Hydrogen with high energy density and zero carbon emission is widely acknowledged as the most promising candidate toward world’s carbon neutrality and future sustainable eco-society.Water-splitting is a constructive ...Hydrogen with high energy density and zero carbon emission is widely acknowledged as the most promising candidate toward world’s carbon neutrality and future sustainable eco-society.Water-splitting is a constructive technology for unpolluted and high-purity H2 production,and a series of non-precious electrocatalysts have been developed over the past decade.To further improve the catalytic activities,metal doping is always adopted to modulate the 3d-electronic configuration and electron-donating/accepting(e-DA)properties,while for anion doping,the electronegativity variations among different non-metal elements would also bring some potential in the modulations of e-DA and metal valence for tuning the performances.In this review,we summarize the recent developments of the many different anion-mixed transition metal compounds(e.g.,nitrides,halides,phosphides,chalcogenides,oxyhydroxides,and borides/borates)for efficient water electrolysis applications.First,we have introduced the general information of water-splitting and the description of anion-mixed electrocatalysts and highlighted their complementary functions of mixed anions.Furthermore,some latest advances of anion-mixed compounds are also categorized for hydrogen and oxygen evolution electrocatalysis.The rationales behind their enhanced electrochemical performances are discussed.Last but not least,the challenges and future perspectives are briefly proposed for the anion-mixed water dissociation catalysts.展开更多
A water-soluble macrocycle that bears four carboxylate anions has been designed and prepared,which forms a rectangular cavity that can efficiently encapsulate discrete electron-deficient aromatic compounds,including b...A water-soluble macrocycle that bears four carboxylate anions has been designed and prepared,which forms a rectangular cavity that can efficiently encapsulate discrete electron-deficient aromatic compounds,including berberine and palmatine.This macrocycle is revealed to be highly biocompatible and able to inhibit the bitter taste of the two drugs.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51802252)Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(No.2020JM-032)+1 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2019M663698)the fund of the State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing in NPU(Grant No.SKLSP202116).
文摘Hydrogen with high energy density and zero carbon emission is widely acknowledged as the most promising candidate toward world’s carbon neutrality and future sustainable eco-society.Water-splitting is a constructive technology for unpolluted and high-purity H2 production,and a series of non-precious electrocatalysts have been developed over the past decade.To further improve the catalytic activities,metal doping is always adopted to modulate the 3d-electronic configuration and electron-donating/accepting(e-DA)properties,while for anion doping,the electronegativity variations among different non-metal elements would also bring some potential in the modulations of e-DA and metal valence for tuning the performances.In this review,we summarize the recent developments of the many different anion-mixed transition metal compounds(e.g.,nitrides,halides,phosphides,chalcogenides,oxyhydroxides,and borides/borates)for efficient water electrolysis applications.First,we have introduced the general information of water-splitting and the description of anion-mixed electrocatalysts and highlighted their complementary functions of mixed anions.Furthermore,some latest advances of anion-mixed compounds are also categorized for hydrogen and oxygen evolution electrocatalysis.The rationales behind their enhanced electrochemical performances are discussed.Last but not least,the challenges and future perspectives are briefly proposed for the anion-mixed water dissociation catalysts.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22271059,21921003,21890730 and 21890732)for financial support.
文摘A water-soluble macrocycle that bears four carboxylate anions has been designed and prepared,which forms a rectangular cavity that can efficiently encapsulate discrete electron-deficient aromatic compounds,including berberine and palmatine.This macrocycle is revealed to be highly biocompatible and able to inhibit the bitter taste of the two drugs.
