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Lower olefins are widely used in the chemical industry as basic carbon-based feedstocks. Here, we report the catalytic system featuring isolated single-atom sites of iridium (Ir1) that can function within the entire temperature range of 300-600 °C and transform alkanes with conversions close to thermodynamics-dictated levels. The high turnover frequency values of the Ir1 system are comparable to those of homogeneous catalytic reactions. Experimental data and theoretical calculations both indicate that Ir1 is the primary catalytic site, while the coordinating C and N atoms help to enhance the activity and stability, respectively; all three kinds of elements cooperatively contribute to the high performance of this novel active site. We have further immobilized this catalyst on particulate Al2O3, and we found that the resulting composite system under mimicked industrial conditions could still give high catalytic performances; in addition, we have also developed and established a new scheme of periodical in situ regeneration specifically for this composite particulate catalyst.
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The thermodynamically stable 2H-phase MoS2 is a brilliant material toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) owing to its excellent Gibbs free energy of hydrogen adsorption. Nevertheless, the poor intrinsic properties of 2H-MoS2 limit its electrocatalytic performances toward HER. In this work, graphitic carbon nitride covalently bridging 2H-MoS2 (MoS2/GCN) is proposed to construct robust HER electrocatalysts. The strong π-p electron coupling between the delocalized π electrons of GCN and the localized p electrons of S atoms sufficiently expose active sites and accelerate the reaction kinetics. To be specific, MoS2/GCN exhibits remarkable HER activity (160 mV at 10 mA·cm-2) and long-term durability. Importantly, MoS2/GCN also provides great potential for industrial application. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations disclose that the π-p electron coupling at the MoS2/GCN interface regulates the electronic structure of S atoms, consequently providing enhanced HER performance. This work presents a feasible pathway to develop advanced electrocatalysts for energy conversions.
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Zinc-iodine (Zn-I2) batteries have garnered significant attention for their high energy density, low cost, and inherent safety. However, several challenges, including polyiodide dissolution and shuttling, sluggish iodine redox kinetics, and low electrical conductivity, limit their practical applications. Herein, we designed a highly efficient electrocatalyst for Zn-I2 batteries by uniformly dispersing Ni single atoms (NiSAs) on hierarchical porous carbon skeletons (NiSAs-HPC). In situ Raman analysis revealed that the conversion of soluble polyiodides (I3- and I5-) was significantly accelerated using NiSAs-HPC because of the remarkable electrocatalytic activity of NiSAs. The resulting Zn-I2 batteries with NiSAs-HPC/I2 cathodes delivered exceptional rate capability (121 mAh g-1 at 50 C), and ultralong cyclic stability (over 40â¯000 cycles at 50 C). Even under 11.6 mg cm-2 iodine, Zn-I2 batteries still exhibited an impressive cyclic stability with a capacity retention of 93.4% and 141 mAh g-1 after 10â¯000 cycles at 10 C.
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Single-atom catalysts have emerged as cutting-edge hotspots in the field of material science owing to their excellent catalytic performance brought about by well-defined metal single-atom sites (M SASs). However, huge challenges still lie in achieving the rational design and precise synthesis of M SASs. Herein, we report a novel synthesis strategy based on the hetero-charge coupling effect (HCCE) to prepare M SASs loaded on N and S co-doped porous carbon (M1/NSC). The proposed strategy was widely applied to prepare 17 types of M1/NSC composed of single or multi-metal with the integrated regulation of the coordination environment and electronic structure, exhibiting good universality and flexible adjustability. Furthermore, this strategy provided a low-cost method of efficiently synthesizing M1/NSC with high yields, that can produce more than 50â g catalyst at one time, which is key to large-scale production. Among various as-prepared unary M1/NSC (M can be Fe, Co, Ni, V, Cr, Mn, Mo, Pd, W, Re, Ir, Pt, or Bi) catalysts, Fe1/NSC delivered excellent performance for electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to NH3 with high NH3 Faradaic efficiency of 86.6 % and high NH3 yield rate of 1.50â mg h-1 mgcat. -1 at -0.6â V vs. RHE. Even using Fe1/NSC as a cathode in a Zn-nitrate battery, it exhibited a high open circuit voltage of 1.756â V and high energy density of 4.42â mW cm-2 with good cycling stability.
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In this work, one-dimensional nitrogen doped porous carbon nano-arrays arranged by carbon nanotube (1D CNTs@NPC) were first constructed, using a coating technology at room temperature and followed by high temperature carbonization. It was expected that the resulting glassy carbon electrodes modified by 1D CNTs@NPC (CNTs@NPC/GCE) could express different electrochemical responses to ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine (DA), uric acid (UA), by virtue of the synergistic-improved effect between CNTs and NPC. Under the optimized conditions, there were excellent analytical parameters for CNTs@NPC/GCE to detect AA, DA and UA, i.e. a wide linear range of 40-2100µM for AA, 0.5-49µM for DA and 3-50µM for AA with low detection limits of 0.36µM, 0.02µmol l-1and 0.57µM respectively. Importantly, the proposed CNTs@NPC/GCE was efficiently applied to determine AA, DA and UA in some real samples with high stability, reproducibility and selectivity. This work will offer an efficient potential for diagnosing ascorbic acid, dopamine or uric acid-related diseases on clinical testing in future.
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Ácido Ascórbico/análise , Dopamina/análise , Técnicas Eletroquímicas/métodos , Nanotubos de Carbono/química , Ácido Úrico/análise , Limite de Detecção , Nitrogênio/química , PorosidadeRESUMO
For electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), encapsulating transition metal phosphides (TMPs) into nitrogen-doped carbon materials has been known as an effective strategy to elevate the activity and stability. Yet still, it remains unclear how the TMPs work synergistically with the N-doped support, and which N configuration (pyridinic N, pyrrolic N, or graphitic N) contributes predominantly to the synergy. Here we present a HER electrocatalyst (denoted as MoP@NCHSs) comprising MoP nanoparticles encapsulated in N-doped carbon hollow spheres, which displays excellent activity and stability for HER in alkaline media. Results of experimental investigations and theoretical calculations indicate that the synergy between MoP and the pyridinic N can most effectively promote the HER in alkaline media.
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Photocatalysts with different morphologies and specific exposed facets usually exhibit distinguished activities. Previous researches have focused on revealing the essence of the facet effect in photocatalysis; however, quantitative analyses on the differences of carrier dynamic between different facets are scarce. Herein, we successfully synthesized WO3 nanosheets and nanowires with dominant exposed facets of {001} and {110}, respectively. The lower hole effective mass on {110} (0.94 m0) than on {001} (1.28 m0) calculated by density functional theory leads to the higher hole mobility on {110} (4.92 cm2 V-1 s-1) than on {001} (3.14 cm2 V-1 s-1). Combined with the Einstein equation and the lifetime of the hole, the calculated hole diffusion length on {110} (74.8 nm) is larger than on {001} (53.4 nm). Overall, the lower hole effective mass, higher hole mobility, and greater hole diffusion length on {110} collectively result in a photocatalytic activity on benzyl alcohol oxidation 2.46 times as high as that on {001}.
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The construction of highly active and stable non-noble-metal electrocatalysts for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions is a major challenge for overall water splitting. Herein, we report a novel hybrid nanostructure with CoP nanoparticles (NPs) embedded in a N-doped carbon nanotube hollow polyhedron (NCNHP) through a pyrolysis-oxidation-phosphidation strategy derived from core-shell ZIF-8@ZIF-67. Benefiting from the synergistic effects between highly active CoP NPs and NCNHP, the CoP/NCNHP hybrid exhibited outstanding bifunctional electrocatalytic performances. When the CoP/NCNHP was employed as both the anode and cathode for overall water splitting, a potential as low as 1.64 V was needed to achieve the current density of 10 mA·cm-2, and it still exhibited superior activity after continuously working for 36 h with nearly negligible decay in potential. Density functional theory calculations indicated that the electron transfer from NCNHP to CoP could increase the electronic states of the Co d-orbital around the Fermi level, which could increase the binding strength with H and therefore improve the electrocatalytic performance. The strong stability is attributed to high oxidation resistance of the CoP surface protected by the NCNHP.
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We develop an N-coordination strategy to design a robust CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) electrocatalyst with atomically dispersed Co-N5 site anchored on polymer-derived hollow N-doped porous carbon spheres. Our catalyst exhibits high selectivity for CO2RR with CO Faradaic efficiency (FECO) above 90% over a wide potential range from -0.57 to -0.88 V (the FECO exceeded 99% at -0.73 and -0.79 V). The CO current density and FECO remained nearly unchanged after electrolyzing 10 h, revealing remarkable stability. Experiments and density functional theory calculations demonstrate single-atom Co-N5 site is the dominating active center simultaneously for CO2 activation, the rapid formation of key intermediate COOH* as well as the desorption of CO.
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have been explored widely as potential substitutes for homogeneous catalysts. Isolated cobalt single-atom sites were stabilized on an ordered porous nitrogen-doped carbon matrix (ISAS-Co/OPNC). ISAS-Co/OPNC is a highly efficient catalyst for acceptorless dehydrogenation of N-heterocycles to release H2 . ISAS-Co/OPNC also exhibits excellent catalytic activity for the reverse transfer hydrogenation (or hydrogenation) of N-heterocycles to store H2 , using formic acid or external hydrogen as a hydrogen source. The catalytic performance of ISAS-Co/OPNC in both reactions surpasses previously reported homogeneous and heterogeneous precious-metal catalysts. The reaction mechanisms are systematically investigated using first-principles calculations and it is suggested that the Eley-Rideal mechanism is dominant.
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Developing an efficient single-atom material (SAM) synthesis and exploring the energy-related catalytic reaction are important but still challenging. A polymerization-pyrolysis-evaporation (PPE) strategy was developed to synthesize N-doped porous carbon (NPC) with anchored atomically dispersed Fe-N4 catalytic sites. This material was derived from predesigned bimetallic Zn/Fe polyphthalocyanine. Experiments and calculations demonstrate the formed Fe-N4 site exhibits superior trifunctional electrocatalytic performance for oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution, and hydrogen evolution reactions. In overall water splitting and rechargeable Zn-air battery devices containing the Fe-N4 SAs/NPC catalyst, it exhibits high efficiency and extraordinary stability. This current PPE method is a general strategy for preparing M SAs/NPC (M=Co, Ni, Mn), bringing new perspectives for designing various SAMs for catalytic application.
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Uniform Co9S8 nanotube arrays on conductive nickel foam were successfully synthesized through a facile two-step hydrothermal method and were directly applied as the electrode for high-performance electrochemical capacitors. The formation of the tubular structure of Co9S8 can be attributed to the nanoscale Kirkendall effect. SEM and TEM images show that most of the Co9S8 nanotubes have hexagonal sections. The diameter of the Co9S8 nanotubes is about 120-200 nm and the wall thickness is of 40-60 nm. Cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge-discharge and electrochemical impedance measurements are applied to investigate the electrochemical performance of the Co9S8 nanotubes. The specific capacitance of the Co9S8 nanotubes is 1775 F g(-1) at 4 A g(-1), and 1483 F g(-1) at 24 A g(-1), indicating the high rate capability. Also, the Co9S8 nanotubes exhibit stable cycling performance.
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In this work, the formed interfacial Co-O-Cu bonds in Co-doped Cu(OH)2 (Co2-Cu(OH)2) sufficiently expose active sites and improve the reaction kinetics. As a result, the optimal Co2-Cu(OH)2 provides an amazing faradaic efficiency (91.6%), high selectivity (93.2%) and robust stability toward the NO3RR.
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As-synthesized Cu3PdN nanocrystals displayed high faradaic efficiency and selectivity for nitrate-to-ammonia conversion. The excellent performances can be attributed to the charge redistribution in Cu3PdN as a result of modulations of the electronic structures of Pd and Cu atoms, which altered the adsorption activation energy of the intermediates during the nitrate reduction reaction process.
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A general electrocatalyst design for water splitting through generating oxygen vacancies in bimetallic layered double hydroxides by using carbon nitride is proposed. The excellent OER activity of the achieved bimetallic layered double hydroxides is attributed to oxygen vacancies, which reduce the energy barrier of the rate-determining step.
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The hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline is an important process in the industry of fine chemicals, but developing inexpensive catalysts with expected activity and selectivity still remains a challenge. By using density functional theory calculations, we demonstrated that the isolated Fe atom not only can weaken the adsorption of reactants and reaction intermediates as compared to Fe nanoparticles, but also remarkably decrease the reaction barrier for the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline. Thus, the Fe single-atom (Fe SA) catalyst is considered as an ideal catalyst for this reaction. This theoretical prediction has been subsequently confirmed by experimental results obtained for the Fe SAs loaded on N-doped hollow carbon spheres (Fe SAs/NHCSs) which achieved a conversion of 99% with a selectivity of 99% for the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene. The results significantly outperformed the Fe nanoparticles for this reaction. This work provides theoretical insight for the rational design of new catalytic systems with excellent catalytic properties.
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Nanozymes have become a new generation of antibiotics with exciting broad-spectrum antibacterial properties and negligible biological toxicity. However, their inherent low catalytic activity limits their antibacterial properties. Herein, Cu single-atom sites/N doped porous carbon (Cu SASs/NPC) is successfully constructed for photothermal-catalytic antibacterial treatment by a pyrolysis-etching-adsorption-pyrolysis (PEAP) strategy. Cu SASs/NPC have stronger peroxidase-like catalytic activity, glutathione (GSH)-depleting function, and photothermal property compared with non-Cu-doped NPC, indicating that Cu doping significantly improves the catalytic performance of nanozymes. Cu SASs/NPC can effectively induce peroxidase-like activity in the presence of H2O2, thereby generating a large amount of hydroxyl radicals (â¢OH), which have a certain killing effect on bacteria and make bacteria more susceptible to temperature. The introduction of near-infrared (NIR) light can generate hyperthermia to fight bacteria, and enhance the peroxidase-like catalytic activity, thereby generating additional â¢OH to destroy bacteria. Interestingly, Cu SASs/NPC can act as GSH peroxidase (GSH-Px)-like nanozymes, which can deplete GSH in bacteria, thereby significantly improving the sterilization effect. PTT-catalytic synergistic antibacterial strategy produces almost 100% antibacterial efficiency against Escherichia coli (E. coli) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In vivo experiments show a better PTT-catalytic synergistic therapeutic performance on MRSA-infected mouse wounds. Overall, our work highlights the wide antibacterial and anti-infective bio-applications of Cu single-atom-containing catalysts.
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Isolated single-atom site metals/nitrogen-doped porous carbon (ISAS M/NPC, M = Fe, Co, Ni) catalysts are successfully prepared by a top-down polymerization-pyrolysis-etching-activation (PPEA) strategy, which uses dopamine as the precursor. Due to the isolated single atom Fe active sites and porous structure, the ISAS Fe/NPC catalyst displays a high benzene conversion up to 42.6% and nearly 100% phenol selectivity.
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Benzeno/química , Carbono/química , Indóis/química , Metais/química , Nitrogênio/química , Polímeros/química , Catálise , Ferro/química , Níquel/química , Oxirredução , PorosidadeRESUMO
Selective hydrogenation of nitroarenes to arylamines is a great challenge because of the complicated mechanism and competitive hydrogenation of reducible functional groups. Isolated single-atomic site catalysts, benefitting from their uniform and well-defined catalytic sites, are promising to achieve high activity and selectivity. Herein, we prepared an isolated iron single-atomic catalyst supported on ordered mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon (Fe1/N-C). The as-prepared Fe1/N-C showed excellent activity and tolerance for functional groups in the transfer hydrogenation of nitroarenes over hydrazine hydrate. Density functional theory calculations revealed that the single atomically dispersed, partially positively charged Fe atoms and the lowered energy barrier collectively contribute to the superior hydrogenation performances for nitroarenes.
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Atomically dispersed metal-N-C structures are efficient active sites for catalyzing benzene oxidation reaction (BOR). However, the roles of N and C atoms are still unclear. We report a polymerization-regulated pyrolysis strategy for synthesizing single-atom Fe-based catalysts, and present a systematic study on the coordination effect of Fe-NxCy catalytic sites in BOR. The special coordination environment of single-atom Fe sites brings a surprising discovery: Fe atoms anchored by four-coordinating N atoms exhibit the highest BOR performance with benzene conversion of 78.4% and phenol selectivity of 100%. Upon replacing coordinated N atoms by one or two C atoms, the BOR activities decrease gradually. Theoretical calculations demonstrate the coordination pattern influences not only the structure and electronic features, but also the catalytic reaction pathway and the formation of key oxidative species. The increase of Fe-N coordination number facilitates the generation and activation of the crucial intermediate O=Fe=O species, thereby enhancing the BOR activity.