Metal
sulfides,
characterized
by
high
crystalline
stability
and
narrowed
band
gap,
are
recognized
as
effective
electrode
materials
for
energy
storage
in
alkaline
environments.
This
study
enhances
the
surface
activity
Co9S8/Ni3S2
hollow
nanorod
arrays
incorporating
phosphorus
(P)
doping.
In
situ
Raman
spectroscopy
confirms
that
P
doping
facilitates
rapid
reconstruction
media,
resulting
substantial
amounts
of
oxyhydroxides
significantly
enhance
density
supercapacitors.
The
optimized
P–Co9S8/Ni3S2
(1
h)
demonstrates
a
4.56-fold
increase
performance
over
original
Co9S8/Ni3S2,
achieving
capacitance
20.5
F·cm–2
at
3
mA·cm–2
2
M
KOH.
hybrid
supercapacitor
device
assembled
with
activated
carbon
achieves
an
1.73
mWh
cm–2
power
4.95
mW
cm–2,
showcasing
cycling
life
84.6%
capacity
retention
after
10,000
cycles.
work
effectively
reconstructs
oxyhydroxide
species
on
electrodes
environments
through
engineering,
providing
valuable
guidance
design
reconstructions
metal
sulfide
using
atom
engineering.
Advanced Powder Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
1(3), P. 100030 - 100030
Published: Jan. 10, 2022
Water
splitting
has
been
regarded
as
a
sustainable
and
environmentally-friendly
technique
to
realize
green
hydrogen
generation,
while
more
energy
is
consumed
due
the
high
overpotentials
required
for
anode
oxygen
evolution
reaction.
Urea
electrooxidation,
an
ideal
substitute,
thus
received
increasing
attention
in
assisting
water-splitting
reactions.
Note
that
highly
efficient
catalysts
are
still
drive
urea
oxidation,
facile
generation
of
valence
state
species
significant
reaction
based
on
electrochemical-chemical
mechanisms.
The
cost
rareness
make
noble
metal
impossible
further
consideration
large-scale
application.
Ni-based
very
promising
their
cheap
price,
structure
tuning,
good
compatibility,
easy
active
phase
formation.
In
light
advances
made
recently,
herein,
we
reviewed
recent
powder
oxidation
fundamental
firstly
presented
clarify
mechanism
urea-assisted
water
splitting,
then
prevailing
evaluation
indicators
briefly
expressed
electrochemical
measurements.
catalyst
design
principle
including
synergistic
effect,
electronic
defect
construction
surface
reconstruction
well
main
fabrication
approaches
various
assisted
summarized
discussed.
problems
challenges
also
concluded
fabrication,
performance
evaluation,
Considering
key
influencing
factors
catalytic
process
application,
should
be
given
structure−property
relationship
deciphering,
novel
development
real
device;
specifically,
effort
directed
with
multi-functions
simultaneously
promote
steps
anti-corrosion
ability
by
revealing
local
integration
practical
We
believe
current
summarization
will
instructive
helpful
understanding
action
via
technique.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(5), P. 1723 - 1772
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Defective
two-dimensional
(2D)
materials
show
huge
potential
for
energy-related
fields.
This
review
overviews
the
formation/evolution
mechanisms
and
engineering
strategies
of
defects
in
2D
materials,
which
enable
enhanced
electrode
reaction
kinetics.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
36(11)
Published: Dec. 2, 2023
Photocatalytic
hydrogen
evolution
(PHE)
via
water
splitting
using
semiconductor
photocatalysts
is
an
effective
path
to
solve
the
current
energy
crisis
and
environmental
pollution.
Heterojunction
photocatalysts,
containing
two
or
more
semiconductors,
exhibit
better
PHE
rates
than
those
with
only
one
owing
altered
band
alignment
at
interface
stronger
driving
force
for
charge
separation.
Traditional
binary
metal
sulfide
(BMS)-based
heterojunction
such
as
CdS,
MoS
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
17(2), P. 1701 - 1712
Published: Jan. 9, 2023
The
scalable
production
of
inexpensive,
efficient,
and
robust
catalysts
for
oxygen
evolution
reaction
(OER)
that
can
deliver
high
current
densities
at
low
potentials
is
critical
the
industrial
implementation
water
splitting
technology.
Herein,
a
series
metal
oxides
coupled
with
Fe
Deleted Journal,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
1, P. e9120026 - e9120026
Published: July 28, 2022
"Intrinsic"
strategies
for
manipulating
the
local
electronic
structure
and
coordination
environment
of
defect-regulated
materials
can
optimize
electrochemical
storage
performance.
Nevertheless,
structure–activity
relationship
between
defects
charge
is
ambiguous,
which
may
be
revealed
by
constructing
highly
ordered
vacancy
structures.
Herein,
we
demonstrate
molybdenum
carbide
MXene
nanosheets
with
customized
in-plane
chemical
vacancies
(Mo1.33CTx),
utilizing
selective
etching
strategies.
Synchrotron-based
X-ray
characterizations
reveal
that
Mo
atoms
in
Mo1.33CTx
show
increased
average
valence
+4.44
compared
control
Mo2CTx.
Benefited
from
introduced
atomic
active
sites
high
Mo,
achieves
an
outstanding
capacity
603
mAh·g−1
at
0.2
A·g−1,
superior
to
most
original
MXenes.
Li+
kinetics
analysis
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
simulations
this
optimized
performance
ensues
more
compensation
during
charge–discharge
process,
enhances
Faraday
reaction
pure
This
manipulation
provides
efficient
way
realize
MXene's
potential
as
promising
electrodes.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(16)
Published: Jan. 29, 2023
Abstract
Semiconducting
quantum
dots
(QDs)
have
received
huge
attention
for
energy
conversion
and
storage
due
to
their
unique
characteristics,
such
as
size
effect,
multiple
exciton
generation
large
surface‐to‐volume
ratio,
high
density
of
active
sites,
so
on.
However,
the
holistic
systematic
understanding
mechanism
centering
on
QDs
in
specific
application
is
still
lacking.
Herein,
a
comprehensive
introduction
these
extraordinary
0D
materials,
e.g.,
metal
oxide,
dichalcogenide,
halides,
multinary
oxides,
nonmetal
QDs,
presented.
It
starts
with
synthetic
strategies
properties
QDs.
Highlights
are
focused
rational
design
development
advanced
QDs‐based
materials
various
applications
energy‐related
fields,
including
photocatalytic
H
2
production,
CO
reduction,
N
electrocatalytic
evolution,
fixation,
O
solar
cells,
metal‐ion
batteries,
lithium–sulfur
metal–air
supercapacitors.
At
last,
challenges
perspectives
semiconducting
detailedly
proposed.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
32(38)
Published: July 14, 2022
Abstract
Atom‐economic
catalysts
open
a
new
era
of
computationally
driven
atomistic
design
catalysts.
Rationally
manipulating
the
structures
catalyst
with
atomic‐level
precision
would
definitely
play
significant
role
in
future
chemical
industry.
Of
particular
concern,
there
are
growing
research
concentrating
on
MoS
2
as
typical
representative
transition
metal
dichalcogenides
for
its
great
potential
diverse
reactive
sites
applications
catalysis
hydrogen
evolution
reaction.
At
present,
rational
‐based
greatly
depends
comprehensive
understanding
structure–activity
relationships
active
that
still
lacks
systematic
summary.
In
this
regard,
we
dissected
internal
between
active‐site
configurations
and
corresponding
catalytic
activity
theoretically
experimentally
to
give
impetus
next‐generation
high‐performance
The
necessity
normalizing
existing
evaluation
methodology
developing
more‐precise
metrics
is
discussed.
Moreover,
advancement
artificial
intelligence
an
effective
tool
physicochemical
properties
well
important
theoretical
pre‐design
has
also
been
reviewed.
Finally,
summarized
opportunities
challenges
nanoscale
desired
by
assembling
atoms
controllable
way.