Article
Chemistry, Physical
Min Li, Junli Wang, Jiang Liao, Li Wang, Yan Ju, Xuanbing Wang, Jinlong Wei, Nianxiang Hu, Ruidong Xu, Linjing Yang
Summary: In this study, a hierarchical structure NiSe@Ni12P5/NCF catalyst was synthesized and applied to urea-assisted electrolytic water reaction, exhibiting excellent electrocatalytic performance and stability. This study provides a new idea for the electrochemical application of hierarchical selenide-phosphides.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Chenxin Chen, Suqi He, Kamran Dastafkan, Zehua Zou, Qingxiang Wang, Chuan Zhao
Summary: Sea urchin-like NiMoO4 nanorod arrays demonstrate efficient catalytic activity and stability for urea oxidation and hydrogen evolution. The difference in electrocatalytic activity and selectivity is attributed to the variation in lattice oxygen content. This material shows great potential for energy conversion.
CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Qing Li, Shasha Zheng, Meng Du, Huan Pang
Summary: A facile approach for preparing ultrathin nanosheet metal-organic frameworks@NiO/Ni nanorods was described, showing increased stability and highly active sites for urea electrolysis. These hierarchical nanocomposites exhibited excellent properties, with potential for promising electrocatalytic applications in the urea oxidation reaction.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bin Sang, Yu Liu, Xiaoyu Wan, Shuixiang Xie, Guangyu Zhang, Mingzheng Ge, Jiamu Dai, Wei Zhang, Rui-Qing Li
Summary: Hierarchical Mn-Ni2P/NiFe LDH arrays were developed as a self-supported electrode, exhibiting excellent bifunctional catalytic activities for the HER and UOR due to the synergistic effect and self-supported structure. Remarkably, the voltage of a urea electrolytic cell coupling the HER with the UOR was as low as 1.494 V at 10 mA cm(-2).
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Chenyi Zhang, Xiaoqiang Du, Xiaoshuang Zhang
Summary: A novel Mo-doped bifunctional electrocatalyst was designed by a two-step phosphating process, showing improved catalytic performance in water and urea electrolysis, with oxyhydroxide identified as the active site during urea electrolysis. This work provides a new approach to designing efficient electrocatalysts for various applications.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hua-Shuai Hu, Yang Li, Ya-Ru Shao, Ke-Xin Li, Gao Deng, Chong-Bin Wang, Yuan-Yuan Feng
Summary: The highly efficient bifunctional NiCoP/NF catalyst shows excellent properties for both HER and OER at low and high current densities, with extremely low overpotentials and high stability. This makes it a promising candidate for industrial water electrolysis applications, outperforming most commercial catalysts reported so far.
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Rui-Qing Li, Qi Liu, Yanan Zhou, Mengjie Lu, Jinle Hou, Konggang Qu, Yachao Zhu, Olivier Fontaine
Summary: In this study, V-doped Ni3N nanosheets arrays grown on nickel foam were developed as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and urea oxidation reaction (UOR). The catalyst exhibited excellent catalytic performances with low energy consumption and remarkable stability, making it promising for applications in energy-saving H-2 production and urea-related waste water treatment.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Rongyao Wang, Tuo Wnag, Chuanqi Feng, Huimin Wu, Yu Ding, He Me
Summary: In this paper, Ni2P, ZnP4, and NiP2/ZnP4 are synthesized on nickel foam by a two-step method, with NiP2/ZnP4/NF demonstrated as a better bifunctional catalyst. The catalytic performance of Ni2P/ZnP4/NF at different calcination temperatures is studied, with Ni2P/ZnP4/NF-300 showing the best performance for both HER and UOR. A two-electrode electrolyzer Ni2P/ZnP4/NF-300 parallel to Ni2P/ZnP4/NF-300 is constructed, requiring only 1.69 V at 50 mA cm(-2) with long-term stability, showing promise for hydrogen production and urea-water treatment.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zhaoxia Yang, Yanqing Zhang, Chuanqi Feng, Huimin Wu, Yu Ding, He Mei
Summary: In this study, P-NiCoZn LDH/NF-15% was successfully synthesized as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for HER and UOR, demonstrating excellent performance in urea-water electrolysis. Compared to traditional precious metals, P-NiCoZn LDH/NF-15% shows promising potential as an electrolysis catalyst for practical applications.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Electrochemistry
Mao -Sung Wu, Mei -Zhen Qiu, Yu-Hsin Chan
Summary: In this study, a hollow cobalt-nickel core-shell hexacyanoferrate nanocube was prepared as a catalyst for urea oxidation reaction (UOR). The hollow core-shell architecture enhanced the adsorption and oxidation of urea molecules and showed promising electrocatalytic activity for UOR.
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Khadijeh Hemmati, Ashwani Kumar, Amol R. Jadhav, Omran Moradlou, Alireza Z. Moshfegh, Hyoyoung Lee
Summary: Utilizing earth-abundant seawater over scarce freshwater for hydrogen fuel production via water electrolysis is a promising strategy. However, serious anodic corrosion due to chloride oxidation reaction hampers the stability of the electrolyzer. The development of a bifunctional catalyst, such as the nanorod array-based hierarchical NiO microspheres, can greatly enhance the selective seawater splitting and corrosion resistance.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Khadijeh Hemmati, Ashwani Kumar, Amol R. Jadhav, Omran Moradlou, Alireza Z. Moshfegh, Hyoyoung Lee
Summary: Using seawater instead of freshwater for hydrogen fuel production via water electrolysis is a promising strategy, but the corrosion caused by chloride oxidation reaction hampers the overall stability of the electrolyzer. A bifunctional catalyst, NRAHM-NiO, developed by morphology engineering, shows outstanding catalytic activity for highly selective seawater splitting. With a small cell voltage, the catalytic activity is superior to benchmark systems and demonstrates specific stability and selectivity without forming chlorine species. The integrated photolysis system shows a 9.9% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yumin Zhou, Bingxian Chu, Zhengjian Sun, Lihui Dong, Fan Wang, Bin Li, Minguang Fan, Zhengjun Chen
Summary: In this study, nickel foam-supported Ni/W5N4 Mott-Schottky heterojunction nano-microspheres were synthesized as a highly active catalyst for urea-assisted water electrolysis. The catalyst exhibited excellent activity for both anodic urea oxidation reaction and cathodic hydrogen evolution reaction, with a high electrochemically active surface area. The catalyst had a low over-potential and could efficiently drive urea oxidation reaction and facilitate charge redistribution for hydrogen evolution reaction.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wenjuan Xu, Yanru Feng, Zejun Sun, Liutao Guo, Chengrui Li, Hong Li, Yiming Wang, Hong -bin Sun
Summary: Synthesis of regular morphology catalysts with self-growing substrates is an effective method to address the issue of easy shedding of heterogeneous catalysts. Fe-doped Ni12P5 nanorods were prepared by depositing DPPF on N-doped C/NF, exhibiting good growth and robustness. The resulting FeNi12P5/NdC/NF-800 catalyst showed excellent catalytic performance for urea oxidation reaction, maintaining high current density and weak current attenuation for 12 hours. This work provides a new idea to improve the performance of heterogeneous catalysts by synthesizing self-growing catalysts with regular morphology.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Hongqin Liu, Dongsheng Wen, Bingjun Zhu
Summary: Urea electrolysis is a promising method for treating urea-polluted water and producing hydrogen fuel as clean energy. In this study, a hierarchically three-dimensional structure is obtained by growing nickel sulfide composites on nickel foam, which shows efficient urea oxidation reaction catalytic performance and practical application in urine and urea-rich wastewater treatment.
JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Xingkun Wang, Guangming Zhan, Yurou Wang, Yan Zhang, Jian Zhou, Ren Xu, Huiyu Gai, Huanlei Wang, Heqing Jiang, Minghua Huang
Summary: It is significant to understand how to improve electron transfer and ion/oxygen transport in catalyzing oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction (ORR and OER) for the rational construction of high-efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts. In this study, a novel three-in-one catalyst, Co9S8/Co-rGO, was synthesized, which exhibited abundant Mott-Schottky heterogeneous-interfaces, well-defined core-shell nanostructure, and defective carbon architecture. The integrated core-shell Mott-Schottky Co9S8/Co-rGO catalyst delivered robust and efficient rechargeable ZABs performance in neutral solution electrolytes.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Zongchen Zhao, Lili Zheng, Haoran Li, Zeyin He, Dong Han, Jing Shi, Bin Xu, Huanlei Wang
Summary: A novel electrode of Cu@CuCo2O4@polypyrrole nanoflowers is fabricated to improve the performance of CuCo2O4 electrodes. The in situ grown CuCo2O4@polypyrrole shows a much higher pseudocapacitance compared to pristine CuCo2O4. Furthermore, an asymmetric supercapacitor assembled with CuCo2O4@polypyrrole as cathode and active carbon as anode exhibits excellent performance in terms of energy density and cycling stability.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wenrui Wei, Haoran Lv, Xuehui Wang, Wenzhe Zhang, Zining Sun, Jing Shi, Minghua Huang, Shuai Liu, Zhicheng Shi, Huanlei Wang
Summary: This study demonstrates the importance of tuning heteroatom doping and graphitic structure in carbon materials for achieving highly accessible graphitic structures in advanced potassium ion batteries. The research shows that the potassium storage mechanism in N,S-CNSs is described by an adsorption-insertion mechanism, where the highly disordered/pseudo-graphitic carbon structure contributes to a high-potential sloping region by adsorption and the graphitic carbon structure contributes to a low-potential plateau region by insertion. By tuning the adsorption and insertion mechanisms, N,S-CNS-1200 with a highly developed graphitic structure exhibits satisfactory reversible specific capacity and high capacity retention after 1000 cycles.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zining Sun, Huanyu Liang, Huanlei Wang, Jing Shi, Minghua Huang, Jingwei Chen, Shuai Liu, Weiqian Tian, Haijie Cao, Zhi Li
Summary: In this study, a compact nanostructure with embedded Ni-Ni3S2 nanoparticles in S-doped carbon matrix was constructed for fast electron/ion transport and high volumetric capacity. The Ni-Ni3S2@SC anode exhibited superior rate capability, stable cycling performance, and exceptional volumetric capacity in sodium/potassium ion batteries. The spatially confined edge-to-edge strategy could be applied to construct various metal sulfide dense electrodes for advanced energy storage devices.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jingyi Wu, Zhengyu Ju, Xiao Zhang, Amy C. Marschilok, Kenneth J. Takeuchi, Huanlei Wang, Esther S. Takeuchi, Guihua Yu
Summary: This article presents the principles and decisive role of charge transport mechanisms in battery performance, with a discussion on the correlation between charge transport regulation and battery microstructure design. It summarizes the design strategies of gradient cathodes, lithium-metal anodes, and solid-state electrolytes. Future directions and perspectives of gradient design are provided to enable practically accessible high-energy and high-power-density batteries.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xianbiao Hou, Jian Zhou, Xiujuan Xu, Xingkun Wang, Shucong Zhang, Huanlei Wang, Minghua Huang
Summary: The modulation of morphological structure within metal organic framework (MOF) by changing metal composition was found to enhance the catalytic activity towards oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The CoxFe1-x-MOFs with the one-dimensional nanorod array structure showed improved reaction kinetics, with Co0.8Fe0.2-MOF composition exhibiting even better performance than commercially available RuO2 electrocatalysts in terms of overpotential and Tafel slope.
CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ren Xu, Xingkun Wang, Canhui Zhang, Yan Zhang, Heqing Jiang, Huanlei Wang, Ge Su, Minghua Huang, Arafat Toghan
Summary: This study presents a rational design of an efficient catalyst for achieving the long-term stability of neutral Zn-air batteries (ZABs) at high current density by synthesizing a catalyst with multimodally porous structure and single Co atoms embedded in N-doped dual-carbon architecture. The catalyst possesses stable three-phase interfaces, allowing for fast electron transfer, accelerated oxygen/electrolyte diffusion, and timely water removal. The neutral ZABs based on this catalyst exhibit excellent performance and robust stability under high current density.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zining Sun, Chunyue Liu, Jing Shi, Minghua Huang, Shuai Liu, Zhicheng Shi, Huanlei Wang
Summary: This study successfully designed nanosized MnO incorporated into N-doped carbon nanosheets using a facile method. The MnO/NCN hybrid material exhibits high reversible lithium storage capacity and superior stability, making it promising for large-scale energy storage devices.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Chun-Liu Zhu, Huan-Lei Wang, Wen-Jie Fan, Sheng-Li Zhai, Xing-Jie Wang, Jing Shi, Ming-Hua Huang, Shuai Liu, Zhi Li, Jing-Wei Chen
Summary: This research focuses on the fabrication of B, N co-doped porous carbon as a cathode material for zinc ion capacitors (ZICs). The ZICs assembled from this cathode material exhibit high capacity and energy density. The dual-doping of B/N promotes the adsorption and desorption kinetics of anions and Zn2+, resulting in improved electrochemical performance. Additionally, a quasi-solid-state pouch-type battery with excellent electrochemical durability and mechanical flexibility is demonstrated.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Fuqiang Qiang, Jianguang Feng, Huanlei Wang, Jianhua Yu, Jing Shi, Minghua Huang, Zhicheng Shi, Shuai Liu, Ping Li, Lifeng Dong
Summary: The study proposes a simple oxygen engineering strategy to improve the performance of heteroatom-doped carbon catalysts for oxygen reduction/evolution reactions. The crucial role of carboxyl groups in enhancing the oxygen electrocatalytic activity is verified through experimental and theoretical calculations. Additionally, the catalyst shows potential applications in zinc-air batteries.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Guangzeng Cheng, Shuai Liu, Xingjie Wang, Xurui Li, Qingdao Yunxing Su, Jing Shi, Minghua Huang, Zhicheng Shi, Huanlei Wang, Zhenhua Yan
Summary: This study demonstrates a promising strategy for dendrite-free potassium metal anodes and high-performance PMBs by preparing a CoZn@HCT electrode.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hanxu Yao, Xingkun Wang, Kai Li, Cheng Li, Canhui Zhang, Jian Zhou, Zhengwen Cao, Huanlei Wang, Meng Gu, Minghua Huang, Heqing Jiang
Summary: Ru single atoms coupled with nanoclusters on hierarchical porous N-doped carbon exhibit high efficiency for hydrogen evolution reaction, with superior performance in alkaline and acidic conditions. These catalysts offer higher mass activity and lower cost for hydrogen production compared to commercial Pt/C, proving their industrial advantages.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ping Li, Huanlei Wang, Xuehai Tan, Wei Hu, Minghua Huang, Jing Shi, Jingwei Chen, Shuai Liu, Zhicheng Shi, Zhi Li
Summary: This article introduces a method to construct a unique bifunctional catalyst that can achieve high durability in zinc-air batteries and has abundant active sites to catalyze oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction. The catalyst exhibits excellent peak power density in zinc-air batteries.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xiujuan Xu, Jinyang Li, Canhui Zhang, Shucong Zhang, Ge Su, Zhicheng Shi, Huanlei Wang, Minghua Huang
Summary: By tuning the selenization temperature, we successfully achieved the controllable transition from homogeneous NiSe2 nanowrinkles to heterogeneous Ni3Se4/NiSe2 nanorods. The unique rod-like nanoarray architecture can greatly improve the mass transport efficiency.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yongpeng Cui, Lianming Zhao, Bin Li, Wenting Feng, Tonghui Cai, Xuejin Li, Huanlei Wang, Debin Kong, Zhuangjun Fan, Linjie Zhi, Zifeng Yan, Qingzhong Xue, Wei Xing
Summary: This study proposes an in situ induced deposition strategy to construct a MoS2/C hybrid material, which can effectively solve the self-stacking issue of MoS2 and improve the capacitance and cyclic stability of the potassium-ion electrode. The resulting NS-C@b-MoS2 anode exhibits high specific capacity and ultra-long cycle stability, while the assembled potassium-ion capacitor demonstrates high energy density and long lifespan.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
