Interface Engineering of Binder‐Free Earth‐Abundant Electrocatalysts for Efficient Advanced Energy Conversion

ChemSusChem ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 4795-4811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peican Wang ◽  
Baoguo Wang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Interface Engineering ◽  
Earth Abundant ◽  
Binder Free

Recent theoretical progress in the development of photoanode materials for solar water splitting photoelectrochemical cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (20) ◽  
pp. 10632-10659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahesh Datt Bhatt ◽  
Jae Sung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Photoelectrochemical Cells ◽  
Important Goal ◽  
Solar Water ◽  
Solar Water Splitting ◽  
Energy Conversion And Storage ◽  
Earth Abundant ◽  
And Storage

The search for earth-abundant materials that can be used in solar water splitting cells remains an important goal for affordable and environmentally friendly methods for energy conversion and storage.

Si-based Earth abundant clathrates for solar energy conversion

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 2598-2602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuping He ◽  
Fan Sui ◽  
Susan M. Kauzlarich ◽  
Giulia Galli
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Hall Mobility ◽  
Solar Energy Conversion ◽  
Promising Material ◽  
Earth Abundant ◽  
Mobility Measurement

We synthesized a Si-based clathrate, composed entirely of Earth abundant elements, and using ab initio calculations and spectroscopic and Hall mobility measurement showed that it is a promising material for solar energy conversion.

Upgrading earth-abundant biomass into three-dimensional carbon materials for energy and environmental applications

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 4217-4229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaofeng Zhou ◽  
Lihua Zhou ◽  
Yaping Zhang ◽  
Jian Sun ◽  
Junlin Wen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Carbon Materials ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Environmental Applications ◽  
Energy Conversion And Storage ◽  
Earth Abundant ◽  
And Storage

Abundant biomass is well accepted as a carbon-rich, sustainable, and renewable precursor for three-dimensional carbon materials, offering us a plethora of possibilities for energy conversion and storage as well as environmental treatments.

scholarly journals Effects of Structure and Constituent of Prussian Blue Analogs on Their Application in Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 2304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongni Zhao ◽  
Yuezhen Lu ◽  
Dongge Ma
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Prussian Blue ◽  
Oxygen Evolution ◽  
Oxygen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Water Electrolysis ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Synthetic Strategy ◽  
Earth Abundant ◽  
Energy Conversion Systems ◽  
Varied Composition

The importance of advanced energy-conversion devices such as water electrolysis has manifested dramatically over the past few decades because it is the current mainstay for the generation of green energy. Anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in water splitting is one of the biggest obstacles because of its extremely high kinetic barrier. Conventional OER catalysts are mainly noble-metal oxides represented by IrO2 and RuO2, but these compounds tend to have poor sustainability. The attention on Prussian blue (PB) and its analogs (PBA) in the field of energy conversion systems was concentrated on their open-framework structure, as well as its varied composition comprised of Earth-abundant elements. The unique electronic structure of PBA enables its promising catalytic potential, and it can also be converted into many other talented compounds or structures as a precursor. This undoubtedly provides a new approach for the design of green OER catalysts. This article reviews the recent progress of the application of PBA and its derivatives in OER based on in-depth studies of characterization techniques. The structural design, synthetic strategy, and enhanced electrochemical properties are summarized to provide an outlook for its application in the field of OER. Moreover, due to the similarity of the reaction process of photo-driven electrolysis of water and the former one, the application of PBA in photoelectrolysis is also discussed.

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