Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(8), P. 2423 - 2429
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Here,
Mn-doped
FePSe
3
nanosheets
are
developed
as
an
efficient
bifunctional
electrocatalyst,
which
shows
high
activity
and
good
stability
toward
HMF
oxidation
hydrogen
evolution.
Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Nov. 13, 2023
Abstract
The
development
of
industry
and
agriculture
has
been
accompanied
by
an
artificially
imbalanced
nitrogen
cycle,
which
threatens
human
health
ecological
environments.
Electrocatalytic
systems
have
emerged
as
a
sustainable
way
converting
nitrogen‐containing
molecules
into
high
value‐added
chemicals.
However,
the
construction
high‐performance
electrocatalysts
remains
challenging.
oxygen
vacancy
engineering
strategy
promoted
more
research
efforts
to
explore
structure‐activity
relationship
between
catalytic
activity
vacancies.
This
review
systematically
summarizes
recent
vacancies‐rich
metal
oxides
for
electro‐catalyzing
cycling
systems,
involving
electrocatalytic
nitrate
reduction
reaction,
nitric
oxide
C─N
coupling,
urea
oxidation
reaction.
First,
methods
characterization
vacancies
are
summarized.
Then,
effect
on
is
discussed
in
terms
regulating
electronic
structures
electrocatalysts,
improving
electroconductivity
catalysts,
lowing
energy
barrier,
strengthening
adsorption
activation
intermediate
species.
Finally,
future
directions
cycle
anticipated.
Inorganic Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(2), P. 653 - 658
Published: Jan. 3, 2023
Electrocatalytic
reduction
of
NO
to
NH3
(NORR)
emerges
as
a
promising
route
for
achieving
harmful
treatment
and
sustainable
generation.
In
this
work,
we
first
report
that
Mo2C
is
an
active
selective
NORR
catalyst.
The
developed
nanosheets
deliver
high
yield
rate
122.7
μmol
h-1
cm-2
with
Faradaic
efficiency
86.3%
at
-0.4
V.
Theoretical
computations
unveil
the
surface-terminated
Mo
atoms
on
can
effectively
activate
NO,
promote
protonation
energetics,
suppress
proton
adsorption,
resulting
in
activity
selectivity
Mo2C.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
59(12), P. 1625 - 1628
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Electrochemical
nitrite
(NO2-)
reduction
is
a
potential
and
sustainable
route
to
produce
high-value
ammonia
(NH3),
but
it
requires
highly
active
electrocatalysts.
Herein,
Cu
nanoparticles
anchored
on
TiO2
nanobelt
array
titanium
plate
(Cu@TiO2/TP)
are
reported
as
high-efficiency
electrocatalyst
for
NO2--to-NH3
conversion.
The
designed
Cu@TiO2/TP
catalyst
exhibits
outstanding
catalytic
performance
toward
the
NO2-RR,
with
high
NH3
yield
of
760.5
μmol
h-1
cm-2
(237.7
mgcat.-1)
an
excellent
faradaic
efficiency
95.3%
in
neutral
solution.
Meanwhile,
also
presents
strong
electrochemical
stability
during
cyclic
tests
long-term
electrolysis.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 15, 2024
Abstract
Electrochemical
ammonia
synthesis
(EAS)
presents
an
attractive
alternative
to
the
Haber–Bosch
process
due
benefits
of
energy
saving,
low
carbon
emission,
environmental
friendliness,
and
so
on.
However,
competing
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER)
severely
limits
yield,
selectivity,
current
efficiency
NH
3
.
Although
accumulation
self‐aggregation
active
(H*)
are
primary
causes
HER,
it
also
serves
as
critical
species
intermediate
for
multistep
hydrogenation
deoxygenation
processes.
Therefore,
sensible
regulation
H*
generation
consumption
essential
enhancing
EAS
performance.
And
is
significant
thoroughly
review
strategies
control.
Herein,
a
comprehensive
introduction
provide
fundamental
understanding
its
role
in
electrochemical
reactions,
including
generation,
conversion,
identification,
quantification
protocols
first
proposed.
In
addition,
control
carefully
summarized
with
particular
focus
on
regulating
enhance
activity,
Faradaic
efficiency.
Finally,
remaining
challenges
perspectives
discussed.
This
intended
offer
profound
reactions
development
technology.
ACS Applied Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
5(8), P. 9487 - 9494
Published: Aug. 9, 2022
Electrocatalytic
overall
water
splitting
(OWS),
powered
by
a
renewable
energy
source,
is
promising
strategy
for
hydrogen
production.
However,
the
OWS
system
usually
requires
large
consumption
due
to
sluggish
kinetics
of
anodic
oxygen
evolution
reaction.
Herein,
we
fabricated
PtCu
nanoalloy
(PtCu-NA)
through
template-assisted
method
and
evaluated
its
bifunctional
activities
both
reaction
(HER)
in
1
M
KOH
hydrazine
oxidation
(HzOR)
+
hydrazine.
Remarkably,
interplanar
crystal
spacing
PtCu-NA
was
larger
than
that
standard
closer
Pt,
which
can
be
attributed
synthesis
method.
Thus,
as-prepared
needs
low
overpotentials
224
668
mV
drive
HER
HzOR
at
100
200
mA
cm–2,
respectively,
are
much
better
those
commercial
Pt/C
(453
1081
mV).
After
coupling
together,
(OHzS)
cell
small
voltage
0.666
V
deliver
cm–2
hydrazine,
outperforming
(0.792
V).
Impressively,
assembly
OHzS
could
run
stably
more
110
h.
These
performances
regulation
structure
alloy
synergistic
effect
between
Pt
Cu.