Nanomaterial-based energy conversion and energy storage devices: a comprehensive review

New Journal of Chemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 48(19), P. 8933 - 8962

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Nanostructured materials are widely researched for energy applications like solar cells, catalysts, batteries, and graphene-based due to their high surface area, favorable transport properties, tunable physical attributes, confinement effects at the nanoscale.

Language: Английский

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Sustainable Carbon‐Based Catalyst Materials Derived From Lignocellulosic Biomass for Energy Storage and Conversion: Atomic Modulation and Properties Improvement

Carbon Energy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 20, 2025

ABSTRACT Carbon electrocatalyst materials based on lignocellulosic biomass with multi‐components, various dimensions, high carbon content, and hierarchical morphology structures have gained great popularity in electrocatalytic applications recently. Due to the catalytic deficiency of neutral atoms, usage single lignocellulosic‐based electrocatalysis involving energy storage conversion presents unsatisfactory applicability. However, atomic‐level modulation lignocellulose‐based can optimize electronic structures, charge separation, transfer processes, so forth, which results substantially enhanced performance carbon‐based catalysts. This paper reviews recent advances rational design as electrocatalysts from an perspective, such self/external heteroatom doping metal modification. Then, through systematic discussion principles reaction mechanisms catalysts, prepared catalysts rechargeable batteries are reviewed. Finally, challenges improving prospects diverse review contributes synthesis strategy via modulation, turn promotes lignocellulose valorization for conversion.

Language: Английский

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Main-Group p-Block Metal-Doped C₃N Monolayers as Efficient Electrocatalysts for NO-to-NH₃ Conversion: A Computational Study

Langmuir, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 28, 2025

The electrochemical NO reduction reaction (NORR) toward NH3 synthesis not only helps address issues of air pollution but also holds significant energy and economic value, making it an innovative method with broad application prospects. However, designing NORR electrocatalysts that are both highly active selective remains a formidable challenge. Herein, we study the main-group p-block metal (M = Al, Ga, In)-doped C3N monolayers as promising single-atom catalysts (SACs) for through spin-polarized first-principles calculations. Our results show Al@VCC, Al@VCN, Ga@VCC, Ga@VCN systems stable exhibit metallic characteristics, ensuring effective charge transfer during process. Moreover, nitric oxide (NO) can be strongly chemisorbed activated on all four candidates adsorption free energies ranging from −0.83 to −1.59 eV then spontaneously converted into without need any applied voltage. More importantly, possesses well-suppressed ability formation H2/N2O/N2 byproducts, indicating excellent selectivity. These findings offer electrocatalyst NO-to-NH3 conversion highlight great potential metals SACs reactions.

Language: Английский

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Engineering of Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g‐C₃N₄) Based Photocatalysts for Atmospheric Protection: Modification Strategies, Recent Progress, and Application Challenges

Small, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 20(45)

Published: Aug. 18, 2024

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C

Language: Английский

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Single and dual-atom catalysts towards electrosynthesis of ammonia and urea: a review

Nanoscale, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Illustration of atomic catalysts in five different reactions: nitrogen reduction, nitrate nitrite nitric oxide reduction and urea synthesis. Advantages diatom include those single atom catalysts.

Language: Английский

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Low-dimensional N-heterocyclic carbenes nanomaterials: Promising supports of single atom catalysts

Vacuum, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 227, P. 113390 - 113390

Published: June 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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Fueling the future of clean energy with self‐supported layered double hydroxides‐based electrocatalysts: A step toward sustainability

InfoMat, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 5, 2024

Abstract Amid the ongoing transition toward renewable fuels, self‐supported layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are envisioned as propitious electrocatalysts for reinvigorating electrocatalysis realm, thereby facilitating environmental remediation and bolstering sustainable global energy security. Exploiting appealing attributes such unique lamellar structure, abundant active sites, tunable intercalation spacing compositional flexibility, LDHs boast remarkable activity, selectivity stability across diverse energy‐related applications. By virtue of addressing technological time prominence excavating their renaissance, this review first encompasses facile state‐of‐the‐art synthetic approaches alongside intriguing modification strategies, deciphering authentic structure–performance correlations advancing more robust precise catalyst design. Aside from this, heterostructure engineering employing diversified ranges coupling materials is highlighted, to construct ground‐breaking binder‐free LDHs‐based heterostructures endowing with unprecedented activity stability. Subsequently, milestone gained experimental research theoretical modeling frontier in multifarious electrocatalytic applications, including HER, OER, UOR, AOR, seawater splitting other fundamental conversion reactions rigorously unveiled. As a final note, brief conclusion presented an outline future prospects. Essentially, aspires offer enlightenment incite wise inspiration evolution innovative resilient next‐generation catalysts. image

Language: Английский

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Single-atom tungsten anchoring on monolayer T-C3N2 as a promising nitrogen reduction electrocatalyst: A combined DFT and machine learning study

Surfaces and Interfaces, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 57, P. 105764 - 105764

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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In@Mn₃O₄ with Rich Interface Low‐Coordination Mn Active Sites for Boosting Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction

Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 10, 2025

Abstract Electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) is a potential strategy for green synthesis of ammonia. However, the lack efficient catalysts with both high activity and selectivity restricts development electrocatalytic NRR. In this study, simple water‐based redox method used to synthesize core–shell nanoparticle catalyst 2D Mn 3 O 4 as shell core. The rich interface low‐coordination helps provide more active sites At same time, nucleus gives electrons shell, jointly promotes adsorption activation nitrogen, well enhancement NRR activity. Moreover, designed hydrophobicity, which effectively reduces side hydrogen evolution H proton generated from water dissociation, improved. 0.1 m Na 2 SO , ammonia yield In@Mn 89.44 µg h −1 mg cat (−0.9 V vs RHE) maximum Faradaic efficiency 27.01% at −0.7 (vs RHE), superior most reported catalysts. unique structure design low coordination insights regulation nitrogen–water environment rational advanced electrocatalysts.

Language: Английский

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Modulating electronic structure via heterojunction engineering for enhanced electrocatalytic nitrogen fixation on FeS2/Bi2S3

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 1014, P. 178680 - 178680

Published: Jan. 15, 2025

Language: Английский

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