ChemElectroChemPub Date : 2024-12-04DOI: 10.1002/celc.202400529
Xin Zhang, Na Li, Xu Li, Le Yang, Wei-Li Song, Ya-Na Wang
{"title":"Single-Particle Measurement: A Valuable Method for Studying Structural Evolution of Battery and Performance Degradation","authors":"Xin Zhang, Na Li, Xu Li, Le Yang, Wei-Li Song, Ya-Na Wang","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400529","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Active particle materials with high capacity, safety, and abundance, such as Sn and Si-based materials, and nickel-rich layered materials like LiNi<sub>x</sub>Co<sub>y</sub>Mn<sub>1−x−y</sub>O<sub>2</sub> (with x≥0.8) are viewed as promising candidates for the evolution of next-generation batteries. However, structural degradation during cycling often limits the application of these active particle materials. Currently, research efforts are focused on developing new characterization techniques to understand the structural degradation mechanisms of active particle materials during the cycle, to improve their performance. This paper reviews advanced single-particle electrochemical and structural characterization techniques and their main findings. These findings included lattice displacement and rotation, microstructure evolution, and reaction kinetics of single-particle during cycling. In addition, we also discuss the potential future applications and developments of single-particle measurement technologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"12 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400529","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143111784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemElectroChemPub Date : 2024-12-02DOI: 10.1002/celc.202482301
{"title":"Front Cover: (ChemElectroChem 23/2024)","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/celc.202482301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202482301","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Front Cover shows how the most typical elements present in electrochemistry work together to power and light up the 10th anniversary sign celebrating the last decade of excellent research published in ChemElectroChem. Cover art by Tomáš Belloň (IOCB Prague).\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure>\u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"11 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202482301","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142762149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemElectroChemPub Date : 2024-11-28DOI: 10.1002/celc.202400468
Hark Jin Kim, Michael J. Rose
{"title":"Role of Interfacial Potential Drops on Redox-Couple Dependent Voltages Using Hybridized Si(111)–(Bis)Anthracene Photoelectrodes","authors":"Hark Jin Kim, Michael J. Rose","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400468","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400468","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We investigate the flat band voltage (<i>V</i><sub>FB</sub>) of silicon (Si) surfaces functionalized with methyl (Me), 9-anthracene (Anth), 1,8-anthracene (DiAnth; two attachment points), and 9-bianthracene (BiAnth) on <i>n</i>-type and <i>p</i>-type Si substrates. Flat band potential (<i>E</i><sub>FB</sub>, by Mott-Schottky) provided <i>V</i><sub>FB</sub> (or <i>V</i><sub>BI</sub>) dependent on the contacted redox couple (<i>E</i><sub>Redox</sub>). On <i>p</i>-type Si, <i>V</i><sub>FB</sub> increased linearly until a limiting value was reached; similarly, the <i>n</i>-type Si <i>V</i><sub>FB</sub> decreased linearly until it plateaued at more negative potentials. Notably, the slope of <i>V</i><sub>FB</sub> depended on the surface modifier, exhibiting opposite trends for <i>p</i>-type and <i>n</i>-type Si. Curiously, anthracene-functionalized <i>p</i>-Si exhibited an unexpectedly more shallow (and beneficial) slope than -methyl, attributed to the polarizability of the anthracene π electron cloud and a potential drop across the molecular interface. On <i>n</i>-type Si, anthracene-functionalized surfaces displayed a higher slope than -methyl, suggesting a gradual cancellation of the voltage shift effect due to a fixed surface dipole. We also quantified the interfacial potential drop across p-Si–Anth as 275 mV using variable frequency (10 kHz vs 1 kHz) Mott-Schottky analysis. The interfacial potential drop and dipoles that result from molecular functionalization are thus critical design parameters for PEC cells that utilize moderate-potential redox couples or reactions; however, such effects are negligible with redox couples that reside at or beyond the semiconductor band-edge.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"11 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400468","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143120325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In-Situ AFM Study of Zinc Electrodeposition in a Deep Eutectic Solvent","authors":"Ting Wang, Xintao Xu, Kaixuan Li, Yuteng Fan, Hao Yan, Feng Zhu, Jianzhang Zhou, Jiawei Yan, Bingwei Mao","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400538","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400538","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Zinc-based batteries are promising for applications in large-scale energy storage and other scenarios due to their high voltage, large theoretical capacity, and abundant reserves. Compared to traditional aqueous electrolytes, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) offer advantages such as wide electrochemical window, good stability, and fewer parasitic reactions. They can effectively regulate the growth morphology of zinc deposits and suppress dendrite formation during zinc deposition/stripping processes. However, there is currently a lack of direct observation for underlying mechanisms of zinc deposition/stripping processes in DESs. In this study, combined with electrochemical methods, in-situ atomic force microscopy (in-situ AFM) has been utilized to investigate the deposition behavior of zinc metal from ZnCl<sub>2</sub> precursor in a deep eutectic solvent composed of choline chloride and ethylene glycol (ethaline). Cyclic voltammetric measurements indicate that zinc deposition is a kinetically controlled process. And in-situ AFM reveals the hexagonal morphology and layered deposition of zinc on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG). Our observations benefit the understanding of the kinetics of zinc deposition/stripping in deep eutectic solvent ethaline at a microscopic level.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"12 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400538","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143120525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemElectroChemPub Date : 2024-11-27DOI: 10.1002/celc.202400535
Youxuan Ni, Yong Lu, Weiwei Xie, Jun Chen
{"title":"Strain Engineering of Single-Atom Catalysts for Electrochemical Conversion","authors":"Youxuan Ni, Yong Lu, Weiwei Xie, Jun Chen","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400535","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Strain engineering is an effective approach for modulating the activity of single-atom catalysts, yet the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. This review focuses on the strain effects on single-atom catalysts, detailing the geometric structure distortion and electronic structure changes of the active sites with different strains. It also discusses the mechanisms behind the modulation of electrocatalytic activity for single-atom catalysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400535","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143119921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemElectroChemPub Date : 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1002/celc.202400445
Zachary A. Nguyen, Shelley D. Minteer
{"title":"Utility of Immobilized Metal Salens as Electrocatalysts: Fuel Cells and Organic Electrosynthesis","authors":"Zachary A. Nguyen, Shelley D. Minteer","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400445","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400445","url":null,"abstract":"<p>There have been significant advancements in the electrosynthesis of fuels and organic molecules, making it an increasingly sustainable and cost-effective alternative to traditional chemical redox reagents. Early versions of these systems faced challenges in chemoselectivity due to high applied overpotentials, which have been mitigated with the introduction of molecular electrocatalysts, like metal salens (MSalens). These MSalens reduce the required overpotentials, increase turnover numbers (TON), and have simple modularity within their ligand structure allowing for tunable selectivity. While these MSalen electrocatalysts are typically used homogeneously for engineering simplicity, downstream separations are often costly and time-consuming. Immobilization of MSalens addresses these issues by enabling synthesis at lower potentials, achieving high selectivity, and facilitating straightforward separations. This review explores the application of MSalens in electrosynthesis and immobilized molecular electrocatalysts in organic electrosynthesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"11 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400445","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143119581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemElectroChemPub Date : 2024-11-25DOI: 10.1002/celc.202400553
{"title":"CORRIGENDUM: Correction to “Industrially Relevant Conditions in Lab-Scale Analysis for Alkaline Water Electrolysis”","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400553","url":null,"abstract":"<p>N. Thissen, J. Hoffmann, S. Tigges, D. A. M. Vogel, J. J. Thoede, S. Khan, N. Schmitt, S. Heumann, B. J. M. Etzold, A. K. Mechler, <i>ChemElectroChem</i> 2024, 11, e202300432. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202300432</p><p>After publication, the authors have successfully uploaded the data associated with this publication to the Zenodo platform. Therefore, the data availability statement has been changed to ensure that readers and researchers can easily access the dataset.</p><p>“</p><p>Data Availability Statement</p><p>The raw data is made available in the Zenodo repository and can be accessed here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12582471</p><p>”</p><p>We apologize for the inconvenience.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"11 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400553","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143119371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemElectroChemPub Date : 2024-11-22DOI: 10.1002/celc.202400540
Dr. Jiaoyi Ning
{"title":"Multi-Electron Transfer Organic Cathode for High-Performance Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries","authors":"Dr. Jiaoyi Ning","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400540","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400540","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have garnered significant attention as next-generation energy storage systems. However, developing high-energy-density cathode materials remains a critical challenge. Organic compounds with multi-electron transfer processes offer a promising solution to this issue. In this concept, we outline the fundamental structural principles and mechanisms underlying multi-electron transfer of redox-active organic compounds. We categorize various organic cathode materials into <b>n-type</b>, <b>p-type</b>, and <b>bipolar</b> compounds, and discuss their structural features, redox chemistry, and capacity performance in AZIBs by analyzing cyclic voltammetry profiles and charge storage mechanisms. Our goal is to offer valuable insights into the molecular design and redox chemistry of multi-electron transfer organic compounds to achieve high-performance AZIBs.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400540","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143118398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemElectroChemPub Date : 2024-11-21DOI: 10.1002/celc.202400477
Zih-Jhong Huang, Daniel Manaye Kabtamu, Aknachew Mebreku Demeku, Guan-Cheng Chen, Ning-Yih Hsu, Hung-Hsien Ku, Yao-Ming Wang, Tai-Chin Chiang, Chen-Hao Wang
{"title":"Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries Using Li4Ti5O12/TiO2 Nanocomposite-Modified Graphite Felt Electrodes","authors":"Zih-Jhong Huang, Daniel Manaye Kabtamu, Aknachew Mebreku Demeku, Guan-Cheng Chen, Ning-Yih Hsu, Hung-Hsien Ku, Yao-Ming Wang, Tai-Chin Chiang, Chen-Hao Wang","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400477","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400477","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study, Li<sub>4</sub>Ti<sub>5</sub>O<sub>12</sub> (LTO) and TiO<sub>2</sub> nanocomposites uniformly were synthesized on the heat-treated graphite felt through (HGF) hydrothermal and heat treatment methods, denoted by LTO/TiO<sub>2</sub>@HGF, which LTO/TiO<sub>2</sub>@HGF acts as effective electrocatalysts to enhance the electrochemical activity in vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) systems. The cyclic voltammetry (CV) curves of the LTO/TiO<sub>2</sub>@HGF show higher peak current densities and smaller peak separation than TiO<sub>2</sub>@HGF, HGF, and pristine graphite felt (PGF) for catalyzing V<sup>2+</sup>/V<sup>3+</sup> and VO₂<sup>+</sup>/VO<sup>2+</sup>, indicating superior electrochemical activity of LTO/TiO<sub>2</sub>@HGF. The VRFB using LTO/TiO<sub>2</sub>@HGF as the positive and negative electrodes demonstrates an energy efficiency of 82.89 % at 80 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>. When the VRFB using LTO/TiO<sub>2</sub>@HGF is applied by a high current density of 200 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>, it still shows an energy efficiency of 62.22 %. However, the VRFB using PGF cannot perform any performance, and the VRFB using HGF only performs 51.94 %. This improvement can be attributed to the uniform distribution of LTO/TiO<sub>2</sub> nanowires on the surface of the graphite felt and the presence of oxygen vacancies on LTO/TiO<sub>2</sub>, which increased the number of active sites for vanadium ion absorption.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"12 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400477","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143117546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Machine Learning Exploration of Experimental Conditions for Optimized Electrochemical CO2 Reduction","authors":"Vuri Ayu Setyowati, Shiho Mukaida, Kaito Nagita, Takashi Harada, Shuji Nakanishi, Kazuyuki Iwase","doi":"10.1002/celc.202400518","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202400518","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> reduction has attracted significant attention as a potential method to close the carbon cycle. In this study, we investigated the impact of the electrode fabrication and electrolysis conditions on the product selectivity of Ag electrocatalysts using a machine learning (ML) approach. Specifically, we explored the experimental conditions for obtaining the desired H<sub>2</sub>/CO mixture ratio with high CO efficiency. Notably, unlike previous ML-based studies, we used experimental results as training data. This ML-based approach allowed us to quantitatively assess the effect of experimental parameters on these targets with a reduced number of experimental trials (only 56 experiments). An inverse analysis based on the ML model suggested the optimal experimental conditions for achieving the desired characteristics of the electrolysis system, with the proposed conditions experimentally validated. This study constitutes the first demonstration of optimal experimental conditions for electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> reduction with desired characteristics using the experimental results as training data.</p>","PeriodicalId":142,"journal":{"name":"ChemElectroChem","volume":"11 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/celc.202400518","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143117585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}