Synthesis and electrocatalytic mechanism of ultrafine MFe2O4 (M: Co, Ni, and Zn) nanocrystallites: M/Fe synergetic effects on electrochemical detection for Cu(II) and hydrogen evolution reaction performances

Author(s):  
Changchun Fan ◽  
Xingwu Zhai ◽  
Long Chen ◽  
Shanglong Peng ◽  
rong jiang ◽  
...  

Binary spinel oxides with synergetic effect between metal ions in electronic microstructures have attracted significantly attentions due to their vital importance for both fundamental studies and potential applications. Herein, we...

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 1604-1611
Author(s):  
Zepeng Lv ◽  
Meng Wang ◽  
Dong Liu ◽  
Kailiang Jian ◽  
Run Zhang ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
pp. 23-54
Author(s):  
Mogwasha D. Makhafola ◽  
Mpitloane J. Hato ◽  
Kabelo E. Ramohlola ◽  
Phuti S. Ramaripa ◽  
Thabiso C. Maponya ◽  
...  

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 356
Author(s):  
Kasimayan Uma ◽  
Elavarasan Muniranthinam ◽  
Siewhui Chong ◽  
Thomas C.-K Yang ◽  
Ja-Hon Lin

This report presents the synthesis of ZnO nanorod/α-Fe2O3 composites by the hydrothermal method with different weight percentages of α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles. The as-synthesized nanorod composites were characterized by different techniques, such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). From our results, it was found that the ZnO/α-Fe2O3 (3 wt%) nanorod composites exhibit a higher hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity when compared to other composites. The synergetic effect between ZnO and (3 wt%) of α-Fe2O3 nanocomposites resulted in a low onset potential of −125 mV, which can effectively produce more H2 than pure ZnO. The H2 production rate over the composite of ZnO/α-Fe2O3 (3 wt%) clearly shows a significant improvement in the photocatalytic activity in the heterojunction of the ZnO nanorods and α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles on nickel foam.


2022 ◽  
Vol 2160 (1) ◽  
pp. 012007
Author(s):  
Shuai Wang ◽  
Rui Zhao ◽  
Weidong Xue

Abstract The urgent demand for sustainable and clean energy has promoted the development of water splitting. Herein, metal borides assisted synthesis of graphene-based material (Ni-B/G) has been carried out by facile and fast microwave heating method and applied to hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline solution. The Ni-B combining with 2D graphene give rise to highly efficient HER performance with low overpotential of 187 mV at current density of 10 mA cm−2. In addition, it exhibits good stability and retains 76% of current density after continuous oxygen release. The excellent performance is ascribed to the synergetic effect of Ni-B and graphene. The Ni-B not only acts as initiator to adsorb microwave energy but also works as active centre of catalyst. The high conductivity and large specific area of graphene offer accessible contact between electrolyte and intermediates. Therefore, Ni-B/G indicates a promising candidate for HER in alkaline media.


RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (63) ◽  
pp. 38484-38489
Author(s):  
Huimin Hu ◽  
Jin-Ho Choi

Owing to the synergetic effects of different two-dimensional (2D) materials, 2D heterostructures have recently attracted much attention in the field of catalysis.


Author(s):  
Yuxing Lin ◽  
Mingxin Yu ◽  
Xiaoyan Li ◽  
weicheng gao ◽  
Licheng Wang ◽  
...  

Interlayer charge transfer in heterostructures plays an important role in tuning the electronic properties, which opens a new avenue for potential applications of two-dimensional nanomaterials. In this work, the hydrogen evolution...


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