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2. Spontaneously separated intermetallic Co3Mo from nanoporous copper as versatile electrocatalysts for highly efficient water splitting
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Rui-Qi Yao, Zi Wen, Qing Jiang, Hang Shi, Wu-Bin Wan, Wei Zhang, Yi-Tong Zhou, Xin Ge, Weitao Zheng, and Xing-You Lang
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Materials science ,Hydrogen ,Science ,Intermetallic ,General Physics and Astronomy ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,Overpotential ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,lcsh:Science ,Hydrogen production ,Multidisciplinary ,Nanoporous ,Alkaline water electrolysis ,Oxygen evolution ,General Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,0104 chemical sciences ,Chemical engineering ,chemistry ,Water splitting ,lcsh:Q ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Developing robust nonprecious electrocatalysts towards hydrogen/oxygen evolution reactions is crucial for widespread use of electrochemical water splitting in hydrogen production. Here, we report that intermetallic Co3Mo spontaneously separated from hierarchical nanoporous copper skeleton shows genuine potential as highly efficient electrocatalysts for alkaline hydrogen/oxygen evolution reactions in virtue of in-situ hydroxylation and electro-oxidation, respectively. The hydroxylated intermetallic Co3Mo has an optimal hydrogen-binding energy to facilitate adsorption/desorption of hydrogen intermediates for hydrogen molecules. Associated with high electron/ion transport of bicontinuous nanoporous skeleton, nanoporous copper supported Co3Mo electrodes exhibit impressive hydrogen evolution reaction catalysis, with negligible onset overpotential and low Tafel slope (~40 mV dec−1) in 1 M KOH, realizing current density of −400 mA cm−2 at overpotential of as low as 96 mV. When coupled to its electro-oxidized derivative that mediates efficiently oxygen evolution reaction, their alkaline electrolyzer operates with a superior overall water-splitting output, outperforming the one assembled with noble-metal-based catalysts. Electrochemical water splitting is an attractive energy conversion technology, but it usually suffers from low efficiency. Here, the authors report intermetallic Co3Mo integrated on porous Cu as highly efficient electrocatalysts for alkaline HER/OER due to in-situ hydroxylation and electro-oxidation.
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- 2020
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3. Aluminum-copper alloy anode materials for high-energy aqueous aluminum batteries
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Qing Ran, Hang Shi, Huan Meng, Shu-Pei Zeng, Wu-Bin Wan, Wei Zhang, Zi Wen, Xing-You Lang, and Qing Jiang
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Batteries ,Energy storage ,Multidisciplinary ,Science ,Electrochemistry ,General Physics and Astronomy ,General Chemistry ,Article ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Materials for energy and catalysis - Abstract
Aqueous aluminum batteries are promising post-lithium battery technologies for large-scale energy storage applications because of the raw materials abundance, low costs, safety and high theoretical capacity. However, their development is hindered by the unsatisfactory electrochemical behaviour of the Al metal electrode due to the presence of an oxide layer and hydrogen side reaction. To circumvent these issues, we report aluminum-copper alloy lamellar heterostructures as anode active materials. These alloys improve the Al-ion electrochemical reversibility (e.g., achieving dendrite-free Al deposition during stripping/plating cycles) by using periodic galvanic couplings of alternating anodic α-aluminum and cathodic intermetallic Al2Cu nanometric lamellas. In symmetric cell configuration with a low oxygen concentration (i.e., 0.13 mg L−1) aqueous electrolyte solution, the lamella-nanostructured eutectic Al82Cu18 alloy electrode allows Al stripping/plating for 2000 h with an overpotential lower than ±53 mV. When the Al82Cu18 anode is tested in combination with an AlxMnO2 cathode material, the aqueous full cell delivers specific energy of ~670 Wh kg−1 at 100 mA g−1 and an initial discharge capacity of ~400 mAh g−1 at 500 mA g−1 with a capacity retention of 83% after 400 cycles., Aqueous Al-ion batteries are attractive post-lithium battery technologies. Here Al-Cu alloy lamellar heterostructures with periodic galvanic couplings are reported as efficient anode active material to produce high-energy aqueous Al-ion batteries.
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- 2022
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4. Hierarchical nanoporous intermetallic compounds with self-grown transition-metal hydroxides as bifunctional catalysts for the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction
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Hang Shi, Qing Jiang, Rui-Qi Yao, Zi Wen, Xing-You Lang, Wu-Bin Wan, and Li-Ping Han
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Tafel equation ,Hydrogen ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Nanoporous ,Inorganic chemistry ,Alkaline water electrolysis ,Intermetallic ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,Overpotential ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Catalysis ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,General Materials Science ,0210 nano-technology ,Bifunctional - Abstract
The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a crucial step in alkaline water electrolysis, but suffers from sluggish reaction kinetics, which calls for the development of active and robust catalysts for the highly efficient production of high-purity hydrogen. Here, we report hierarchical nanoporous (NP) transition-metal (TM = Fe, Co)-doped Pt3Al intermetallic compounds, which are composed of surface alloys of Pt and TMs with in situ self-grown TM hydroxides in an alkaline environment, NP (Pt1−xTMx)3Al/Pt-TM(OH), as highly efficient bifunctional catalysts for the HER. By virtue of the constituent Co(OH)2 having moderate hydroxyl adsorption to accelerate water dissociation and the Pt atoms facilitating the adsorption/desorption of reactive hydrogen intermediates, the NP (Pt1−xCox)3Al/Pt-Co(OH)2 exhibits superior HER activity in 0.1 M KOH, with a low Tafel slope of 48 mV dec−1 and an overpotential of ∼43 mV at 10 mA cm−2, as well as exceptional durability due to its unique nanoporous structure with stable intermetallic bonds. These electrocatalytic properties outperform state-of-the-art Pt-based catalysts, suggesting that multi-site design is suitable for producing highly efficient catalysts towards the HER in alkaline environments.
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- 2019
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5. Nanoporous Intermetallic Cu 3 Sn/Cu Hybrid Electrodes as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reduction
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Zi Wen, Xing-You Lang, Hang Shi, Shu-Pei Zeng, Qing Jiang, Wu-Bin Wan, Yi-Tong Zhou, and Rui-Qi Yao
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Materials science ,Nanoporous ,Intermetallic ,General Chemistry ,Overpotential ,Electrocatalyst ,Electrochemistry ,Biomaterials ,Adsorption ,Chemical engineering ,General Materials Science ,Faraday efficiency ,Biotechnology ,Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide - Abstract
Designing highly selective and cost-effective electrocatalysts toward electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO2 ) reduction is crucial for desirable transformation of greenhouse gas into fuels or high-value chemical products. Here, the authors report intermetallic Cu3 Sn that is in situ formed and seamlessly integrated on self-supported bimodal nanoporous Cu skeleton (Cu3 Sn/Cu) via a spontaneous alloying of Sn and Cu as robust electrocatalyst for selective electroreduction of CO2 to CO. By virtue of Sn atoms strengthening CO adsorption on Cu atoms, the intermetallic Cu3 Sn has an intrinsic activity of ≈10.58 μA cm-2 , more than 80-fold higher than that of monometallic Cu. By virtue of hierarchical bicontinuous nanoporous Cu architecture facilitating electron transfer and CO2 and proton mass transport and offering high specific surface areas for full use of electroactive Cu3 Sn sites, the nanoporous Cu3 Sn/Cu hybrid electrodes produce CO at a low overpotential of 0.09 V, and exhibit high partial current density of ≈15 mA cm-2 geo at overpotential of 0.59 V, along with excellent stability and selectivity of 91.5% Faradaic efficiency. The outstanding electrochemical performance make them attractive alternatives to precious Au- and Ag-based electrocatalysts for building low-cost CO2 electrolyzers to selectively produce CO.
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- 2021
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