Fu-Rong Yang, Lei Gao, Wen-Chuan Lai, Hong-Wen Huang
{"title":"Recent advance on structural design of high-performance Pt-based nanocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction","authors":"Fu-Rong Yang, Lei Gao, Wen-Chuan Lai, Hong-Wen Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.asems.2022.100022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asems.2022.100022","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) represent a promising technology to overcome the current energy and environmental issues, where high-performance cathodic catalysts are badly needed due to the sluggish kinetics of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). By far Pt stands for the best ORR catalyst, however, considering the scarcity and high cost, it is imperative to further improve its catalytic activity and atomic efficiency to reduce the loading amount. In view of the key issues, this review concentrates on recent advances on developing high-performance Pt-based nanocatalysts for ORR. The catalytic ORR mechanism was first described, followed by presenting the major principles to regulate ORR activity involving ligand effect and geometric effect. Guided by the principles, typical design strategies of Pt-based nanocatalysts were detailedly summarized, with emphasis on increasing intrinsic activity of single active site and electrochemical active surface area. We finally concluded by providing the remaining challenges and future directions in this field.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100036,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials","volume":"2 1","pages":"Article 100022"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49713244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qiming Liu , Samuel McNair , Forrest Nichols , Bingzhang Lu , Bingzhe Yu , Dingjie Pan , Jamie Ko , Amrinder Bhuller , Frank Bridges , Shaowei Chen
{"title":"Ultrafast synthesis of cobalt/carbon nanocomposites by magnetic induction heating for oxygen evolution reaction","authors":"Qiming Liu , Samuel McNair , Forrest Nichols , Bingzhang Lu , Bingzhe Yu , Dingjie Pan , Jamie Ko , Amrinder Bhuller , Frank Bridges , Shaowei Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.asems.2023.100046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asems.2023.100046","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Metal/carbon nanocomposites have shown great potential as high-performance, low-cost electrocatalysts owing largely to their unique metal-support interactions. These nanocomposites are typically prepared by conventional pyrolysis that is tedious and energy-intensive. Herein, we report the ultrafast preparation of cobalt/carbon nanocomposites by magnetic induction heating (MIH) of metal organic frameworks within seconds under an inert atmosphere. The resulting samples consist of cobalt nanoparticles encapsulated within defective carbon shells, and effectively catalyze oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline media. Among the series, the sample prepared at 400 A for 10 s exhibits the best OER performance, needing a low overpotential of +308 mV to reach the current density of 10 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>, along with excellent stability, and even outperforms commercial RuO<sub>2</sub> at high overpotentials. This is ascribed to the charge transfer between the carbon scaffold and metal nanoparticles. Operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy measurements show that the electrochemically produced CoOOH species is responsible for the high electrocatalytic performance. The results highlight the unique potential of MIH in the development of effective nanocomposite catalysts for electrochemical energy technologies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100036,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials","volume":"2 1","pages":"Article 100046"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49713246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mengjiao Dai , Qunyan Zhu , Dongxue Han , Li Niu , Zhenxin Wang
{"title":"Sensitive and selective electrochemical sensor for the detection of dopamine by using AuPd@Fe2O3 nanoparticles as catalyst","authors":"Mengjiao Dai , Qunyan Zhu , Dongxue Han , Li Niu , Zhenxin Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.asems.2023.100048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asems.2023.100048","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The levels of dopamine (DA) in living organisms have strong effects on many biological processes and diseases, such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, it has great significance for sensitive and selective detection of DA. Herein, the AuPd@Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles-based electrochemical (EC) sensor (AuPd@Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> NPs/GCE) is developed for chronoamperometric detection of DA with high sensitivity and good anti-interference ability through simple immobilization of AuPd@Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> nanoparticles on glassy carbon electrode (GCE) by Nafion. Under the application of oxidation potential, the AuPd@Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> NPs/GCE exhibits good electrocatalytic activity toward DA, which enables to linearly detect DA in the range of 10 nM–831.61 μM (<em>R</em><sup>2</sup> = 0.9983). The AuPd@Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> NPs/GCE also shows good selectivity and reproducibility for the detection of DA. Furthermore, the practicability of AuPd@Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> NPs/GCE has been demonstrated by detection of DA in dopamine hydrochloride injection and human serum.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100036,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials","volume":"2 1","pages":"Article 100048"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49728844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Plasmonic semiconductors for advanced artificial photosynthesis","authors":"Ning Zhang , Yujie Xiong","doi":"10.1016/j.asems.2023.100047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asems.2023.100047","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Plasmonic semiconductors with high free carrier concentration is a class of attractive materials that exhibit metal-like localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) for light extinction with tunable features. Their applications in artificial photosynthesis have witnessed considerable advances in terms of the determinants for solar-to-chemical energy conversion efficiency improvement, including light harvesting, charge dynamics as well as surface photochemistry. In this review, we begin with the fundamental introduction to physical principles and unique characters of LSPR excitation in plasmonic semiconductors. The doping strategies for activating LSPR response and the intrinsic merits in artificial photosynthesis are subsequently summarized in detail. In addition, the remaining challenging and future perspectives are briefly outlooked. We anticipate that this review can provide a tutorial guideline to broaden the horizons for plasmonic semiconductors in the exploration of sustainable plasmon-assisted photochemistry application.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100036,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials","volume":"2 1","pages":"Article 100047"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49734366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Porphyrinic metal-organic frameworks for biological applications","authors":"Li-Jian Chen , Xu Zhao , Xiu-Ping Yan","doi":"10.1016/j.asems.2022.100045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asems.2022.100045","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Porphyrins and their derivatives have been extensively applied in various fields owing to their photophysical and electrochemical properties. However, the drawbacks of self-aggregation and self-quenching in aqueous media limit their biological applications. Porphyrinic metal-organic frameworks (PMOFs) have attracted considerable attention because the introduction of porphyrins as organic linker into frameworks overcomes the limitations of free porphyrins. This review summarizes the strategies for the construction of PMOFs and their biological applications. The challenges and chances displayed by this class of emerging materials are also discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100036,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials","volume":"2 1","pages":"Article 100045"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49713475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Switchable metal and oxygen redox chemistry for highly-efficient oxygen evolution reaction","authors":"Pei Wang , Yongli Dong , Jun-Ye Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.asems.2022.100044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asems.2022.100044","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The sluggish electron transfer process in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) greatly restrict the large-scale application of water electrolysis for hydrogen generation. The modification of the electronic states around the Fermi level of the electrocatalysts is significant for accelerating the sluggish OER kinetics. So far, the OER kinetics solely involve either an adsorbate evolution mechanism (AEM), or a lattice oxygen oxidation mechanism (LOM). In a paper recently published in <em>Nature</em>, Xue and coworkers report an electron transfer mechanism that involves a switchable AEM and LOM in nickel-oxyhydroxide-based materials triggered by the light [1]. In contrast with previously reported electrocatalysts, the electrocatalyst proceeding through this mechanism shows a better OER activity. Hence, the reported light-triggered mechanism that couples AEM and LOM pioneers an innovative pathway towards the exploration of OER kinetics.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100036,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials","volume":"2 1","pages":"Article 100044"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49728846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hai-Yan He, Xie-Ao Du, Jin-Long Qin, Lin-Lin Hao, Lang Luo, Chen-Yu Ma, Feng-Yi Zhu, Hua-Jie Huang
{"title":"Rhodium nanoparticles anchored on 3D metal organic framework-graphene hybrid architectures for high-performance electrocatalysts toward methanol oxidation","authors":"Hai-Yan He, Xie-Ao Du, Jin-Long Qin, Lin-Lin Hao, Lang Luo, Chen-Yu Ma, Feng-Yi Zhu, Hua-Jie Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.asems.2022.100029","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asems.2022.100029","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The development of advanced and efficient anode catalysts to accelerate the kinetic rate of methanol oxidation plays an important role in the large-scale commercial application of the direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). Herein, we report the design and construction of small-sized rhodium nanocrystals decorated on 3D hybrid aerogels built from graphene and metal-organic framework (Rh/G-ZIF) via a solvothermal co-assembly method. Benefiting from the 3D rigid crosslinked architecture, abundant porous channels, and highly dispersed ultrafine Rh nanoparticles, the optimized Rh/G-ZIF aerogel exhibits a large electrochemically active surface area, high mass and specific activities, and excellent long-term durability toward the methanol electrooxidation, all of which are significantly superior to those of Rh catalysts supported by traditional carbon materials (such as carbon black, carbon nanotube, and graphene).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100036,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials","volume":"1 4","pages":"Article 100029"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773045X22000292/pdfft?md5=ce902360d599578d9147f26d2c87f148&pid=1-s2.0-S2773045X22000292-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90139509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jia Gao , Rui-Yang Zhao , Yi-Guang Wang , Ruo-Chen Xie , Wei Wang
{"title":"Rapid fluorescent mapping of electrochemically induced local pH changes","authors":"Jia Gao , Rui-Yang Zhao , Yi-Guang Wang , Ruo-Chen Xie , Wei Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.asems.2022.100030","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asems.2022.100030","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We present a fluorescent microscopic method using an ultra-pH-sensitive polymeric probe to rapidly map within subsecond the pH distribution resulting from oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysed by an array of platinum nanoparticles. Upon voltammetry of the surface-supported Pt catalysts, fluorescent quenching waves are observed to depend on the electrode potential. The spatiotemporal fluorescent evolution is then confirmed under a constant potential control to be due to the local pH change as a function of diffusing time by an estimation of the proton diffusion coefficient <span><math><mrow><mrow><mo>(</mo><mrow><mi>L</mi><mspace></mspace><mi>α</mi><mspace></mspace><msup><mi>t</mi><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>/</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></msup></mrow><mo>)</mo></mrow></mrow></math></span>. On these bases, the fluorescent measurements at short reaction times can provide quantitative information regarding the one and two dimensional pH distributions, which are shown to exhibit the expected shape of a typical diffusion-driven concentration gradient. Such imaging of proton/pH profiles may find important applications such as efficient screening of different micro/nanoscale electrocatalysts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100036,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials","volume":"1 4","pages":"Article 100030"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773045X22000309/pdfft?md5=e71cedcf5f6e88e971b156660069cc7e&pid=1-s2.0-S2773045X22000309-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77980392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unraveling the lithium iodide-mediated interfacial process in lithium-sulfur batteries: An in situ AFM study","authors":"Yuan Li , Zhen-Zhen Shen , Gui-Xian Liu , Rui Wen","doi":"10.1016/j.asems.2022.100036","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asems.2022.100036","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Among various energy storage devices, lithium-sulfur batteries have attracted widespread attention due to their high theoretical energy density and specific capacity. To improve the performance and realize practical applications of lithium-sulfur batteries, it is crucial to unravel the dynamic evolution and reaction mechanism at the electrode/electrolyte interfaces during cycling. Nevertheless, the details are still not well known despite generous efforts, which need more <em>in situ</em> and non-destructive imaging characterizations. Herein, we have combined AFM with an electrochemical workstation to dynamically visualize the morphological evolution and structural changes of the interfacial process, which reveals the lithium iodide-mediated interfacial reactions in lithium-sulfur batteries. <em>In situ</em> measurements showed that the electrode surface was coated by a reticular layer consists of elemental iodine and polyether with lithium iodide additive during charging, which could effectively prevent insolube sulfides from gathering on the surface and improve the cycling performances of lithium-sulfur batteries. These findings shed new light on the interfacial mechanism and establish design ideas for the future development of better electrolytes for lithium-sulfur batteries.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100036,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials","volume":"1 4","pages":"Article 100036"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773045X2200036X/pdfft?md5=46a3911dc25edffd2572e2385031a34f&pid=1-s2.0-S2773045X2200036X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84521672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial for special issue: The catalysis for energy process","authors":"Wei-Lin Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.asems.2022.100038","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.asems.2022.100038","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100036,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Sensor and Energy Materials","volume":"1 4","pages":"Article 100038"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773045X22000383/pdfft?md5=876b676ed3d15f799c76bc4430da9e82&pid=1-s2.0-S2773045X22000383-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83903915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}