Rice
leaves
inspired
the
development
of
an
anisotropic
microstructured
gas
conduction
electrode
featuring
rapid
desorption
and
transfer
bubbles
to
achieve
highly
efficient
hydrogen
production.
Catalysts,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(1), С. 71 - 71
Опубликована: Янв. 17, 2024
In
this
study,
pure
CdO
nanoparticles,
magnetic
Fe3O4
and
Fe3O4-CdO
nanocomposites
were
prepared
via
a
solution
combustion
method
using
cetyltrimethylammonium
bromide
(CTAB)
as
template.
These
nanomaterial
samples
characterized
by
X-ray
diffraction
(XRD),
ultraviolet-visible
diffuse
reflectance
spectroscopy
(UV-vis
DRS),
Fourier-transform
infrared
(FTIR),
Raman
spectroscopy,
photoelectron
microscopy
(XPS),
transmittance
electron
(TEM),
scanning
(SEM)
analysis.
XRD
patterns
confirmed
the
purity
crystalline
nature
of
samples.
FTIR
spectra
observed
metal-oxygen
(M-O)
bond
formation.
UV-vis
DRS
studies
performed
to
investigate
optical
properties
bandgap
energy
determination.
The
surface
morphology
size
Fe3O4,
determined
TEM
SEM
Under
optimum
experimental
conditions,
applied
for
photocatalytic
activity
against
Methylene
blue
dye.
visible
light
irradiation,
nanostructures
showed
an
efficient
degradation
92%
organic
dye
excellent
stability
multiple
cycles
reuse.
The
photovoltaic-alkaline
water
(PV-AW)
electrolysis
system
offers
an
appealing
approach
for
large-scale
green
hydrogen
generation.
However,
current
PV-AW
systems
suffer
from
low
solar-to-hydrogen
(STH)
conversion
efficiencies
(e.g.,
<20%)
at
practical
densities
>100
mA
cm
−2
),
rendering
the
produced
H
2
not
economical.
Here,
we
designed
and
developed
a
highly
efficient
that
mainly
consists
of
customized,
state-of-the-art
AW
electrolyzer
concentrator
photovoltaic
(CPV)
receiver.
anodic
oxygen
evolving
catalyst,
consisting
iron
oxide/nickel
(oxy)hydroxide
(Fe
O
3
-NiO
x
y
)
composite,
enables
customized
with
unprecedented
catalytic
performance
1
A
1.8
V
0.37
kgH
/m
hour
−1
48
kWh/kgH
).
Benefiting
superior
performance,
integrated
CPV-AW
reaches
very
high
STH
efficiency
up
to
29.1%
(refer
30.3%
if
lead
resistance
losses
are
excluded)
large
densities,
surpassing
all
previously
reported
PV-electrolysis
systems.
Nano-Micro Letters,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
16(1)
Опубликована: Май 23, 2024
Single-atom
(SA)
catalysts
with
nearly
100%
atom
utilization
have
been
widely
employed
in
electrolysis
for
decades,
due
to
the
outperforming
catalytic
activity
and
selectivity.
However,
most
of
reported
SA
are
fixed
through
strong
bonding
between
dispersed
single
metallic
atoms
nonmetallic
substrates,
which
greatly
limits
controllable
regulation
electrocatalytic
catalysts.
In
this
work,
Pt-Ni
bonded
Pt
catalyst
adjustable
electronic
states
was
successfully
constructed
a
electrochemical
reduction
on
coordination
unsaturated
amorphous
Ni(OH)