The scaled-up synthesis of organic-free monolayer nanomaterials is highly desirable,especially in obtaining green energy by electrocatalysis.In this study,a method for the scaled-up synthesis of the series of monolaye...The scaled-up synthesis of organic-free monolayer nanomaterials is highly desirable,especially in obtaining green energy by electrocatalysis.In this study,a method for the scaled-up synthesis of the series of monolayer layered double hydroxides(LDHs)without the addition of organic solvents is reported via the separate nucleation and aging steps process.The resulting monolayer LDHs with the thicknesses of less than 1 nm showed a narrow thickness distribution.X-ray absorption fine-structure revealed that monolayer NiFe-LDH nanosheets have a number of oxygen and metal vacancies defects.As a practical application,monolayer NiFe-LDH nanosheets containing defects showed an enhanced electrocatalytic water oxidation activity compared with that of bulk NiFe-LDH.Density functional theory calculations uncovered that excellent catalytic activity is attributed to vacancies defects.The proposed method is an economical and universally applicable strategy for the scaled-up production of monolayer LDHs.展开更多
Because of the intriguing electronic properties, high specific surface areas and confinement effect, two-dimensional(2D) noble metal nanosheets usually exhibit fascinating physicochemical properties and thus hold grea...Because of the intriguing electronic properties, high specific surface areas and confinement effect, two-dimensional(2D) noble metal nanosheets usually exhibit fascinating physicochemical properties and thus hold great promises in fuel cell devices and beyond. Herein, 2D porous Pt nanosheets composed by interweaved ultrathin nanowires are successfully fabricated via a facile NaCl-templated process. Controlled experiments demonstrate that the adoption of NaCl and appropriate ratio of NaCl and Pt precursor are indispensable for the formation of porous Pt nanosheets. Impressively, the cost-effective NaCl template can be recyclable through a simple recrystallization procedure, which may greatly reduce the synthetic cost. By virtue of their structural merits, including high porosity, 2D anisotropy and abundant defects, the resultant porous Pt nanosheets exhibit superior activity and enhanced stability towards the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) compared to the commercial Pt black in alkaline medium. The present study not only offers a high-performance electrocatalyst for fuel cell devices, but also provides a new perspective toward the rational synthesis of 2D noble metal nanosheets with high porosity and diverse functionalities.展开更多
基金supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China(U1707603,21878008,21625101,U1507102,21922801)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(2182047,2202036)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(XK1802-6,XK1902,12060093063,2312018RC07)。
文摘The scaled-up synthesis of organic-free monolayer nanomaterials is highly desirable,especially in obtaining green energy by electrocatalysis.In this study,a method for the scaled-up synthesis of the series of monolayer layered double hydroxides(LDHs)without the addition of organic solvents is reported via the separate nucleation and aging steps process.The resulting monolayer LDHs with the thicknesses of less than 1 nm showed a narrow thickness distribution.X-ray absorption fine-structure revealed that monolayer NiFe-LDH nanosheets have a number of oxygen and metal vacancies defects.As a practical application,monolayer NiFe-LDH nanosheets containing defects showed an enhanced electrocatalytic water oxidation activity compared with that of bulk NiFe-LDH.Density functional theory calculations uncovered that excellent catalytic activity is attributed to vacancies defects.The proposed method is an economical and universally applicable strategy for the scaled-up production of monolayer LDHs.
基金financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (21503111 and 21576139)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20171473)+3 种基金Jiangsu Science and Technology support project (BE2014859) Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (16KJB150020)supports from National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materialsa project sponsored by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘Because of the intriguing electronic properties, high specific surface areas and confinement effect, two-dimensional(2D) noble metal nanosheets usually exhibit fascinating physicochemical properties and thus hold great promises in fuel cell devices and beyond. Herein, 2D porous Pt nanosheets composed by interweaved ultrathin nanowires are successfully fabricated via a facile NaCl-templated process. Controlled experiments demonstrate that the adoption of NaCl and appropriate ratio of NaCl and Pt precursor are indispensable for the formation of porous Pt nanosheets. Impressively, the cost-effective NaCl template can be recyclable through a simple recrystallization procedure, which may greatly reduce the synthetic cost. By virtue of their structural merits, including high porosity, 2D anisotropy and abundant defects, the resultant porous Pt nanosheets exhibit superior activity and enhanced stability towards the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) compared to the commercial Pt black in alkaline medium. The present study not only offers a high-performance electrocatalyst for fuel cell devices, but also provides a new perspective toward the rational synthesis of 2D noble metal nanosheets with high porosity and diverse functionalities.