Magnetic field induced synthesis of (Ni,Zn)Fe2O4 spinel nanorod for enhanced alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

Recently, the introduction of external fields(light, thermal, magnetism, etc.) during electrocatalysis reactions gradually becomes a new strategy to modulate the catalytic activities. In this work, an external magnetic field was innovatively employed for the synthesis progress of(Ni, Zn)Fe₂O₄spinel oxide(M-(Ni, Zn)Fe₂O₄). Results indicated the magnetic field(≤250 m T) would affect the morphology of catalyst due to the existing Fe ions, inducing the M-(...     

金属-有机框架材料催化析氧反应的研究进展

面对日益严峻的环境问题,我国提出了“碳中和、碳达峰”的宏伟目标,清洁能源是实现双碳目标的有效手段之一。电解水制氢是一种制备清洁能源的重要方法,然而,电解水过程中析氧反应的缓慢动力学和较高过电位是妨碍水裂解效率的关键因素。金属–有机骨架材料（metal-organic framework,MOF）由于其规整的微观结构、较大的比表面积和可调的孔径等优点,被认为是电解水制氢的优异催化剂。综述了MOF材料用于催化析氧反应的最新研究进展,分析了该类材料的设计策略和催化机制。系统归纳了MOF基催化剂的各种调制策略,包括结晶度调制、电子调制、缺陷调制以及形态调制,并且对MOF材料作为析氧反应催化剂面临的挑战和机遇做出了展望。     

Advances in electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction of water electrolysis-from metal oxides to carbon nanotubes

The water electrolysis for hydrogen production is constrained by the thermodynamically unfavorable oxygen evolution reaction(OER),which requires input of a large amount of energy to drive the reaction.One of the key challenges to increase the efficiency of the water electrolysis system is to develop highly effective and robust electrocatalysts for the OER.In the past 20–30 years,significant progresses have been made in the development of efficient electrocatalysts,including metal oxides,metal oxide-carbon nanotubes(CNTs) hybrid and metal-free CNTs based materials for the OER.In this critical review,the overall progress of metal oxides catalysts and the role of CNTs in the development of OER catalyst are summarized,and the latest development of new metal free CNTs-based OER catalyst is discussed.     

金属有机骨架衍生的NiFe2O4/Co9S8复合催化剂的合成及其电催化析氧性能

以金属有机骨架(metal-organic frameworks, MOFs)化合物为前驱体, 通过退火、硫化等后续处理方法成功制备了由 NiFe₂O₄ 纳米棒与 Co₉S₈ 空心球组装而成的杂化纳米结构. 该复合催化剂因具有较大的比表面积以及各组分间强力的协同作用, 在电催化析氧反应(oxygen evolution reaction, OER)中表现出了优异的催化活性. 在 1 mol/L KOH 电解质中, 当电流密度达到 10 mA/cm² 时, 仅需 290 mV 的过电位, 且 Tafel 斜率仅为 63.02 mV/dec. 此外, 1 000 次循环伏安(cyclic voltammetry, CV)测试后仍然具有良好的催化活性, 表明该复合催化剂具有优异的稳定性. 研究成果不仅为设计廉价、高效且稳定的析氧催化剂提供了设计思路, 也为其他新型纳米复合材料的合成和应用奠定了基础.     

Unveiling the role of Zn dopants in NiFe phosphide nanosheet for oxygen evolution reaction

Transition metal phosphides have been recognized as promising electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction(OER) due to their low cost and high activity. However, the insufficient exposed active region limited the OER performance. Recently, the introduction of sacrificial dopants has been considered an effective strategy to enlarge the surface area. Herein, the Zn dopants are introduced in NiFe phosphide(NiFeZnP) nanosheet, which work as the sacrificial dopants to generate more exposed active N...     

Multiple metallic dopants in nickel nanoparticles for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution

Developing efficient oxygen evolution reaction(OER) electrocatalysts is of great importance for sustainable energy conversion and storage. Ni-based catalysts have shown great potential as OER electrocatalysts, but their performance still needs to be improved. Herein, we report the multiple metal doped nickel nanoparticles synthesized via a simple oil phase strategy as efficient OER catalysts. The FeMnMoV–Ni exhibits superior OER performance with an overpotential of 220 mV at 10 mA cm^-2     

FeCo-based hybrid MOF derived active species for effective oxygen evolution

Metal-organic frameworks(MOFs) have been regarded as promising catalyst materials due to the richness of coordinately unsaturated metal sites on the surface,which can act as catalytic active centres.In this study,a hybrid MOF material composed of Fe-based MOF and Co-based MOF was prepared with the involvement of graphene oxide nanosheets as additive.It was demonstrated that the hybrid MOF materials showed much higher electro-catalytic activity towards oxygen evolution than the single-phase counterparts.To drive current density of 10 mA cm~(-2),the hybrid CoFe-based MOF only needed an over potential of 290 mV in 1 M KOH.The catalytic activity could sustain for a longer time with only slight current density decrease.During oxygen evolution operation,the MOF catalyst evolved into catalytic active species but kept well the microscale sheet-like structure.It is thus believed that this study will provide an avenue for the development of advanced electrocatalysts.     

Self-supported amorphous nanoporous nickel-cobalt phosphide catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction

Hydrogen evolution reaction(HER) through electrocatalysis using cost-efficient and long-term stable bimetallic phosphide as electrocatalyst holds a great promise for sustainable clean energy technologies. In this study, self-supported nanoporous Ni-Co-P(np-Ni-Co-P) catalyst with amorphous structure was synthesized by utilizing a facile electrochemical dealloying strategy. The results showed that due to the nanoporous structure, disorder atomic arrangement and alloying effect, the np-Ni-Co-P exhi...     

Dual elemental modulation in cationic and anionic sites of the multi-metal Prussian blue analogue pre-catalysts for promoted oxygen evolution reaction

Designing advanced electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of great significance owing to its crucial role in facilitating the production of clean hydrogen energy via water splitting. To date, it has been widely accepted that a pre-oxidation process with the in-situ generation of the catalytically active high-valence metal sites is essential for promoting the OER behavior of most transition-metal-based OER catalysts, or more felicitously speaking, pre-catalysts. Hence, exploring such pre-catalysts with high pre-oxidation reactivity is of high promise. Herein, we proposed the dual elemental modulation in the cationic and anionic sites of the multi-metal Prussian blue analogue (PBA) pre-catalysts, resulting in promoted OER behavior benefitted from the efficient pre-oxidation ability as well as the multi-metal synergy. Detailed investigations indicate that the Co-containing multi-metallic cations and mixed Fe^IIICo^III cyanide anions in NiCuCo^II–Fe^IIICo^III PBA (denoted as NiCuCo^II–Fe^IIICo^III) are beneficial to OER catalysis owing to the high intrinsic activity guaranteed by the local Co³⁺ active sites as well as the optimal multi-metal synergy. After the facile pre-oxidation process, additional high-valence Ni, Cu and Fe ions can be in-situ formed and serve as the active sites, thereby resulting in significantly improved OER behavior. For example, the OER current density of NiCuCo^II–Fe^IIICo^III exhibits 1.81 times enhancement even after 72 ?h continuous OER catalysis, and the required overpotential for 10 ?mA ?cm^?2 reduces from 288 ?mV for the fresh pre-catalyst to a remarkable record of 251 ?mV after the pre-oxidation-induced activation, making the optimal PBA-based catalyst a promising candidate for efficient and durable water electrolysis.     

Co4S3纳米片的制备以及Fe3+掺杂对其电催化析氧性能的影响

采用溶剂热和超声剥离相结合的方法制备了超薄Co₄S₃纳米片,通过透射电子显微镜（TEM）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、原子力显微镜（AFM）、X-射线衍射分析（XRD）、拉曼光谱（Raman）等手段对其进行了结构和形貌的表征,并研究了其电催化产氧性能。结果表明,Co₄S₃纳米片在电流密度为10 mA/cm²下的过电势为377 mV,塔菲尔（Tafel）斜率为64.47 mV/dec;溶剂热过程中反应温度和溶剂比对产物的析氧反应（OER）催化活性影响不大,但是Fe³⁺的掺杂可以显著降低Co₄S₃纳米片的析氧过电势和Tafel斜率,提高材料的电催化稳定性。最后通过X-射线光电子能谱（XPS）分析了Fe³⁺的掺杂对Co₄S₃纳米片OER性能影响的机理。     

新型NjCo2O4电极析氧反应机理

在贱金属铁基上表面化学镀Ni Co P ,然后通过化学复合镀制得Ni Co P Al2 O3中间层 ,复合镀层用 5mol·L- 1NaOH溶液浸出 ,可制得新型Ni Co P微孔活性中间层 ,在中间层上再涂覆匹配性较好的NiCo2 O4表面活性层 ,该活性层是由一定Ni(NO3) 2 和Co(NO3) 2 的量配比通过高温热解而成 .为考察该电极在碱性溶液的析氧反应机理 ,通过恒电位阶跃实验I～t曲线求出了不同时间下的电量Q ,由Q对t1 / 2 作图得Q t1 / 2 曲线 .结果证明 ,Q t1 / 2 曲线为不通过坐标原点的直线 ,说明该析氧电极反应为典型的不可逆反应 .通过对析氧电极反应假想模型进行动力学推算及实验 ,初步确定了电极反应的速度控制步骤 .     

电化学表面处理和Ti掺杂制备高光电化学性能的Fe2O3光阳极

通过金属有机物分解的方法合成了Ti掺杂Fe_2O_3光阳极.通过XRD、紫外—可见吸收光谱、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、扫描电镜(SEM)对Fe_2O_3光阳极进行表征,并对Fe_2O_3光阳极进行了光电化学表征.为了提高Ti掺杂Fe_2O_3光阳极的光电性能,对Ti掺杂Fe_2O_3光阳极的Ti掺杂浓度进行了优化.光电化学测试结果表明电化学表面处理能够提高Ti掺杂Fe_2O_3光阳极的光电化学性能.说明Ti掺杂和电化学表面处理可以增加Fe_2O_3光阳极光电流.基于Mott-Schottky曲线和电化学阻抗谱(EIS)分析了Fe_2O_3光阳极光电流增加的机理.     

Surface modifications of Pt-based atomically ordered nanoparticles to improve catalytic performances for oxygen reduction reaction

Bimetallic platinum-cobalt (Pt–Co) nanostructure catalysts represent superior catalytic performances for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). In a variety of Pt–Co catalyst structures, atomically ordered structure catalysts show excellent catalytic performances in the ORR. In this work, for promoting their catalytic performances, atomically ordered PtCo nanoparticles (PtCo/C) with carbon supported were successfully prepared by an improved impregnation method and annealing. Then, the ordered PtCo/C catalysts have been significantly improved by doped with ultralow amount of Au and Cr transition metal. The physical and electrochemical test results demonstrate the Cr–PtCo/C and Au–PtCo/C catalysts have superior catalytic performances including mass activity and stability compared to commercialized Johnson Matthey (JM) Pt/C, which was the result of the modified electronic properties of Pt surface and atomically ordered structure. The presence of Au and Cr enhances the stability of PtCo/C catalysts. This work represents a simple way to promote the catalytic performances of the atomically ordered catalysts.     

镍铁基层状双氢氧化物析氧反应研究进展

近年来,能源危机、环境污染等问题导致了人们对开发高效清洁能源的迫切需求。氢气作为一种具备广泛应用前景的可替代能源,可通过电解水制备。然而,电解水制氢过程主要受制于阳极缓慢的析氧反应（oxygen evolution reaction,OER）过程。镍铁基层状双氢氧化物（nickel-iron layered double hydroxide,NiFe-LDH）由于其具备独特的层状结构、成本低廉、含量丰富且催化性能优异等特点,近年来被广泛研究。综述了通过晶格掺杂、空位缺陷和表面修饰对NiFe-LDH化合物进行改性的最新研究进展,简要讨论了改性NiFe-LDH化合物研究过程中遇到的挑战和前景。     

Fe3O4@C nanoparticles as high-performance Fenton-like catalyst for dye decoloration

Water pollution has become serious environmental problem nowadays. Advanced oxidation processes(AOP) have been widely applied in water treatment.However, traditional Fenton reaction based on Fe2﹢-H2O2 system has obvious drawbacks, which limit its applications In this study, magnetic Fe3O4core-C shell nanoparticles(Fe3O4@C NPs) were prepared for the decoloration of methylene blue(MB) via the co-precipitation followed by the hydrothermal dehydrogenation of glucose. Fe3O4@C NPs showed high catalytic activity of the decoloration of MB through the decomposition of H2O2 in Fenton-like reactions. Fe3O4@C NPs had much higher activity than bare Fe3O4 cores, suggesting the coating of carbon enhanced the catalytic activity. The performance of Fe3O4@C NPs was better at lower pH and higher temperature, but was significantly inhibited in the presence of radical scavenger tertiary butanol. Fe3O4@C NPs could be magnetic separated and regenerated, and maintained with very good catalytic activity. The implication for the applications of Fe3O4@C NP-catalyzed Fenton-like reactions in water treatment was discussed.     

Fe2O3／TiO2纳米粒子的制备及其结构表征

利用酸催化的溶胶凝胶法（ｓｏｌｇｅｌ）制备了一系列不同Ｆｅ３＋掺杂量的二氧化钛半导体纳米粒子．用ＸＲＤ、ＴＥＭ、ＰＬ、ＵＶ等技术对其结构及其光谱特性进行了研究．     

Low-dimensional catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

Developing highly efficient electrocatalysts to facilitate the sluggish cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a key challenge for high-performance fuel cells. Low-dimensional materials have attracted great attention recently because of their unique structure and properties. In this review, the application of zero-dimensional (0D), one‐dimensional (1D), and two‐dimensional (2D) materials in ORR are discussed and particular attention is given to the relationship between their structure and the ORR activity. Graphene-based materials, transition metal dichalcogenides, transition metal oxide, nanotubes, nanoribbons, nanowires, and single-atom ORR catalysts are introduced and classified by their geometric dimension.     

Fe2O3掺杂非纳米TiO2的制备及其光催化性能

为改善光催化剂二氧化钛的催化性能,采用固相法制备二氧化钛/氧化铁复合光催化剂。 利用SEM、XRD、紫外分光光度计测试对该光催化剂进行表征,将亚甲基蓝作为目标反应物探究制备 的光催化剂的光催化性能和保温温度、掺杂量、升温速率的最佳制备条件。制备出的光催化剂在保 温温度为500 ℃、掺杂离子浓度为1%、升温速率为8 ℃/min时光催化效果最好,降解率达到93.1%。 相较于未经处理的二氧化钛（82.7%）有了提升。且相较于在液体体系中处于弥散状态的二氧化钛, 制备的催化剂表现出在45~60 min左右会沉淀在液体底部,为收集利用提供了可能性。     

Multicomponent transition metal phosphide for oxygen evolution

Transition metal phosphides(TMPs)have exhibited decent performance in an oxygen evolution reaction(OER),which is a kinetic bottleneck in many energy storages and conversion systems.Most reported catalysts are composed of three or fewer metallic components.The inherent complexity of multicomponent TMPs with more than four metallic components hinders their investigation in rationally designing the structure and,more importantly,comprehending the component-activity correlation.Through hydrothermal growth and subsequent phosphor-ization,we reported a facile strategy for combining TMPs with tunable elemental compositions(Ni,Fe,Mn,Co,Cu)on a two-dimensional ti-tanium carbide(MXene)flake.The obtained TMPs/MXene hybrid nanostructures demonstrate homogeneously distributed elements.They ex-hibit high electrical conductivity and strong interfacial interaction,resulting in an accelerated reaction kinetics and long-term stability.The res-ults of different component catalysts’OER performance show that NiFeMnCoP/MXene is the most active catalyst,with a low overpotential of 240 mV at 10 mA·cm?2,a small Tafel slope of 41.43 mV·dec?1,and a robust long-term electrochemical stability.According to the electrocata-lytic mechanism investigation,the enhanced NiFeMnCoP/MXene OER performance is due to the strong synergistic effect of the multi-ele-mental composition.Our work,therefore,provides a scalable synthesis route for multi-elemental TMPs and a valuable guideline for efficient MXene-supported catalysts design.     

Size-controlled synthesis of Fe3O4 and Fe3O4@SiO2 nanoparticles and their superparamagnetic properties tailoring

Superparamagnetic properties and fine-tuning of colloidal Fe₃O₄nanoparticles are important for their widespread biomedical applications. Herein, colloidal Fe₃O₄nanoparticles(NPs) of different sizes(8–20 nm) were prepared,and their hydrophilization with SiO₂shell coating to be Fe₃O₄@SiO₂core-shell had been realized successively.The size of Fe₃O₄NPs was controlled by different heating rate...