Converting sunlight directly to fuels and chemicals is a great latent capacity for storing renewable energy.Due to the advantages of large surface area,short diffusion paths for electrons,and more exposed active sites...Converting sunlight directly to fuels and chemicals is a great latent capacity for storing renewable energy.Due to the advantages of large surface area,short diffusion paths for electrons,and more exposed active sites,few‐layer carbon nitride(FLCN)materials present great potential for production of solar fuels and chemicals and set off a new wave of research in the last few years.Herein,the recent progress in synthesis and regulation of FLCN‐based photocatalysts,and their applications in the conversion of sunlight into fuels and chemicals,is summarized.More importantly,the regulation strategies from chemical modification to microstructure control toward the production of solar fuels and chemicals has been deeply analyzed,aiming to inspire critical thinking about the effective approaches for photocatalyst modification rather than developing new materials.At the end,the key scientific challenges and some future trend of FLCN‐based materials as advanced photocatalysts are also discussed.展开更多
The development of efficient strategies to recycle lithium-ion battery(LIB)electrode materials is an important yet challenging goal for the sustainable management of battery waste.This work reports a facile and econom...The development of efficient strategies to recycle lithium-ion battery(LIB)electrode materials is an important yet challenging goal for the sustainable management of battery waste.This work reports a facile and economically efficient method to convert spent cathode material,LiFePO_(4),into a high-performance NiFe oxy/hydroxide catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction(OER).Herein,Ni-LiFePO_(4)is synthesized via the wetness impregnation method and further evolves into defect-rich NiFe oxy/hydroxide nanosheets during the OER.The introduction of the Ni promoter together with in situ evolution strengthens the electronic interactions among the metal sites and creates an abundance of defects.Experimentally,the evolved Ni-LiFePO_(4)delivers a low overpotential of 285 mV at 10 mA cm-^(2)and a small Tafel slope of 45 mV dec^(-1),outperforming pristine LiFePO_(4)and is even superior to the benchmark catalyst RuO_(2).Density functional theory(DFT)calculations reveal that the introduction of Ni effectively activates Fe sites by optimizing the free energy of the*OOH intermediate and that the abundance of oxygen defects facilitates the oxygen desorption step,synergistically enhancing the OER performance of LiFePO_(4).As a green and versatile method,this is a new opportunity for the scalable fabrication of excellent electrocatalysts based on spent cathode materials.展开更多
The rational design and synthesis of hybrid-type electrode nanomaterials are significant for their diverse applications,including their potential usage as high-efficiency nanoarchitectures for supercapacitors(SCs)as a...The rational design and synthesis of hybrid-type electrode nanomaterials are significant for their diverse applications,including their potential usage as high-efficiency nanoarchitectures for supercapacitors(SCs)as a class of promising energy-storage systems for powering next-generation electric vehicles and electronic devices.Here,we reported a facile and controllable synthesis of core-shell Ni_(3)S_(2)@NiWO_(4)nanoarrays to fabricate a freestanding electrode for hybrid SCs.Impressively,the as-prepared freestanding Ni_(3)S_(2)@NiWO_(4)electrode presents an ultrahigh areal capacity of 2032μA h cm^(-2)at 5 mA cm^(-2),and a capacity retention of 63.6%even when the current density increased up to 50 mA cm^(-2).Remarkably,the Ni_(3)S_(2)@NiWO_(4)nanoarraybased hybrid SC delivers a maximum energy density of 1.283 mW h cm^(-2)at 3.128 mW cm^(-2)and a maximum power density of 41.105 mW cm^(-2)at 0.753 mW h cm^(-2).Furthermore,the hybrid SC exhibits a capacity retention of 89.6%even after continuous 10,000 cycles,proving its superior stability.This study provides a facile pathway to rationally design a variety of core-shell metal nanostructures for high-performance energy storage devices.展开更多
文摘Converting sunlight directly to fuels and chemicals is a great latent capacity for storing renewable energy.Due to the advantages of large surface area,short diffusion paths for electrons,and more exposed active sites,few‐layer carbon nitride(FLCN)materials present great potential for production of solar fuels and chemicals and set off a new wave of research in the last few years.Herein,the recent progress in synthesis and regulation of FLCN‐based photocatalysts,and their applications in the conversion of sunlight into fuels and chemicals,is summarized.More importantly,the regulation strategies from chemical modification to microstructure control toward the production of solar fuels and chemicals has been deeply analyzed,aiming to inspire critical thinking about the effective approaches for photocatalyst modification rather than developing new materials.At the end,the key scientific challenges and some future trend of FLCN‐based materials as advanced photocatalysts are also discussed.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91963113)。
文摘The development of efficient strategies to recycle lithium-ion battery(LIB)electrode materials is an important yet challenging goal for the sustainable management of battery waste.This work reports a facile and economically efficient method to convert spent cathode material,LiFePO_(4),into a high-performance NiFe oxy/hydroxide catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction(OER).Herein,Ni-LiFePO_(4)is synthesized via the wetness impregnation method and further evolves into defect-rich NiFe oxy/hydroxide nanosheets during the OER.The introduction of the Ni promoter together with in situ evolution strengthens the electronic interactions among the metal sites and creates an abundance of defects.Experimentally,the evolved Ni-LiFePO_(4)delivers a low overpotential of 285 mV at 10 mA cm-^(2)and a small Tafel slope of 45 mV dec^(-1),outperforming pristine LiFePO_(4)and is even superior to the benchmark catalyst RuO_(2).Density functional theory(DFT)calculations reveal that the introduction of Ni effectively activates Fe sites by optimizing the free energy of the*OOH intermediate and that the abundance of oxygen defects facilitates the oxygen desorption step,synergistically enhancing the OER performance of LiFePO_(4).As a green and versatile method,this is a new opportunity for the scalable fabrication of excellent electrocatalysts based on spent cathode materials.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91963113)。
文摘The rational design and synthesis of hybrid-type electrode nanomaterials are significant for their diverse applications,including their potential usage as high-efficiency nanoarchitectures for supercapacitors(SCs)as a class of promising energy-storage systems for powering next-generation electric vehicles and electronic devices.Here,we reported a facile and controllable synthesis of core-shell Ni_(3)S_(2)@NiWO_(4)nanoarrays to fabricate a freestanding electrode for hybrid SCs.Impressively,the as-prepared freestanding Ni_(3)S_(2)@NiWO_(4)electrode presents an ultrahigh areal capacity of 2032μA h cm^(-2)at 5 mA cm^(-2),and a capacity retention of 63.6%even when the current density increased up to 50 mA cm^(-2).Remarkably,the Ni_(3)S_(2)@NiWO_(4)nanoarraybased hybrid SC delivers a maximum energy density of 1.283 mW h cm^(-2)at 3.128 mW cm^(-2)and a maximum power density of 41.105 mW cm^(-2)at 0.753 mW h cm^(-2).Furthermore,the hybrid SC exhibits a capacity retention of 89.6%even after continuous 10,000 cycles,proving its superior stability.This study provides a facile pathway to rationally design a variety of core-shell metal nanostructures for high-performance energy storage devices.
