces the number of dissolution-active sites on particle surfaces. Such findings could help improve kinetics models of boehmite and/or metal ion adsorbed boehmite nanomaterials, ultimately providing a stronger foundation for the development of more robust complex radioactive liquid waste processing strategies.
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- Wenwen Cui
- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
- National Engineering Laboratory for Hydrometallurgical Cleaner Production Technology, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Energy & Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
- National Engineering Laboratory for Hydrometallurgical Cleaner Production Technology, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Hydrometallurgical Cleaner Production Technology, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Hydrometallurgical Cleaner Production Technology, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Energy & Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Hydrometallurgical Cleaner Production Technology, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Krounbi L, Enders A, Anderton CR, Engelhard MH, Hestrin R, Torres-Rojas D, Dynes JJ, Lehmann J. Sequential Ammonia and Carbon Dioxide Adsorption on Pyrolyzed Biomass to Recover Waste Stream Nutrients. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 2020; 8:7121-7131. [PMID: 32421071 PMCID: PMC7218926 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c01427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 03/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The amine-rich surfaces of pyrolyzed human solid waste (py-HSW) can be "primed" or "regenerated" with carbon dioxide (CO2) to enhance their adsorption of ammonia (NH3) for use as a soil amendment. To better understand the mechanism by which CO2 exposure facilitates NH3 adsorption to py-HSW, we artificially enriched a model sorbent, pyrolyzed, oxidized wood (py-ox wood) with amine functional groups through exposure to NH3. We then exposed these N-enriched materials to CO2 and then resorbed NH3. The high heat of CO2 adsorption (Q st) on py-HSW, 49 kJ mol-1, at low surface coverage, 0.4 mmol CO2 g-1, showed that the naturally occurring N compounds in py-HSW have a high affinity for CO2. The Q st of CO2 on py-ox wood also increased after exposure to NH3, reaching 50 kJ mol-1 at 0.7 mmol CO2 g-1, demonstrating that the incorporation of N-rich functional groups by NH3 adsorption is favorable for CO2 uptake. Adsorption kinetics of py-ox wood revealed continued, albeit diminishing NH3 uptake after each CO2 treatment, averaging 5.9 mmol NH3 g-1 for the first NH3 exposure event and 3.5 and 2.9 mmol NH3 g-1 for the second and third; the electrophilic character of CO2 serves as a Lewis acid, enhancing surface affinity for NH3 uptake. Furthermore, penetration of 15NH3 and 13CO2 measured by NanoSIMS reached over 7 μm deep into both materials, explaining the large NH3 capture. We expected similar NH3 uptake in py-HSW sorbed with CO2 and py-ox wood because both materials, py-HSW and py-ox wood sorbed with NH3, had similar N contents and similarly high CO2 uptake. Yet NH3 sorption in py-HSW was unexpectedly low, apparently from potassium (K) bicarbonate precipitation, reducing interactions between NH3 and sorbed CO2; 2-fold greater surface K in py-HSW was detected after exposure to CO2 and NH3 than before gas exposure. We show that amine-rich pyrolyzed waste materials have high CO2 affinity, which facilitates NH3 uptake. However, high ash contents as found in py-HSW hinder this mechanism.
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- Leilah Krounbi
- Soil
and Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, 306 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Soil
and Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, 306 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Environmental
Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest
National Lab, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Environmental
Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest
National Lab, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Soil
and Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, 306 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Soil
and Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, 306 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Canadian
Light Source, 44 Innovation Blvd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2V3, Canada
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- Soil
and Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, 306 Tower Road, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- Atkinson
Center for a Sustainable Future, Cornell
University, 200 Rice
Hall, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Prieur D, Bonani W, Popa K, Walter O, Kriegsman KW, Engelhard MH, Guo X, Eloirdi R, Gouder T, Beck A, Vitova T, Scheinost AC, Kvashnina K, Martin P. Size Dependence of Lattice Parameter and Electronic Structure in CeO 2 Nanoparticles. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:5760-5767. [PMID: 32233468 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Intrinsic properties of a compound (e.g., electronic structure, crystallographic structure, optical and magnetic properties) define notably its chemical and physical behavior. In the case of nanomaterials, these fundamental properties depend on the occurrence of quantum mechanical size effects and on the considerable increase of the surface to bulk ratio. Here, we explore the size dependence of both crystal and electronic properties of CeO2 nanoparticles (NPs) with different sizes by state-of-the art spectroscopic techniques. X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and high-energy resolution fluorescence-detection hard X-ray absorption near-edge structure (HERFD-XANES) spectroscopy demonstrate that the as-synthesized NPs crystallize in the fluorite structure and they are predominantly composed of CeIV ions. The strong dependence of the lattice parameter with the NPs size was attributed to the presence of adsorbed species at the NPs surface thanks to Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis measurements. In addition, the size dependence of the t2g states in the Ce LIII XANES spectra was experimentally observed by HERFD-XANES and confirmed by theoretical calculations.
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- Damien Prieur
- Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Institute of Resource Ecology, PO Box 510119, 01314 Dresden, Germany.,The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF-The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9 France
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, P.O. Box 2340, D-76125 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, P.O. Box 2340, D-76125 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, P.O. Box 2340, D-76125 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Alexandra Navrotsky Institute for Experimental Thermodynamics, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Lab, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Alexandra Navrotsky Institute for Experimental Thermodynamics, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, P.O. Box 2340, D-76125 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, P.O. Box 2340, D-76125 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Waste Disposal, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Institute of Resource Ecology, PO Box 510119, 01314 Dresden, Germany.,The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF-The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9 France
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- Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Institute of Resource Ecology, PO Box 510119, 01314 Dresden, Germany.,The Rossendorf Beamline at ESRF-The European Synchrotron, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9 France
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- CEA, DEN, DMRC, SFMA, LCC, F30207 Bagnols sur Cèze cedex, France
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Liu W, Huang L, Komorek R, Handakumbura PP, Zhou Y, Hu D, Engelhard MH, Jiang H, Yu XY, Jansson C, Zhu Z. Correlative surface imaging reveals chemical signatures for bacterial hotspots on plant roots. Analyst 2020; 145:393-401. [DOI: 10.1039/c9an01954e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A universal sample holder allows correlative imaging analysis of plant roots to reveal chemical signatures for bacterial hotspots.
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He Y, Ren X, Xu Y, Engelhard MH, Li X, Xiao J, Liu J, Zhang JG, Xu W, Wang C. Origin of lithium whisker formation and growth under stress. Nat Nanotechnol 2019; 14:1042-1047. [PMID: 31611656 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-019-0558-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Lithium metal has the lowest standard electrochemical redox potential and very high theoretical specific capacity, making it the ultimate anode material for rechargeable batteries. However, its application in batteries has been impeded by the formation of Li whiskers, which consume the electrolyte, deplete active Li and may lead to short-circuit of the battery. Tackling these issues successfully is dependent on acquiring sufficient understanding of the formation mechanisms and growth of Li whiskers under the mechanical constraints of a separator. Here, by coupling an atomic force microscopy cantilever into a solid open-cell set-up in environmental transmission electron microscopy, we directly capture the nucleation and growth behaviour of Li whiskers under elastic constraint. We show that Li deposition is initiated by a sluggish nucleation of a single crystalline Li particle, with no preferential growth directions. Remarkably, we find that retarded surface transport of Li plays a decisive role in the subsequent deposition morphology. We then explore the validity of these findings in practical cells using a series of carbonate-poisoned ether-based electrolytes. Finally, we show that Li whiskers can yield, buckle, kink or stop growing under certain elastic constraints.
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- Yang He
- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Energy and Environmental Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Energy and Environmental Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Energy and Environmental Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Energy and Environmental Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Energy and Environmental Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
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- Energy and Environmental Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.
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Cui W, Zhang X, Pearce CI, Chen Y, Zhang S, Liu W, Engelhard MH, Kovarik L, Zong M, Zhang H, Walter ED, Zhu Z, Heald SM, Prange MP, De Yoreo JJ, Zheng S, Zhang Y, Clark SB, Li P, Wang Z, Rosso KM. Cr(III) Adsorption by Cluster Formation on Boehmite Nanoplates in Highly Alkaline Solution. Environ Sci Technol 2019; 53:11043-11055. [PMID: 31442378 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The development of advanced functional nanomaterials for selective adsorption in complex chemical environments requires partner studies of binding mechanisms. Motivated by observations of selective Cr(III) adsorption on boehmite nanoplates (γ-AlOOH) in highly caustic multicomponent solutions of nuclear tank waste, here we unravel the adsorption mechanism in molecular detail. We examined Cr(III) adsorption to synthetic boehmite nanoplates in sodium hydroxide solutions up to 3 M, using a combination of X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning/transmission electron microscopy (S/TEM), electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), high-resolution atomic force microscopy (HR-AFM), time-of-fight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), Cr K-edge X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES)/extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS), and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). Adsorption isotherms and kinetics were successfully fit to Langmuir and pseudo-second-order kinetic models, respectively, consistent with monotonic uptake of Cr(OH)4- monomers until saturation coverage of approximately half the aluminum surface site density. High resolution AFM revealed monolayer cluster self-assembly on the (010) basal surfaces with increasing Cr(III) loading, possessing a structural motif similar to guyanaite (β-CrOOH), stabilized by corner-sharing Cr-O-Cr bonds and attached to the surface with edge-sharing Cr-O-Al bonds. The selective uptake appears related to short-range surface templating effects, with bridging metal connections likely enabled by hydroxyl anion ligand exchange reactions at the surface. Such a cluster formation mechanism, which stops short of more laterally extensive heteroepitaxy, could be a metal uptake discrimination mechanism more prevalent than currently recognized.
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- Wenwen Cui
- Physical & Computational Science Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
- National Engineering Laboratory for Hydrometallurgical Cleaner Production Technology, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering , Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , 100190 , P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , 100049 , P. R. China
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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- Energy & Environment Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
- School of Earth Sciences and Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing , Jiangsu Province 210023 , P. R. China
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
- National Engineering Laboratory for Hydrometallurgical Cleaner Production Technology, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering , Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , 100190 , P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , 100049 , P. R. China
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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- Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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- Advanced Photon Source , Argonne National Laboratory , Lemont , Illinois 60439 , United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , United States
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Hydrometallurgical Cleaner Production Technology, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering , Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , 100190 , P. R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Hydrometallurgical Cleaner Production Technology, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering , Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , 100190 , P. R. China
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
- Department of Chemistry , Washington State University , Pullman , Washington 99164 , United States
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Hydrometallurgical Cleaner Production Technology, Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering , Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , 100190 , P. R. China
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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- Physical & Computational Science Directorate , Pacific Northwest National Laboratory , Richland , Washington 99354 , United States
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Xie X, Song M, Wang L, Engelhard MH, Luo L, Miller A, Zhang Y, Du L, Pan H, Nie Z, Chu Y, Estevez L, Wei Z, Liu H, Wang C, Li D, Shao Y. Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution in Neutral pH Solutions: Dual-Phase Synergy. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Xiaohong Xie
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Bioproducts, Sciences and Engineering Laboratory, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Chemical Process for Clean Energy and Resource Utilization, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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Okolie C, Belhseine YF, Lyu Y, Yung MM, Engelhard MH, Kovarik L, Stavitski E, Sievers C. Zurückziehung: Produktion von Methanol und Ethanol aus Methan in einem einzigen Reaktor mit einem Nickeloxid auf Ceroxid‐Zirconiumoxid‐Katalysator. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201907642] [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: 11/08/2022]
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