Frontiers in Energy Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
12
Опубликована: Окт. 24, 2024
The
production
of
hydrogen
(H
2
)
and
multi-carbon
fuels
through
water
electrolysis
(oxygen
evolution
reaction
(OER)/hydrogen
(HER))
water–CO
co-electrolysis
(OER/CO
reduction
(CO
RR)),
respectively,
is
supposed
to
be
the
emergent
energy
carrier.
These
electrochemical
processes
are
essential
chemical
conversion
pathways
that
initiate
changes
toward
renewable
energy.
This
review
summarizes
systematic
design
earth-abundant
transition
metal-based
nanomaterials
their
electrocatalytic
activities
reactions
such
as
OER,
HER,
CO
RR.
primary
focus
on
fabricating
highly
effective,
low-cost,
advanced
nanostructures
for
both
OER/HER
OER/CO
RR
systems.
Developing
synthetic
strategies
surface
morphology-controlled
nanostructured
electrocatalysts,
engineering
electrode
surface,
enhancing
activity,
understanding
relationship
between
intrinsic
catalytic
activity
preparation
approaches
or
precursor
choices,
exploring
mechanism
focused
on.
Furthermore,
current
challenges,
figure-of-merit,
prospects
described.
study
may
open
new
opportunities
develop
shape-controlled
high-performance
electrocatalysts
storage
reactions.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 7, 2025
Abstract
Covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs)
hold
great
promise
as
cathode
materials
for
lithium‐ion
batteries
(LIBs),
but
their
limited
conductivity
has
hindered
broader
application.
In
this
study,
a
novel
metallosalen
COF
(Cu‐TH‐COF)
is
introduced,
synthesized
via
one‐pot
method,
incorporating
redox‐active
Cu
ions
into
N
2
O
pockets
and
creating
an
extended
π‐d
conjugated
structure.
This
design
merges
inorganic
active
sites,
enabling
efficient
multi‐electron
transfer
improving
the
utilization
of
sites
in
LIBs.
The
conjugation
significantly
enhances
electronic
conductivity,
resulting
improved
rate
performance.
As
result,
Cu‐TH‐COF
delivers
impressive
discharge
capacity
300
mAh
g
−1
at
50
mA
retains
174
4000
,
outperforming
its
Cu‐free
counterpart.
study
demonstrates
first
time
potential
COFs
high‐performance
opens
up
new
strategy
next‐generation
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 29, 2025
ConspectusZinc
metal
batteries
(ZMBs)
appear
to
be
promising
candidates
replace
lithium-ion
owing
their
higher
safety
and
lower
cost.
Moreover,
natural
reserves
of
Zn
are
abundant,
being
approximately
300
times
greater
than
those
Li.
However,
there
some
typical
issues
impeding
the
wide
application
ZMBs.
Traditional
inorganic
cathodes
exhibit
an
unsatisfactory
cycling
lifetime
because
structure
collapse
active
materials
dissolution.
Apart
from
cathodes,
organic
now
gaining
extensive
attention
as
ZMBs
sustainability,
high
environmental
friendliness,
tunable
molecule
which
make
them
usually
superior
life.
Nevertheless,
due
inferior
conductivity
materials,
mass
loading
volumetric
energy
density
still
cannot
meet
our
demands.
In
addition,
specific
working
mechanism
inorganic/organic
also
needs
further
investigation,
necessitating
use
advanced
in
situ
characterization
technologies.
Reversibility
metallic
anodes
is
crucial
determining
overall
cell
performances.
Like
Li
Na
anodes,
uncontrolled
dendrite
growth
annoying
problem
for
may
penetrate
separator
cause
inner
short
circuit.
aqueous
electrolyte,
highly
reactive
H2O
molecules
easily
attack
anode,
leading
undesired
corrosion.
Furthermore,
during
operation,
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER)
occurs,
leads
continuous
consumption
electrolytes
formation
insulating
byproducts
on
anodes.
Although
strategies
like
novel
anode
design
artificial
SEI
layer
construction
proposed
inhibit
dendrites
protect
attack,
corresponding
manufacturing
process
remains
complex.
Modifying
electrolyte
components
relatively
simple
implement
effectively
stabilizes
HER
completely
eliminated
when
exists
modified
electrolytes.
Under
such
conditions,
nonaqueous
a
solution
future
aprotic
nature
stability
with
ionic
low
compared
that
Most
previous
reviews
focus
only
individual
A
review
perspective,
focusing
system
design,
currently
lacking.In
this
Account,
we
begin
brief
overview
ZMBs,
highlighting
advantages
current
challenges.
Subsequently,
give
summary
development
(such
MnO2)
Specifically,
history
representative
modification
strategy
illustrated.
Following
this,
discussed,
along
introduction
cathodes.
Afterward,
form
additive
selection
solid
interface
(SEI)
briefed
Thereafter,
formulation
systematically
potential
Unlike
other
giving
very
detailed
information
one
aspect,
Account
offers
opportunities
challenges
faced
by
We
hope
can
provide
researchers
deeper
insights
into
encouraging
devise
effective
innovative
will
accelerate
widespread
ZMB
technology.
Abstract
By
virtue
of
sustainability
and
redox
functionality,
organic
materials
are
an
emerging
class
electrodes
for
multivalent
metal‐ion
batteries.
However,
the
inevitable
dissolution
radical
anions
in
electrolyte
media
during
electrochemical
reduction
poses
a
challenge
to
reversibility
stability.
The
stable
reversible
formation
dianions
cationic
perylene
diimide
(
c
PDI)
aqueous
calcium‐ion
is
reported.
Electrostatically
assembled
PDI
onto
functional
titanium
carbide
Ti
3
C
2
T
x
MXene
processed
form
semi‐transparent
thin
films
probe
characteristic
spectral
changes
reduction–oxidation
cycles.
In
situ
UV–Vis‐NIR
spectroscopy
studies
confirm
potential
dependent
at
−0.3
−0.6
V
versus
Ag
wire,
respectively.
Moreover,
bridging
Ca
2+
ions
between
two
molecules
also
causes
change
electron
density
atoms,
as
observed
from
shift
transverse
surface
plasmonic
peak
MXene.
This
clearly
signifies
role
non‐covalent
interactions
stabilizing
media,
thus
suppressing
effects.
study
opens
avenues
exploitation
design
charge
storage
hosts
metal‐ions.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 30, 2025
Abstract
Designing
organic
electrode
materials
that
achieve
high
energy
density
without
compromising
long‐term
cycling
stability
is
a
grand
challenge
in
storage
research.
Here,
this
addressed
by
introducing
unique
dual‐site,
dual‐charge
carrier
mechanism
leveraging
multielectron
nitro‐triazine
trimeric
cathode
and
two
non‐metallic
charge
carriers
(NH
4
+
H
).
We
present
highly
redox‐active
exceptionally
stable
molecule,
2,4,6‐tris(4‐nitrophenyl)‐1,3,5‐triazine
(TNPT),
featuring
nitro
triazine
groups
enable
multiple
redox
sites,
extended
π‐conjugation,
strong‐hydrogen
bonding
affinity,
π–π
stacking
capabilities.
The
dual‐redox
interact
synergistically
with
NH
an
optimized
3
m
OTF
electrolyte,
tetrahedral
hydrogen
Grotthuss/special
pair
dance
proton
transfer,
boosting
fast
kinetics
exceptional
stability.
A
nitrogen‐doped
graphene
oxide(NG)/TNPT
nanocomposite
delivers
impressive
specific
capacity
of
263
mAh
g
−1
at
0.1
,
excellent
cyclic
stability‐retaining
97.8%
over
10
000
cycles.
Furthermore,
the
metal‐free
hybrid
full‐cell
device,
consisting
nanoporous
carbon
capacitive
anode
NG@TNPT
battery
cathode,
achieves
remarkable
45.11
Wh
kg
highest
reported
for
systems
to
date.
This
work
provides
new
design
strategy
developing
high‐energy,
long‐life,
devices.