Bubble evolution behaviors play important roles in bubble emission reactions.Here we fabricated one-dimensional(1D)-aligned MoSx microgrids to investigate the influence of the periodic structure on bubble releasing.It...Bubble evolution behaviors play important roles in bubble emission reactions.Here we fabricated one-dimensional(1D)-aligned MoSx microgrids to investigate the influence of the periodic structure on bubble releasing.It is demonstrated that the utilization of the surface energy released during coalescence of bubbles causes them to jump from the electrode,which can be an effective route to eliminate the bubble shielding effect.Under the optimized architecture with 40-μm-wide grooves,the generated bubbles tend to coalesce and release from the electrode with much smaller size(65%less in volume).By balancing the coalescence efficiency and the adhesive work via the architecture engineering,the electrocatalytic performance can be promoted with the rapid bubble removal and lowered ohmic resistance.The results provide new insights into the rational design of novel catalytic electrode architectures and promote their applications in related fields.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21675007,21676015,21520102002,91622116 and 22005022)the National Key Research and Development Project(2018YFB1502401 and 2018YFA0702002)+2 种基金the Royal Society and Newton Fund through Newton Advanced Fellowship award(NAF\R1\191294)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovation Research Team in the University(IRT1205)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities and the long-term subsidy mechanism from the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Education of China。
文摘Bubble evolution behaviors play important roles in bubble emission reactions.Here we fabricated one-dimensional(1D)-aligned MoSx microgrids to investigate the influence of the periodic structure on bubble releasing.It is demonstrated that the utilization of the surface energy released during coalescence of bubbles causes them to jump from the electrode,which can be an effective route to eliminate the bubble shielding effect.Under the optimized architecture with 40-μm-wide grooves,the generated bubbles tend to coalesce and release from the electrode with much smaller size(65%less in volume).By balancing the coalescence efficiency and the adhesive work via the architecture engineering,the electrocatalytic performance can be promoted with the rapid bubble removal and lowered ohmic resistance.The results provide new insights into the rational design of novel catalytic electrode architectures and promote their applications in related fields.