黑磷夹层氧化钴纳米片构筑电催化水氧化的仿生通道

不论在自然光合作用系统中,还是在人工能量转换系统如电解水制氢、二氧化碳还原、电化学固氮和金属空气电池中,析氧反应(OER)均是一个非常重要的半反应.OER具有多电子、多质子的特性,反应过程复杂且动力学缓慢.在自然界水氧化过程中,光合系统Ⅱ中的氨基酸残基构筑了专门的质子转移通道和电子转移通道,通过质子耦合电子转移来高效输...     

单核第一过渡周期金属水氧化催化剂（英文）

由于传统化石能源的不可再生性,其储量日益减少.同时,传统化石能源的使用对环境产生了巨大影响,给人类社会带来了一系列问题,包括温室效应、酸雨等.因此,进入二十一世纪以后,人类面临着日益严峻的能源危机和环境问题,寻找清洁、高效的替代能源已经迫在眉睫.太阳能被认为是一种洁净的可再生能源.自然界通过光合作用将太阳能转化为化学能,在这一过程中,水被氧化产生氧气,同时释放出的电子和质子通过和二氧化碳作用生成碳水化合物.为了模拟这一过程,人工光合作用可以直接将电子和质子结合形成氢气.由此生成的氢气也被认为是洁净的可再生能源,因为在其燃烧过程中只产生水.因此,通过光致水分解析氢析氧的人工光合作用受到了越来越广泛的重视.水分解可以分为两个独立的半反应,即水的氧化析氧和水的还原析氢.水的氧化无论在热力学还是动力学方面,都存在着非常大的阻碍.在热力学上,两分子的水氧化生成一分子氧气需要提供很多能量(ΔE=1.23 V vs NHE).在动力学上,由于涉及到四个氢原子和两个氧原子的重组,并且涉及到氧氧键形成并释放出一分子氧气,因此水氧化是一个非常缓慢的过程.在自然界,水的氧化主要发生在光合作用中,在绿色植物的叶绿体中完成.通过对光合作用的研究,科学家们发现氧气的产生由光系统Ⅱ(PSII)中的释氧中心来完成.释氧中心是一个钙锰簇合物,由四个锰和一个钙组成(Mn_4CaO_x).自然界水分解产生氧气的过程给了我们很大启示,对设计和研究高效稳定的水氧化催化剂具有一定的指导意义.目前水氧化催化剂主要有两大类.第一类是基于材料的水氧化催化剂.该类催化剂的催化效率高,过电势小,但是对水氧化催化过程的机理缺乏深入研究.第二类是基于金属配合物的分子催化剂.相比基于材料的催化剂,分子催化剂具有以下特点:(1)分子催化剂的结构可以通过实验手段表征清楚;(2)可以结合光谱对水氧化的机理进行深入研究,可以对催化过程中间体进行表征;(3)催化剂的结构可以从分子水平上进行修饰,因此可以更好地研究催化效率与结构之间的关系,为设计高效、稳定的催化剂提供必要信息;(4)比较容易组装成分子器件从而应用到实际的水氧化装置中;(5)通过实验与理论的结合,对氧氧成键提出新的认识与理解.近几年来,一些单核的金属配合物逐渐被发现可以高效、稳定地催化水氧化.研究表明,一些基于钌和铱的催化剂具有良好的催化活性,但由于金属钌和铱储量少、价格昂贵等因素,限制了该类催化剂的大量使用.由于第一过渡系金属元素具有储量丰富、安全无毒、廉价易得等优势,第一过渡周期金属化合物逐渐成为科学家们研究的热点.近几年来,基于第一过渡系金属的水氧化催化剂已经有大量报道.本文主要总结了近几年来基于第一过渡系金属的单核水氧化分子催化剂.通过对催化机理进行深入的讨论,特别是对氧氧成键的总结,本文将对设计合成结构新颖、具有高催化效率和良好稳定性的水氧化分子催化剂提供理论依据.     

具有高效析氧催化性能的铁基双元金属有机框架纳米棒研究

析氧反应(OER)是电解水制氢的关键步骤,开发高效、稳定、廉价的OER电催化剂是目前该领域的研究热点.碱性电解液中的OER电催化剂成分以Mn、Fe、Co、Ni等为主,其中单一组分的Fe基化合物催化活性不高,但碱性电解液中的痕量铁杂质极易掺入Ni、Co等非Fe基材料的结构中,极大影响其OER催化性能,即现有大部分非Fe基...     

胺和水插层磷酸锰仿生模拟氢键网络用于电催化水氧化

Asymmetric manganese cluster, the active center of photosystem II (PSII) in nature, is hydrogen-bonded to surrounding amino acid residues and water molecules. This phenomenon is of great inspiration significance for developing and studying artificial Mn-based oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts. Herein, we prepared manganese phosphate nanosheets through intercalation of ethylenediamine ions and water molecules ((EDAI)(H₂O)MnPi) using a simple co-precipitation method. (EDAI)(H₂O)MnPi is also hydrogen-bonded to interlayer ethylenediamine ions and water molecules, forming a hydrogen-bonding network. The morphology of the (EDAI)(H₂O)MnPi sample was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy. The thickness of (EDAI)(H₂O)MnPi was characterized by atomic force microscopy. The composition and structure of (EDAI)(H₂O)MnPi were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. For control studies, manganese phosphate (EDAI)MnPi and (H₂O)MnPi samples were also synthesized. The structure and morphology of (EDAI)MnPi and (H₂O)MnPi samples were characterized by XRD and SEM. The difference between (EDAI)(H₂O)MnPi, (EDAI)MnPi, and (H₂O)MnPi were further characterized by thermal gravimetric analysis and derivative thermogravimetric analysis. Electrocatalytic properties of the (EDAI)(H₂O)MnPi, (EDAI)MnPi, and (H₂O)MnPi for OER were studied in 0.05 mol∙L⁻¹ pH = 7 phosphate buffered saline solution, through linear sweep voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and controlled potential electrolysis (CPE) test. The electrochemical surface area (ECSA) analyses of (EDAI)(H₂O)MnPi, (EDAI)MnPi, and (H₂O)MnPi samples were recorded by charging currents in the non-Faradaic potential region at different scan rates. Considering the different ECSAs of different materials, the water oxidation activities of three materials were normalized by ECSA. Compared with counterparts of (EDAI)MnPi (610 mV) and (H₂O)MnPi (580 mV), manganese phosphate nanosheets (EDAI)(H₂O)MnPi exhibited a lower overpotential of 520 mV when driving a current density of 1 mA∙cm⁻² in neutral conditions. The CPE experiment revealed that (EDAI)(H₂O)MnPi remained active for at least 10 h. Manganese phosphate nanosheets containing a rich, extensive, and continuous hydrogen bond network exhibited improved OER performance in neutral conditions. The hydrogen-bonding network in manganese phosphate nanosheets has similar functions to the hydrogen-bonding network in PSII, which could accelerate the transfer rate of protons and facilitate electrocatalytic water oxidation. This study may provide guidance for the design of water oxidation catalysts with rich hydrogen bond network.     

高效氧催化反应中的金属有机骨架材料（英文）

氧电催化反应包括氧气还原反应(ORR)和氧气析出反应(OER).作为核心电极反应,这两个反应对诸多能源存储与转换技术(比如燃料电池、金属空气电池以及全水分解制氢等)的能量效率起决定性作用.然而,ORR和OER涉及多个反应步骤、多个电子转移过程以及多相界面传质过程.这些复杂的过程较大程度上限制了ORR和OER的反应速率.从理论和实践两个方面来看,ORR和OER都需要高效电催化剂的参与来促进其反应速率,从而能够最终提高上述能源存储与转换技术的能量转换或利用效率.目前,以Pt,Pd,Ir,Ru为代表的贵金属基电催化剂具有十分突出的电催化性能.但是,过高的成本和过低的储量始终制约着贵金属基电催化剂在催化ORR和OER反应方面,乃至在能源存储与转换技术领域的规模化应用.因而,开发高效非贵金属基氧电催化剂成为近年来能源存储与转换领域的研究重点之一.在众多已经报道的非贵金属基氧电催化剂中,金属有机骨架材料(MOFs)备受瞩目.MOFs是一类由有机配体和金属节点通过配位键自组装而成的晶态多孔材料.它们具备超高比表面积、超高孔隙率以及规则性纳米孔道.相比较其他传统的多孔材料(比如活性炭、分子筛、介孔炭、介孔氧化硅等),MOFs最主要的优势在于它们的结构和功能可以依据需求通过选择合适的有机配体和金属节点进行便利地设计,或通过后处理进行必要的改性和调节.基于独特的多孔特性以及结构与功能的可设计、可调节性,MOFs在气体分离与存储、异相催化、化学传感、药物输送、环境保护以及能源存储与转化等领域都具有潜在的应用价值.因而,近年来,MOFs备受基础研究领域和工业界的青睐.针对MOFs开展的基础研究和应用开发逐渐成为诸多领域的研究焦点.也正由于MOFs具有的上述优异特性,尤其是结构与功能的可设计、可调节性,使得设计制备基于单纯MOFs以及MOFs衍生材料成为开发高效非贵金属基氧电催化剂的新途径.本综述首先论述了基于单纯MOFs的氧电催化剂(包括纯MOFs、活性物种修饰的MOFs以及与导电材料构成的复合MOFs)的合成以及它们在ORR或OER催化反应中应用的研究进展.在第二部分论述中,本综述主要针对MOFs衍生的各类氧电催化剂(包括无机微米-纳米结构/多孔碳复合材料、纯多孔碳材料、纯无机微米-纳米结构材料以及单原子型电催化材料)的研究进展进行了简要介绍和讨论.最后,本综述对MOFs基氧电催化剂目前存在的挑战进行了简要分析;同时,也对这类氧电催化剂的通用设计准则以及未来发展方向进行了展望.尽管存在诸多挑战,MOFs始终被认为是极好的"平台"材料.充分利用它们将有利于开发高效且实用的非贵金属基氧电催化剂.     

Recent trends in hydrogen and oxygen electrocatalysis for anion exchange membrane technologies

This review aims at presenting recent findings in the understanding of oxygen and hydrogen electrocatalysis in alkaline electrolytes that are key processes for the emergence of sustainable energy storage and conversion devices such as anion exchange membrane fuel cells and electrolyzers. In these systems, the exchange of electrons through electrochemical reactions provides a unique pathway to reversibly convert the electricity vector into chemical one: hydrogen. A concise and critical review of advances made during the last past years in the design of catalysts is provided. Challenges and opportunities for the development of the next catalyst generation are also addressed.     

Heterostructures based on transition metal chalcogenides and layered double hydroxides for enhanced water splitting

Heterostructure engineering, as a strategy to overcome the limitation of single component activity, e.g., transition metal chalcogenides (TMCs) or layered double hydroxides (LDHs), and improve the electrocatalytic performance of multi-electron charge transfer reactions is reviewed. The main mechanism of heterostructure engineering is briefly described, and selected examples are given to investigate the contribution of synergistic effects of such heterostructure to improve water splitting.     

Nafion–RuO2–Ru(bpy)3 composite electrodes for efficient electrocatalytic water oxidation

Electrocatalytic water oxidation to evolve O₂ was studied on a Nafion–RuO₂–Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ composite electrode. The O₂ evolution current efficiency was largely improved for the multi-component electrode over the Nafion–RuO₂ and Nafion–Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ individuals. The redox mediation through the Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ was found to dominate over the RuO₂ catalytic effect in the water oxidation mechanism. The specific surface area of the RuO₂, which was prepared at different temperatures (300–700°C), used in fabricating the composite electrode also played an important role in the overall water oxidation mechanism. Both the reaction and electrode parameters were optimized to get effective electrocatalytic current values in this study.     

Decoupled electrolysis for water splitting

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具有结构诱导的亲水性和导电性的α-MnO2纳米线网络用于电催化

具有各向异性特征的低维纳米线已被应用于各类科学技术领域.纳米线也被广泛用于制备高维超级结构(纳米线阵列和纳米线网络等),以克服低维纳米线自由堆积导致化学反应过程中内部空间不足等缺点.但是,构造这些超级结构的典型策略仅限于复杂和苛刻的组装合成手段,因此,在温和条件下使用简单的方法直接合成基于纳米线的新型3D超结构仍然是重要且具有挑战性的工作.本文在没有使用任何表面活性剂的条件下通过简单水热法制备了一种独特α-MnO2纳米线网络,同时这一新颖的结构使制备的材料具有优异的结构诱导的亲水性和导电性.在此超级结构中,纳米线通过节点从各个方向互相连接形成网络,网络结构由节点之间的逐节点连接形成.与离散的α-MnO2纳米线和3Dα-MnO2微米球相比,α-MnO2网络超级结构的电催化水氧化活性显著增强.物质扩散和电荷转移能力是电催化剂性能的两大重要影响因素,因此,本文对比研究了这三种材料的亲水性和导电性对电催化水氧化的影响程度.在α-MnO2网络超级结构中,丰富开放空间有利于物质扩散.在水溶液的非均相催化中,水的扩散和与催化位点的结合很重要.水滴静态接触角测量结果表明,α-MnO2网络超级结构具有较高的亲水性.通常,长纳米线的暴露晶面较稳定,它们与溶剂分子间的相互作用较弱.然而,由于大量的空隙结构导致的虹吸效应,本文α-MnO2纳米线网络结构表现出高亲水性.同时,本文采用四点探针法测试了三种催化剂的薄层电阻,与离散的α-MnO2纳米线中线与线之间的物理接触不同,网络结构中线与线是通过化学方式连接的.因此,网络结构内的电荷转移比随机堆积的纳米线和微米球要快得多.本文还通过电化学方法进一步证明了α-MnO2网络超级结构中高效的物质扩散和电荷转移.网络结构中,基于活化电流和静态电流的Tafel值相近,该结果表明即使在没有消除传质限制情况下,这种独特纳米网络的丰富内部空间使得传质阻力几乎可以忽略,具有高传质效率.根据Laviron方程计算出的电子转移速率常数表明,网络结构的电子转移速率比其他两个对比催化剂快得多,说明α-MnO2纳米线网络超级结构同时具有高效的物质扩散和电荷转移能力.综上,本文不仅为构筑高级网络结构提供了一条新的合成途径,而且为设计具有高效物质扩散和电荷转移的电化学材料提供了新思路.     

具有结构诱导的亲水性和导电性的α-MnO2纳米线网络用于电催化

具有各向异性特征的低维纳米线已被应用于各类科学技术领域.纳米线也被广泛用于制备高维超级结构(纳米线阵列和纳米线网络等),以克服低维纳米线自由堆积导致化学反应过程中内部空间不足等缺点.但是,构造这些超级结构的典型策略仅限于复杂和苛刻的组装合成手段,因此,在温和条件下使用简单的方法直接合成基于纳米线的新型3D超结构仍然是重要且具有挑战性的工作.本文在没有使用任何表面活性剂的条件下通过简单水热法制备了一种独特α-MnO2纳米线网络,同时这一新颖的结构使制备的材料具有优异的结构诱导的亲水性和导电性.在此超级结构中,纳米线通过节点从各个方向互相连接形成网络,网络结构由节点之间的逐节点连接形成.与离散的α-MnO2纳米线和3Dα-MnO2微米球相比,α-MnO2网络超级结构的电催化水氧化活性显著增强.物质扩散和电荷转移能力是电催化剂性能的两大重要影响因素,因此,本文对比研究了这三种材料的亲水性和导电性对电催化水氧化的影响程度.在α-MnO2网络超级结构中,丰富开放空间有利于物质扩散.在水溶液的非均相催化中,水的扩散和与催化位点的结合很重要.水滴静态接触角测量结果表明,α-MnO2网络超级结构具有较高的亲水性.通常,长纳米线的暴露晶面较稳定,它们与溶剂分子间的相互作用较弱.然而,由于大量的空隙结构导致的虹吸效应,本文α-MnO2纳米线网络结构表现出高亲水性.同时,本文采用四点探针法测试了三种催化剂的薄层电阻,与离散的α-MnO2纳米线中线与线之间的物理接触不同,网络结构中线与线是通过化学方式连接的.因此,网络结构内的电荷转移比随机堆积的纳米线和微米球要快得多.本文还通过电化学方法进一步证明了α-MnO2网络超级结构中高效的物质扩散和电荷转移.网络结构中,基于活化电流和静态电流的Tafel值相近,该结果表明即使在没有消除传质限制情况下,这种独特纳米网络的丰富内部空间使得传质阻力几乎可以忽略,具有高传质效率.根据Laviron方程计算出的电子转移速率常数表明,网络结构的电子转移速率比其他两个对比催化剂快得多,说明α-MnO2纳米线网络超级结构同时具有高效的物质扩散和电荷转移能力.综上,本文不仅为构筑高级网络结构提供了一条新的合成途径,而且为设计具有高效物质扩散和电荷转移的电化学材料提供了新思路.     

Advances in understanding the role of surface hole formation in heterogeneous water oxidation

The electrochemical oxidation of water to molecular oxygen, that is, the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), is a key anodic reaction that supplies electrons and protons for many technologically interesting reduction processes, such as carbon dioxide reduction and nitrogen fixation. Because the OER is a slow reaction, it needs to be facilitated by (photo)electrocatalysts. To develop such catalysts, advances in the mechanistic understanding of the OER are critical. In this opinion, we focus on a key aspect of the OER, namely, how the accumulation of oxidative charge (‘holes’) on the surface of a catalyst triggers O ? O bond formation. We discuss recent advances in understanding the factors that drive surface hole formation at specific sites.     

Volcano correlations for the reactivity of surface-confined cobalt N<Subscript>4</Subscript>-macrocyclics for the electrocatalytic oxidation of 2-mercaptoacetate

We have investigated the electrocatalytic activity of several substituted and unsubstituted cobalt–phthalocyanines of substituted tetraphenyl porphyrins and of vitamin B₁₂, for the electro-oxidation of 2-mercaptoacetate, with the complexes pre-adsorbed on a pyrolytic graphite electrode. Several N4-macrocyclic were used to have a wide variety of Co(II)/(I) formal potentials. The electrocatalytic activity, measured as current at constant potential, increases with the Co(II)/(I) redox potential for porphyrins as Co–pentafluorotetraphenylporphyrin < Co–tetrasulfonatotetraphenylporphyrin < Co-2,2′,2″,2‴tetra-aminotetraphenylporphyrin and decreases for cobalt phthalocyanines as Co-3,4-octaethylhexyloxyphthalocyanine > Co–octamethoxyphthalocyanine > Co–tetranitrophthalocyanine Co–tetraaminophthalocyanine > Co–unsubstituted phthalocyanine > Co–tetrasulfonatophthalocyanine > Co–perfluorinated phthalocyanine. Vitamin B₁₂ exhibits the maximum activity. A correlation of log I (at constant potential) versus the Co(II)/(I) formal potential of the catalysts gives a volcano curve. This clearly shows that the search for better catalysts for this reaction point to those N₄-macrocyclic complexes with Co(II)/(I) formal potentials close to −0.84 V versus SCE, which correspond to an optimum situation for the interaction of the thiol with the active site. Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Teresa Iwasita on the occasion of her 65th birthday in recognition of her numerous contributions to interfacial electrochemistry.     

CeO2修饰Ni3S2纳米片用于高效电催化析氧

电化学水分解制氢作为重要的生产氢能的新能源技术,包括氢气析出反应(HER)和氧气析出反应(OER).然而,OER进行的是多步电子转移过程,动力学过程缓慢且过电位高,严重制约了电解水制氢的发展.因此开发低成本、高效稳定的非贵金属催化剂替代贵金属催化剂(RuO2,IrO2)来降低过电位,减少能源消耗十分必要.Ni3S2由于...     

Cu-alanine complex-derived CuO electrocatalysts with hierarchical nanostructures for efficient oxygen evolution

Nowadays,Cu-based materials have attracted extensive attention as electrocatalysts,while the inherent reason of the filling of high anti-bonding state of Cu d band(3 d~(10)4 s~1) makes it difficult to hybridize with O2 p band of oxygen intermediates during the adsorption process of oxygen evolution reaction(OER).To increase the efficiency of Cu-based electrocatalysts,efforts have been made to optimize the electronic structures and to create surface defects and hierarchical nanostructures with more exposed accessible active sites.Herein,we report a facile method for preparing CuO electrocatalysts with hierarchical nanostructures using the Cu-alanine complex as a precursor through room-temperature chemical precipitation and subsequent calcination in air.Investigations of products obtained at different calcination temperatures reveal the relationship between OER activities and the material characteristics such as specific surface areas,crystal growth orientations,and element components.The product obtained at 500℃ exhibits the smallest overpotential of 290 mV in 1.0 mol/L KOH for electrocatalyzing OER.Combining with various characterizations of CuO electrocatalysts after OER activities,the possible catalytic mechanism and the influence factors of their OER performance are also discussed.     

First Principle Studies to Tailor Graphene Through Synergistic Effect as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction

The Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) is one of the major roadblocks for electrocatalytic oxidation of water (water splitting) and for designing efficient metal-air batteries. Herein, we present a comprehensive study to design graphene based efficient electrocatalyst, modified by doping with main group elements Al, Si, P, S and co-doping with B and N, for OER using DFT computations. Four elementary steps in the OER reaction have been traced, free energy change for each elementary step was calculated considering thermodynamic corrections. Out of all the doped models, S doped graphene shows maximum efficiency that was further enhanced by adjusting the concentration of codopants B and N around the active dopant site. Our results show that synergy between codopants B and N and dopant S atom leads to high electrocatalytic efficiency of modified graphene towards OER and brings down the overpotential to as low as 0.44 V.     

An alternative approach to selective sea water oxidation for hydrogen production

Sea water electrolysis is one of the promising ways to produce hydrogen since it is available in plentiful supply on the earth. However, in sea water electrolysis toxic chlorine evolution is the preferred reaction over oxygen evolution at the anode. In this work, research has been focused on the development of electrode materials with a high selectivity for oxygen evolution over chlorine evolution. Selective oxidation in sea water electrolysis has been demonstrated by using a cation-selective polymer. We have used a perm-selective membrane (Nafion^®), which electrostatically repels chloride ions (Cl⁻) to the electrode surface and thereby enhances oxygen evolution at the anode. The efficiency and behaviour of the electrode have been characterized by means of anode current efficiency and polarization studies. The surface morphology of the electrode has been characterized by using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results suggest that nearly 100% oxygen evolution efficiency could be achieved when using an IrO₂/Ti electrode surface-modified by a perm-selective polymer.     

Single atom catalyst for electrocatalysis

Single atom catalyst (SAC) refers to a novel catalyst with the active metal atoms individually anchored on the support. Single atom catalysts present the unique appeal due to the high atomic availability and specific activity, as well as the high pathway selectivity. Herein, we summarized the classification, preparation, characterization, and application of single atom catalysts. Finally, the current bottlenecks and the outlooks of the SAC research are discussed.     

A Layer-Structured Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Mesoporous Carbon for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Developing highly active and durable electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is crucial to large-scale commercialization of fuel cells and metal-air batteries. Here we report a facile approach for the synthesis of nitrogen and oxygen dual-doped mesoporous layer-structured carbon electrocatalyst embedded with graphitic carbon coated cobalt nanoparticles by direct pyrolysis of a layer-structured metal-organic framework. The electrocatalyst prepared at 800℃ exhibits comparable ORR performance to Pt/C catalysts but possesses superior stability to Pt/C catalysts. This synthetic approach provides new prospects in developing sustainable carbon-based electrocatalysts for electrochemical energy conversion devices.