Non-spherical Cu@Cu S yolk–shell structures are successfully obtained using Cu_2 O cube templates in a process combining rapid surface sulfidation followed by disproportionation of the Cu_2 O core upon treatment with...Non-spherical Cu@Cu S yolk–shell structures are successfully obtained using Cu_2 O cube templates in a process combining rapid surface sulfidation followed by disproportionation of the Cu_2 O core upon treatment with a hydrochloric acid solution. By employing the above method,Cu@Cu S yolk–shell structures with different morphologies,including octahedral, truncated octahedral, and cuboctahedral shapes, can be synthesized. The void space within the hollow structures provides a unique confined space, where the metallic copper present in the core of a shell can be protected from agglomeration and oxidation. Furthermore,the presence of metal copper in these hollow structurescontributes to improvement in the photocatalytic properties of these materials. The application of these Cu@Cu S structures indeed shows clearly improved photocatalytic performance.展开更多
Cu-based materials are seldom reported as oxygen evolution reaction(OER)electrocatalysts due to their inherent electron orbital configuration,which makes them difficult to adsorb oxygen-intermediates during OER.Reason...Cu-based materials are seldom reported as oxygen evolution reaction(OER)electrocatalysts due to their inherent electron orbital configuration,which makes them difficult to adsorb oxygen-intermediates during OER.Reasonably engineering the hierarchical architectures and the electronic structures can improve the performance of Cu-based OER catalysts,such as constructing multilevel morphology,inducing the porous materials,improving the Cu valence,building heterostructures,doping heteroatoms,etc.In this work,copper-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate(HKUST-1)octahedra in-situ grow on the Cu nanorod(NR)-supported N-doped carbon microplates,meanwhile an active layer of Cu(OH)_(2)forms on the surface of the original conductive Cu NRs.The octahedral HKUST-1,serving as a spacer between the microplates,greatly improves the porosity and increases the available active sites,facilitating the mass transport and electron transfer,thus resulting in greatly enhanced OER performance.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21671085, 21473081, 21201088)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20161160)the Qing Lan Project and the Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘Non-spherical Cu@Cu S yolk–shell structures are successfully obtained using Cu_2 O cube templates in a process combining rapid surface sulfidation followed by disproportionation of the Cu_2 O core upon treatment with a hydrochloric acid solution. By employing the above method,Cu@Cu S yolk–shell structures with different morphologies,including octahedral, truncated octahedral, and cuboctahedral shapes, can be synthesized. The void space within the hollow structures provides a unique confined space, where the metallic copper present in the core of a shell can be protected from agglomeration and oxidation. Furthermore,the presence of metal copper in these hollow structurescontributes to improvement in the photocatalytic properties of these materials. The application of these Cu@Cu S structures indeed shows clearly improved photocatalytic performance.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.U1904215 and 21875207)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20200044)the Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano-Porous Functional Materials(SKLPM,No.ZDSYS20210709112802010).
文摘Cu-based materials are seldom reported as oxygen evolution reaction(OER)electrocatalysts due to their inherent electron orbital configuration,which makes them difficult to adsorb oxygen-intermediates during OER.Reasonably engineering the hierarchical architectures and the electronic structures can improve the performance of Cu-based OER catalysts,such as constructing multilevel morphology,inducing the porous materials,improving the Cu valence,building heterostructures,doping heteroatoms,etc.In this work,copper-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate(HKUST-1)octahedra in-situ grow on the Cu nanorod(NR)-supported N-doped carbon microplates,meanwhile an active layer of Cu(OH)_(2)forms on the surface of the original conductive Cu NRs.The octahedral HKUST-1,serving as a spacer between the microplates,greatly improves the porosity and increases the available active sites,facilitating the mass transport and electron transfer,thus resulting in greatly enhanced OER performance.
