Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: March 1, 2025
Strain
engineering
offers
an
attractive
strategy
for
improving
intrinsic
catalytic
performance
of
a
heterogeneous
catalyst.
Herein,
we
successfully
create
strain
into
layered
indium
sulfide
(In2S3)
at
atomic
scale
via
introducing
oxygen
coordination
and
sulfur
vacancy
using
wet-chemistry
method.
The
atomically
strained
In2S3
exhibits
greatly
enhanced
CO2
photoreduction
performance,
achieving
to
CO
conversion
rate
5.16
μmol
gcatalyst−1
h−1
under
visible
light
illumination
in
ambient
air.
In-situ
spectroscopic
measurements
together
with
theoretical
calculations
indicate
that
the
features
lattice
disordered
defects
on
surface,
which
provides
rich
uncoordinated
sites
induces
structural
distortion,
resulting
modified
band
structure
promotes
adsorption/activation
boosts
photogenerated
charge
carriers'
separation
during
photoreduction.
This
work
new
approach
rational
design
photocatalysts
reduction
Achieving
visible-light-driven
air
is
significant
yet
challenging.
Here,
authors
introduce
promoted
activation
boosted
carrier
atmospheric
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(32)
Published: March 25, 2024
Abstract
Understanding
of
fundamental
mechanism
and
kinetics
the
oxygen
evolution
reaction
(OER)
is
pivotal
for
designing
efficient
OER
electrocatalysts
owing
to
its
key
role
in
electrochemical
energy
conversion
devices.
In
past
few
years,
lattice
oxidation
(LOM)
arising
from
anodic
redox
chemistry
has
attracted
significant
attention
as
it
involves
a
direct
O─O
coupling
thus
bypasses
thermodynamic
limitations
traditional
adsorbate
(AEM).
Transition
metal‐based
oxyhydroxides
are
generally
acknowledged
real
catalytic
phase
alkaline
media.
particular,
their
low‐dimensional
layered
structures
offer
sufficient
structural
flexibility
trigger
LOM.
Herein,
comprehensive
overview
provided
recent
advances
anion
LOM‐based
electrocatalysts.
Based
on
analyses
electronic
structure
LOM,
strategy
proposed
activate
Possible
identification
techniques
corroboration
also
reviewed.
addition,
reconstruction
process
induced
by
LOM
focused
importance
multiple
situ/operando
characterizations
highlighted
unveil
chemical
origins
To
conclude,
prospect
remaining
challenges
future
opportunities
presented.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(29), P. 20251 - 20262
Published: July 12, 2024
A
strain
engineering
strategy
is
crucial
for
designing
a
high-performance
catalyst.
However,
how
to
control
the
in
metastable
phase
two-dimensional
(2D)
materials
technically
challenging
due
their
nanoscale
sizes.
Here,
we
report
that
cerium
dioxide
(CeO
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Aug. 2, 2024
The
sluggish
kinetics
of
Volmer
step
in
the
alkaline
hydrogen
evolution
results
large
energy
consumption.
challenge
that
has
yet
well
resolved
is
to
control
water
adsorption
and
dissociation.
Here,
we
develop
biaxially
strained
MoSe2
three
dimensional
nanoshells
exhibit
enhanced
catalytic
performance
with
a
low
overpotential
58.2
mV
at
10
mA
cm−2
base,
long-term
stable
activity
membrane-electrode-assembly
based
electrolyser
1
A
cm−2.
Compared
flat
uniaxial-strained
MoSe2,
establish
stably
adsorbed
OH
engineer
on
changes
configuration
from
O-down
Mo
O-horizontal
OH*
via
stronger
bonds.
favorable
dissociation
3-coordinated
sites
4-coordinated
constitute
tandem
electrolysis,
resulting
thermodynamically
evolution.
This
work
deepens
our
understanding
impact
strain
dimensions
inspires
design
nanostructured
catalysts
for
accelerating
rate-determining
multi-electron
reactions.
Hydroxide
most
abundant
anion
solutions,
but
its
electrolysis
remains
unclear.
Herein,
authors
report
biaxial
induced
accelerate
by
modifying
