锌-空气电池(ZAB)因其能量密度高、环境友好、成本低以及安全性高而备受关注.然而,空气电极上的氧还原反应(ORR)动力学缓慢,严重限制了ZAB的输出功率.尽管铂基催化剂展现出优异的ORR催化活性,但高昂的成本制约其大规模商业化应用.因此,...锌-空气电池(ZAB)因其能量密度高、环境友好、成本低以及安全性高而备受关注.然而,空气电极上的氧还原反应(ORR)动力学缓慢,严重限制了ZAB的输出功率.尽管铂基催化剂展现出优异的ORR催化活性,但高昂的成本制约其大规模商业化应用.因此,迫切需要开发高效、低成本的ORR电催化剂.研究表明,具有原子分散Co-N4活性位点的Co-N-C单原子催化剂是理想的ORR非贵金属催化剂,但其仍然存在与反应关键中间体结合能较高的难题.目前的研究主要通过调控单原子配位环境与增大活性位点密度来提高Co-N-C催化剂的活性,但如何精确控制中心金属电子结构以及避免高温下金属原子的团聚仍面临巨大挑战.除了单原子活性位点外,催化剂载体的键合结构、电荷分布状态亦会影响载体本身和单原子位点的催化活性.然而,现有的研究主要聚焦于单原子位点或无金属催化剂单方面活性的提升,关于它们之间的相互作用对于催化性能影响的研究相对很少.为了进一步提高Co单原子催化剂的催化活性,本文通过简单的模板法与NH3二次处理策略制备了氮掺杂缺陷碳负载的Co-N_(5)位点单原子催化剂.电感耦合等离子体发射光谱结果表明,单原子Co的金属负载量高达2.57 wt%.此外,相比于未经过NH3二次处理的Co-Nx/HC样品,Co-N_(5)/DHC样品在电子顺磁共振谱中g=2.003处呈现出更明显的共振信号,在C 1s高分辨谱中具有更低的C-C(sp2杂化)/C-N(sp3杂化)比例以及明显增加的吡啶氮信号,证实了Co-N_(5)/DHC显著提升的氮掺杂碳缺陷浓度并具有丰富的边界/缺陷位点.同时,X射线吸收谱与球差矫正透射电子显微镜结果表明所制备的样品为原子分散的Co-N_(5)结构,从而证明成功制备了缺陷氮掺杂碳耦合Co-N_(5)位点单原子催化剂.电化学测试结果表明,缺陷氮掺杂碳耦合Co-N_(5)位点后表现较好的ORR性能,半波电位达到0.877 V,明显高于Co-Nx/HC对比样品和商业化Pt/C催化剂.Koutecky-Levich曲线和旋转盘环电极测试结果表明,Co-N_(5)/DHC催化剂的高效4e-反应路径.且在10000次的加速老化测试中,Co-N_(5)/DHC半波电位仅降低了7 m V,稳定性优于Pt/C.以Co-N_(5)/DHC为阴极催化剂组装的ZAB开路电压为1.45 V,峰值输出功率密度能够达到160.7 m W cm^(-2),并能提供766.2 m A h gZn-1的比容量,展现出较高的应用前景.密度泛函理论计算表明,Co-N_(5)位点与缺陷氮掺杂碳的相互作用诱导Co中心位点电子的重新分布,降低了ORR反应能垒.综上,本文为设计与合成高性能的Co单原子催化剂,用于先进的可再生能源转换系统提供了一种新思路.展开更多
Pt/ZrO_(2)catalysts promoted with MoO_(3)and Nb_(2)O_(5)were tested for the combustion of short-chain alkanes(namely,methane,ethane,propane,and n-hexane).For short-chain alkane combustion,the inhibition of MoO_(3)(for...Pt/ZrO_(2)catalysts promoted with MoO_(3)and Nb_(2)O_(5)were tested for the combustion of short-chain alkanes(namely,methane,ethane,propane,and n-hexane).For short-chain alkane combustion,the inhibition of MoO_(3)(for the methane reaction)dramatically transformed to promotion(for the ethane,propane,and n-hexane reactions)as the carbon chain length increased,whereas the remarkable promotion of Nb_(2)O_(5)gradually weakened with an increase in the carbon chain length.Based on a detailed study of the oxidation reactions of methane and propane over the catalysts,the different roles of the promoters in the reactions were ascribed to differences in the acidic properties of the surface and the oxidation or reduction states of the Pt species.The MoO_(3)promoter could decorate the surface of the Pt species for a Pt-Mo/ZrO_(2)catalyst,whereas the Nb_(2)O_(5)promoter on the support could be partially covered by Pt particles for a Pt-Nb/ZrO_(2)catalyst.The formation of accessible Pt-MoO_(3)interfacial sites,a high concentration of metallic Pt species,and a high surface acidity in Pt-Mo/ZrO_(2)were responsible for the enhanced activity for catalytic propane combustion.The lack of enough accessible Pt-Nb_(2)O_(5)interfacial sites but an enhanced surface acid sites in Pt-Nb/ZrO_(2)explained the slight improvement in activity for catalytic propane combustion.However,the stabilized Pt^(n+)species in Pt-Nb/ZrO_(2)were responsible for the much-improved activity for methane combustion,whereas the Pt^(n+)species in Pt-Mo/ZrO_(2)could be reduced during the oxidation reaction,and the fewer exposed surface Pt species because of MoO_(3)decoration accounted for the inhibited activity for methane combustion.In addition,it can be concluded that MoO_(3)promotion is favorable for the activation of C-C bonds,whereas Nb_(2)O_(5)promotion is more beneficial for the activation of C-H bonds with high energy.展开更多
文摘锌-空气电池(ZAB)因其能量密度高、环境友好、成本低以及安全性高而备受关注.然而,空气电极上的氧还原反应(ORR)动力学缓慢,严重限制了ZAB的输出功率.尽管铂基催化剂展现出优异的ORR催化活性,但高昂的成本制约其大规模商业化应用.因此,迫切需要开发高效、低成本的ORR电催化剂.研究表明,具有原子分散Co-N4活性位点的Co-N-C单原子催化剂是理想的ORR非贵金属催化剂,但其仍然存在与反应关键中间体结合能较高的难题.目前的研究主要通过调控单原子配位环境与增大活性位点密度来提高Co-N-C催化剂的活性,但如何精确控制中心金属电子结构以及避免高温下金属原子的团聚仍面临巨大挑战.除了单原子活性位点外,催化剂载体的键合结构、电荷分布状态亦会影响载体本身和单原子位点的催化活性.然而,现有的研究主要聚焦于单原子位点或无金属催化剂单方面活性的提升,关于它们之间的相互作用对于催化性能影响的研究相对很少.为了进一步提高Co单原子催化剂的催化活性,本文通过简单的模板法与NH3二次处理策略制备了氮掺杂缺陷碳负载的Co-N_(5)位点单原子催化剂.电感耦合等离子体发射光谱结果表明,单原子Co的金属负载量高达2.57 wt%.此外,相比于未经过NH3二次处理的Co-Nx/HC样品,Co-N_(5)/DHC样品在电子顺磁共振谱中g=2.003处呈现出更明显的共振信号,在C 1s高分辨谱中具有更低的C-C(sp2杂化)/C-N(sp3杂化)比例以及明显增加的吡啶氮信号,证实了Co-N_(5)/DHC显著提升的氮掺杂碳缺陷浓度并具有丰富的边界/缺陷位点.同时,X射线吸收谱与球差矫正透射电子显微镜结果表明所制备的样品为原子分散的Co-N_(5)结构,从而证明成功制备了缺陷氮掺杂碳耦合Co-N_(5)位点单原子催化剂.电化学测试结果表明,缺陷氮掺杂碳耦合Co-N_(5)位点后表现较好的ORR性能,半波电位达到0.877 V,明显高于Co-Nx/HC对比样品和商业化Pt/C催化剂.Koutecky-Levich曲线和旋转盘环电极测试结果表明,Co-N_(5)/DHC催化剂的高效4e-反应路径.且在10000次的加速老化测试中,Co-N_(5)/DHC半波电位仅降低了7 m V,稳定性优于Pt/C.以Co-N_(5)/DHC为阴极催化剂组装的ZAB开路电压为1.45 V,峰值输出功率密度能够达到160.7 m W cm^(-2),并能提供766.2 m A h gZn-1的比容量,展现出较高的应用前景.密度泛函理论计算表明,Co-N_(5)位点与缺陷氮掺杂碳的相互作用诱导Co中心位点电子的重新分布,降低了ORR反应能垒.综上,本文为设计与合成高性能的Co单原子催化剂,用于先进的可再生能源转换系统提供了一种新思路.
文摘Pt/ZrO_(2)catalysts promoted with MoO_(3)and Nb_(2)O_(5)were tested for the combustion of short-chain alkanes(namely,methane,ethane,propane,and n-hexane).For short-chain alkane combustion,the inhibition of MoO_(3)(for the methane reaction)dramatically transformed to promotion(for the ethane,propane,and n-hexane reactions)as the carbon chain length increased,whereas the remarkable promotion of Nb_(2)O_(5)gradually weakened with an increase in the carbon chain length.Based on a detailed study of the oxidation reactions of methane and propane over the catalysts,the different roles of the promoters in the reactions were ascribed to differences in the acidic properties of the surface and the oxidation or reduction states of the Pt species.The MoO_(3)promoter could decorate the surface of the Pt species for a Pt-Mo/ZrO_(2)catalyst,whereas the Nb_(2)O_(5)promoter on the support could be partially covered by Pt particles for a Pt-Nb/ZrO_(2)catalyst.The formation of accessible Pt-MoO_(3)interfacial sites,a high concentration of metallic Pt species,and a high surface acidity in Pt-Mo/ZrO_(2)were responsible for the enhanced activity for catalytic propane combustion.The lack of enough accessible Pt-Nb_(2)O_(5)interfacial sites but an enhanced surface acid sites in Pt-Nb/ZrO_(2)explained the slight improvement in activity for catalytic propane combustion.However,the stabilized Pt^(n+)species in Pt-Nb/ZrO_(2)were responsible for the much-improved activity for methane combustion,whereas the Pt^(n+)species in Pt-Mo/ZrO_(2)could be reduced during the oxidation reaction,and the fewer exposed surface Pt species because of MoO_(3)decoration accounted for the inhibited activity for methane combustion.In addition,it can be concluded that MoO_(3)promotion is favorable for the activation of C-C bonds,whereas Nb_(2)O_(5)promotion is more beneficial for the activation of C-H bonds with high energy.
