ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
12(8), P. 8017 - 8028
Published: July 26, 2018
The
MXene
combining
high
conductivity,
hydrophilic
surface,
and
wide
chemical
variety
has
been
recognized
as
a
rapidly
rising
star
on
the
horizon
of
two-dimensional
(2D)
material
science.
However,
strong
tendency
to
intersheet
aggregate
via
van
der
Waals
force
represents
major
problem
limiting
functionalities,
processability,
performance
MXene-based
material/devices.
We
report
capillary-forced
assembling
strategy
for
processing
hierarchical
3D
architecture
with
geometry-based
resistance
aggregation.
Aggregate-resistant
properties
not
only
double
surface
area
without
loss
intrinsic
but
also
render
characteristics
such
kinetics-favorable
framework,
robustness,
excellent
processability
in
both
solution
solid
state.
Synergistically
coupling
electrochemically
active
phases
metal
oxide/phosphides,
noble
metals,
or
sulfur
yields
hybrid
systems
greatly
boosted
area,
charge-transfer
kinetics,
mass
diffusion
rate.
Specifically,
CoP-3D
hybrids
exhibit
electrocatalytic
activity
toward
oxygen
hydrogen
evolution
alkaline
electrolyte.
As
bifunctional
electrocatalyst,
they
superior
cell
voltage
durability
combined
RuO2/Pt
catalysts
overall
water
splitting
basic
solution,
highlighting
great
promise
aggregation-resistant
development
high-performance
electrocatalysts.
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
10(11)
Published: Sept. 24, 2019
Abstract
The
exploitation
of
cheap
and
efficient
electrocatalysts
is
the
key
to
make
energy‐related
electrocatalytic
techniques
commercially
viable.
In
recent
years,
transition
metal
phosphides
(TMPs)
have
gained
a
great
deal
attention
owing
their
multifunctional
active
sites,
tunable
structure,
composition,
as
well
unique
physicochemical
properties.
This
review
summarizes
up‐to‐date
progress
on
TMPs
in
electrocatalysis
from
diversified
synthetic
methods,
ingenious‐modulated
strategies,
novel
applications.
order
set
forth
theory–structure–performance
relationships
upon
TMPs,
corresponding
reaction
mechanisms,
electrocatalytsts'
structure/composition
designs
desired
electrochemical
performance
are
jointly
discussed,
along
with
demonstrating
practical
applications
overall
water
splitting,
metal–air
batteries,
lithium–sulfur
etc.
end,
some
underpinning
issues
research
orientations
toward
briefly
proposed.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
33(6)
Published: June 24, 2020
Hydrogen
has
been
deemed
as
an
ideal
substitute
fuel
to
fossil
energy
because
of
its
renewability
and
the
highest
density
among
all
chemical
fuels.
One
most
economical,
ecofriendly,
high-performance
ways
hydrogen
production
is
electrochemical
water
splitting.
Recently,
2D
transition
metal
dichalcogenides
(also
known
TMDs)
showed
their
utilization
potentiality
cost-effective
evolution
reaction
(HER)
catalysts
in
electrolysis.
Herein,
recent
representative
research
efforts
systematic
progress
made
TMDs
are
reviewed,
future
opportunities
challenges
discussed.
Furthermore,
general
methods
synthesizing
materials
introduced
detail
advantages
disadvantages
for
some
specific
provided.
This
explanation
includes
several
important
regulation
strategies
creating
more
active
sites,
heteroatoms
doping,
phase
engineering,
construction
heterostructures,
synergistic
modulation
which
capable
optimizing
electrical
conductivity,
exposure
catalytic
barrier
electrode
material
boost
HER
kinetics.
In
last
section,
current
obstacles
chances
development
electrocatalysts
proposed
provide
insight
into
valuable
guidelines
fabricating
effective
electrocatalysts.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
57(31), P. 9604 - 9633
Published: Feb. 21, 2018
Abstract
Metal
sites
play
an
essential
role
in
both
electrocatalytic
and
photocatalytic
energy
conversion.
The
highly
ordered
arrangements
of
the
organic
linkers
metal
nodes
as
well
well‐defined
pore
structures
metal‐organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
make
them
ideal
substrates
to
support
atomically
dispersed
(ADMSs)
located
their
nodes,
linkers,
pores.
Porous
carbon
materials
doped
with
ADMSs
can
be
derived
from
these
ADMS‐incorporating
MOF
precursors
through
controlled
treatments.
These
incorporated
pristine
MOFs
MOF‐derived
possess
unique
advantages
over
molecular
or
bulk
metal‐based
catalysts
bridge
gap
between
homogeneous
heterogeneous
for
energy‐conversion
applications.
This
Review
presents
recent
progress
design
incorporation
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
12(8), P. 8017 - 8028
Published: July 26, 2018
The
MXene
combining
high
conductivity,
hydrophilic
surface,
and
wide
chemical
variety
has
been
recognized
as
a
rapidly
rising
star
on
the
horizon
of
two-dimensional
(2D)
material
science.
However,
strong
tendency
to
intersheet
aggregate
via
van
der
Waals
force
represents
major
problem
limiting
functionalities,
processability,
performance
MXene-based
material/devices.
We
report
capillary-forced
assembling
strategy
for
processing
hierarchical
3D
architecture
with
geometry-based
resistance
aggregation.
Aggregate-resistant
properties
not
only
double
surface
area
without
loss
intrinsic
but
also
render
characteristics
such
kinetics-favorable
framework,
robustness,
excellent
processability
in
both
solution
solid
state.
Synergistically
coupling
electrochemically
active
phases
metal
oxide/phosphides,
noble
metals,
or
sulfur
yields
hybrid
systems
greatly
boosted
area,
charge-transfer
kinetics,
mass
diffusion
rate.
Specifically,
CoP-3D
hybrids
exhibit
electrocatalytic
activity
toward
oxygen
hydrogen
evolution
alkaline
electrolyte.
As
bifunctional
electrocatalyst,
they
superior
cell
voltage
durability
combined
RuO2/Pt
catalysts
overall
water
splitting
basic
solution,
highlighting
great
promise
aggregation-resistant
development
high-performance
electrocatalysts.
