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Shen WW, Hsieh YY, Yang YC, Hsiao KY, Lu MY, Chou CW, Tuan HY. Thermodynamic Origin-Based In Situ Electrochemical Construction of Reversible p-n Heterojunctions for Optimal Stability in Potassium Ion Storage. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2024:e2308582. [PMID: 38477538 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202308582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Heterojunctions in electrode materials offer diverse improvements during the cycling process of energy storage devices, such as volume change buffering, accelerated ion/electron transfer, and better electrode structure integrity, however, obtaining optimal heterostructures with nanoscale domains remains challenging within constrained materials. A novel in situ electrochemical method is introduced to develop a reversible CuSe/PSe p-n heterojunction (CPS-h) from Cu3 PSe4 as starting material, targeting maximum stability in potassium ion storage. The CPS-h formation is thermodynamically favorable, characterized by its superior reversibility, minimized diffusion barriers, and enhanced conversion post K+ interaction. Within CPS-h, the synergy of the intrinsic electric field and P-Se bonds enhance electrode stability, effectively countering the Se shuttling phenomenon. The specific orientation between CuSe and PSe leads to a 35° lattice mismatch generates large space at the interface, promoting efficient K ion migration. The Mott-Schottky analysis validates the consistent reversibility of CPS-h, underlining its electrochemical reliability. Notably, CPS-h demonstrates a negligible 0.005% capacity reduction over 10,000 half-cell cycles and remains stable through 2,000 and 4,000 cycles in full cells and hybrid capacitors, respectively. This study emphasizes the pivotal role of electrochemical dynamics in formulating highly stable p-n heterojunctions, representing a significant advancement in potassium-ion battery (PIB) electrode engineering.
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- Wei-Wen Shen
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan
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Dai Z, Liu Y, Lu X, Zhao H, Bai Y. Ultra-High Temperature Operated Ni-Rich Cathode Stabilized by Thermal Barrier for High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries. Adv Mater 2024:e2313500. [PMID: 38472160 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202313500] [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: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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The pursuit of high energy density batteries has expedited the fast development of Ni-rich cathodes. However, the chemo-mechanical degradation induced by local thermal accumulation and anisotropic lattice strain is posing great obstacles for its wide applications. Herein, a highly-antioxidative BaZrO3 thermal barrier engineered LiNi0.8 Co0.1 Mn0.1 O2 cathode through an in situ construction strategy is first reported to circumvent the above issues. It is found that the Zr ions are incorporated to Ni-rich material lattice and influence on the topotactic lithiation as well as enhance the oxygen electronegativity through the rigid Zr─O bonds, which effectively alleviates the lattice strain propagation and decreases the excessive oxidization of lattice oxygen for charge compensation. More importantly, the BaZrO3 thermal barrier with an ultra-low thermal conductivity validly impedes the fast heat exchange between electrode and electrolyte to mitigate the severe surface side reactions. This helps an ultra-high mass loading Li-ion pouch cell deliver a specific energy density of 690 Wh kg-1 at active material level and an excellent capacity retention of 92.5% after 1400 cycles under 1 C at 25 °C. Tested at a high temperature of 55 °C, the pouch type full-cell also exhibits 88.7% in capacity retention after 1200 cycles.
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- Zhongsheng Dai
- International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
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- School of Materials, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, P. R. China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of New Energy Materials and Devices of Henan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, P. R. China
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Yao Z, Zhang J, Yang D, Zhang D, Yang B, Liang F. Achieving Dendrite-Free Solid-State Lithium-Metal Batteries via In Situ Construction of Li 3P/LiCl Interfacial Layers. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2024; 16:869-877. [PMID: 38146177 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c16118] [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: 12/27/2023]
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Hybrid solid electrolyte (HSE) exhibits potential as a solid electrolyte due to its satisfactory Li+ conductivity, superior flexibility, and optimal interface compatibility. However, the inadequate wettability of the Li/HSE interface leads to significant contact impedance, thus fostering the formation of Li dendrites and limiting their practical applicability. Here, a straightforward strategy to enhance the interfacial wettability between Li and HSE and promote the uniform migration of Li+ by in situ construction of a multifunctional interface consisting of Li3P/LiCl (PCl@Li) was created. The Li3P component acts as a Li+ channel, banishing Li+ diffusion obstacles within the interface layer, while the electronically insulating LiCl component acts as an electron-blocking shield at the Li/HSE interface, promoting uniform Li+ deposition and preventing the formation of Li dendrites. The interface impedance of the symmetric PCl@Li|HSE|PCl@Li battery decreases markedly from 230.2 to 47.4 Ω cm-2. Additionally, the battery demonstrates superb cycling stability for over 1300 h at 0.1 mA cm-2 and maintains a minimal overpotential of 32 mV at 30 °C. The PCl@Li|HSE|LiFePO4 battery shows an initial discharge-specific capacity of 135.6 mA h g-1 at 1 C, with a notable capacity retention of 87.0% (118.0 mA h g-1) after 500 cycles. This work provides a new facile strategy for all-solid-state batteries to address interface issues between Li electrodes and HSE.
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- Zhengyin Yao
- National Engineering Research Center of Vacuum Metallurgy, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Vacuum Metallurgy, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Vacuum Metallurgy, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Vacuum Metallurgy, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Vacuum Metallurgy, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Vacuum Metallurgy, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
- Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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Xu T, Tian F, Jiao D, Fan J, Jin Z, Zhang L, Zhang W, Zheng L, Singh DJ, Zhang L, Zheng W, Cui X. In Situ Construction of Built-In Opposite Electric Field Balanced Surface Adsorption for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Small 2023:e2309249. [PMID: 38152975 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309249] [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: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Achieving a balance between H-atom adsorption and binding with H2 desorption is crucial for catalyzing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In this study, the feasibility of designing and implementing built-in opposite electric fields (OEF) is demonstrated to enable optimal H atom adsorption and H2 desorption using the Ni3 (BO3 )2 /Ni5 P4 heterostructure as an example. Through density functional theory calculations of planar averaged potentials, it shows that opposite combinations of inward and outward electric fields can be achieved at the interface of Ni3 (BO3 )2 /Ni5 P4 , leading to the optimization of the H adsorption free energy (ΔGH* ) near electric neutrality (0.05 eV). Based on this OEF concept, the study experimentally validated the Ni3 (BO3 )2 /Ni5 P4 system electrochemically forming Ni3 (BO3 )2 through cyclic voltammetry scanning of B-doped Ni5 P4 . The surface of Ni3 (BO3 )2 undergoes reconstruction, as characterized by Grazing Incidence Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering (GIWAXS) and in situ Raman spectroscopy. The resulting catalyst exhibits excellent HER activity in alkaline media, with a low overpotential of 33 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and stability maintained for over 360 h. Therefore, the design strategy of build-in opposite electric field enables the development of high-performance HER catalysts and presents a promising approach for electrocatalyst advancement.
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- Tianyi Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials of MOE, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Electron Microscopy Center, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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Zhang W, Zhou J, Cao Z, Wu X, Wang H, Han S, Zhang Y, Sun F, Zhang T. In Situ Construction of Thermotropic Shape Memory Polymer in Wood for Enhancing Its Dimensional Stability. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14040738. [PMID: 35215651 PMCID: PMC8876273 DOI: 10.3390/polym14040738] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The extension of wood to a wider field has been restrained significantly due to its dimensional instability that arises from variation in moisture content, which in turn brings about the risk of cracking, warping or distortion. This work proposed a novel strategy to stabilize wood by means of the in situ construction of a thermotropic shape memory polymer (SMP) inside wood. The cross-linked copolymer network (PMP) with good shape memory behavior was first investigated based on the reaction of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and polyethylene glycol diacrylate (PEGDA) in a water/ethanol solution; then, the PMP was constructed inside wood via vacuum-pressure impregnation and in situ polymerization. The weight gain, volume increment and morphology observations clearly revealed that the PMP was mainly present in wood cell lumens, cell walls and pits. The presence of PMP significantly enhanced the dimensional stability of and reduced the cracks in wood. The desirable shape recovery abilities of PMP under heating-cooling cycles were considered to be the main reasons for wood dimensional stabilization, because it could counteract the internal stress or retard the shrinkage of cell walls once water was evaporated from the wood. This study provided a novel and reliable approach for wood modification.
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- Wenhao Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center for the Comprehensive Utilization of Wood-Based Resources, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (W.Z.); (J.Z.); (Z.C.); (X.W.); (H.W.); (S.H.)
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center for the Comprehensive Utilization of Wood-Based Resources, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (W.Z.); (J.Z.); (Z.C.); (X.W.); (H.W.); (S.H.)
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center for the Comprehensive Utilization of Wood-Based Resources, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (W.Z.); (J.Z.); (Z.C.); (X.W.); (H.W.); (S.H.)
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center for the Comprehensive Utilization of Wood-Based Resources, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (W.Z.); (J.Z.); (Z.C.); (X.W.); (H.W.); (S.H.)
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center for the Comprehensive Utilization of Wood-Based Resources, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (W.Z.); (J.Z.); (Z.C.); (X.W.); (H.W.); (S.H.)
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center for the Comprehensive Utilization of Wood-Based Resources, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (W.Z.); (J.Z.); (Z.C.); (X.W.); (H.W.); (S.H.)
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center for the Comprehensive Utilization of Wood-Based Resources, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (W.Z.); (J.Z.); (Z.C.); (X.W.); (H.W.); (S.H.)
- Correspondence: (Y.Z.); (F.S.)
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, National Engineering & Technology Research Center for the Comprehensive Utilization of Wood-Based Resources, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; (W.Z.); (J.Z.); (Z.C.); (X.W.); (H.W.); (S.H.)
- Correspondence: (Y.Z.); (F.S.)
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- Xilinmen Furniture Co., Ltd., Shaoxing 312000, China;
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Sun X, Zhang X, Li Y, Xu Y, Su H, Che W, He J, Zhang H, Liu M, Zhou W, Cheng W, Liu Q. In Situ Construction of Flexible VNi Redox Centers over Ni-Based MOF Nanosheet Arrays for Electrochemical Water Oxidation. Small Methods 2021; 5:e2100573. [PMID: 34927938 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Atomic-level design and construction of synergistic active centers are central to develop advanced oxygen electrocatalysts toward efficient energy conversion. Herein, an in situ construction strategy to introduce flexible redox sites of VNi centers onto Ni-based metal-organic framework (MOF) nanosheet arrays (NiV-MOF NAs) as a promising oxygen electrocatalyst is developed. The abundant redox VNi centers with flexible metal valence states of V+3/+4/+5 and Ni+3/+2 enable NiV-MOF NAs excellent oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity and a long-term stability under high current densities, achieving current densities of 10 and 100 mA cm-2 at recorded overpotentials of 189 and 290 mV, respectively, and showing ignorable decay of initial activity at 100 mA cm-2 after 100 h OER operation. Operando synchrotron radiation Fourier transform infrared combined with quasi in situ X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopies reveal at atomic level that the flexible V sites can continuously accept electrons from adjacent active Ni sites to accelerate OER kinetics for NiV-MOF NAs during the reaction process, accompanied by a self-optimized structural distortion of VO6 octahedron for promoting the electrochemical stability.
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- Xuan Sun
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
- Fundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, Sichuan, 621010, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- School of Materials, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510275, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029, P. R. China
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Gu M, Jia Q, Zhu Y, Xu L, Tang Y. In Situ Growth of Ultrafine Pt Nanoparticles onto Hierarchical Co 3 O 4 Nanosheet-Assembled Microflowers for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Chemistry 2020; 26:15103-15108. [PMID: 32632984 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The development of Pt-based electrocatalysts with high Pt utilization efficiency toward the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is of great significance for the future sustainable hydrogen economy. For rational design of high-performance HER electrocatalyst, the simultaneous consideration of both thermodynamic and kinetic aspects remains greatly challenging. Herein, a simple template-derived strategy is demonstrated for the in situ growth of ultrafine Pt nanoparticles onto Co3 O4 nanosheet-assembled microflowers (abbreviated as Pt/Co3 O4 microflowers hereafter) by using the pre-fabricated PtCo-based Hofmann coordination polymer as reactive templates. The elaborate preparation of such intriguing hierarchical architecture with well-dispersed tiny Pt nanoparticles, abundant metal/oxide heterointerfaces and open configuration endows the formed Pt/Co3 O4 microflowers with high Pt utilization efficiency, rich active sites, lowered energy barrier for water dissociation and expedited reaction kinetics. Consequently, the Pt/Co3 O4 microflowers exhibit superior HER activity with a relatively low overpotential of 34 mV to deliver a current density of 10 mA cm-2 , small Tafel slope (34 mV dec-1 ) and outstanding electrochemical stability, representing an attractive electrocatalyst for practical water splitting. What's more, our concept of in situ construction of metal/oxide heterointerfaces may provide a new opportunity to design high-performance electrocatalysts for a variety of applications.
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- Minyi Gu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P.R. China
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