Efficient electrocatalytic overall water splitting and structural evolution of cobalt iron selenide by one-step electrodeposition

Developing bifunctional electrocatalysts with both high catalytic activity and high stability is crucial for efficient water splitting in alkaline media.Herein,a Fe-incorporated dual-metal selenide on nickel foam(Co_(0.9)Fe_(0.1)-Se/NF) is synthesized via a facile one-step electrodeposition method.As-synthesized materials could serve as self-supported bifunctional electrocatalysts with excellent catalytic activity towards oxygen evolution reaction(OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction(HER) in alkaline media.Experimental results show that delivering a 10 mA cm^(-2) water splitting current density only requires a cell voltage of 1.55 V.In addition,a very stable performance could be kept for about 36 hours,indicating their excellent working stability.Moreover,by means of phase analysis,we have identified that the evolution of the synthesized Co_(0.9)Fe_(0.1)-Se/NF experiences two entirely different processes in HER and OER,which hydroxide and oxyhydroxide are regarded as the real active sites,respectively.This work may pave the way to further understanding the relationships between the reactivity and stability of chalcogenide-based electrocatalysts and facilitating the rational design of efficient electrocatalysts for future renewable energy system applications.

Catalytic Effect of Cobalt and Iron Complexes Incorporating Bis(2-aldiminoethyl)amine Ligands on Ethylene Oligomerization

Complexes [MCl 2{CH 3N(CH 2CH 2N[CDS1]CR 1R 2) 2}]((3, M=Co, R 1=H, R 2=Ph ; 4, M=Fe, R 1=H, \{R 2=Ph\}; 5, M=Co, R 1=R 2=Ph) were prepared and characterized by IR spectra and elemental analysis. The combination of each of complexes 3-5 with ethylaluminoxane(EAO), respectively, was found to be moderately active for ethylene oligomerization to low carbon olefins. The activity of 113 kg oligomers·mol -1 Co·h -1 for complex 3(100 mol of EAO, 180 ℃ and 1 8 MPa ethylene) was observed with a selectivity of 93% to C 4-10 olefins, of which 96% were linear C4 10 olefins. The catalytic properties of complexes 3-5 were compared with those of analogous P,P coordinated complexes [MCl 2{CH 3N(CH 2CH 2PPh 2) 2}](1, M=Co; 2, \{M=\}Fe).

Recent progress on bimetallic NiCo and CoFe based electrocatalysts for alkaline oxygen evolution reaction: A review

The deployment of hydrogen as an energy carrier is found to be a vital alternative fuel for the future. It is expected that water electrolysis, powered by renewable energy sources, be able to scale-up hydrogen production. However, the reaction kinetic of oxygen evolution reaction(OER) is a sluggish process, which predominantly limits the efficiency of water electrolysis. This review recapitulates the recent progress and efforts made in the design and development of two selected earth-abundant bimetallic electrocatalysts(Ni Co and Co Fe) for alkaline OER. Each bimetal electrocatalyst is thoroughly outlined and discussed in five sub-sections, including bimetal(oxy) hydroxides, Layered double hydroxides(LDHs) structures,oxides, composites, alloy and nanostructured electrocatalysts, and assembled with heteroatoms.Furthermore, a brief introduction to an in situ/operando characterization techniques and advantages for monitoring the structure of the electrocatalysts is provided. Finally, a summary outlining the challenges and conceivable approaches to advance OER performance is highlighted and discussed.

Response of structural and magnetic properties of ultra-thin FeCo–V foils to high-energy beam welding processes

Microstructural evolutions and grain-boundary-character distribution during high-energy-beam welding of ultra-thin Fe Co-V foils were studied. Detailed data about the boundaries, coincidence site lattice（CSL） relationships, grain sizes, and microstructural features were acquired from electron-backscatter diffraction（EBSD） maps. Moreover, the evolution of the magnetic properties during high-energy-beam welding was studied using vibrating sample magnetometry（VSM）. The fraction of low-angle boundaries was observed to increase in the fusion zones of both electron- and laser-beam-welded foils. The results showed that the fractions of low-Σ CSL boundaries（particularly twin boundaries, Σ3） in the fusion zones of the welded foils are higher than those in the base metal. Because the strain rates produced during high-energy-beam welding are very high（because of the extremely high cooling rate）, grain deformation by a slip mechanism is limited; therefore, deformation by grain twinning is dominant. VSM analysis showed that the magnetic properties of the welded foils, i.e., their remanence, coercive force, and energy product, changed significantly. The formation of large grains with preferred orientation parallel to the easy axis of magnetization was the main reason for the diminished magnetic properties.

Alternative Models of Iron and Cobalt Catalysts for Ethylene Oligomerization and Polymerization

1 Results Great progresses have been made in the field of transition metal-based complexes as catalytic precursors for olefin oligomerization and polymerization,in which the core subjects will remain as "know and how" to develop novel catalysts both in academic and industrial consideration.The key advantage of iron and cobalt catalyst for ethylene polymerization is to produce vinyl-type polyethylenes.Therefore following the pioneering works of bis(imino) pyridyl iron and cobalt catalyst by Brookhart[1] ...