Single metal atom isolated in nitrogen-doped carbon materials (M N C) are effective electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), which produces H2O2 or H2O via 2-electron or 4-electron process. However, most of M N C catalysts can only present high selectivity for one product, and the selectivity is usually regulated by complicated structure design. Herein, a carbon black-supported Co N C catalyst (CB@Co N C) is synthesized. Tunable 2-electron/4-electron behavior is realized on CB@Co-N-C by utilizing its H2O2 yield dependence on electrolyte pH and catalyst loading. In acidic media with low catalyst loading, CB@Co N C presents excellent mass activity and high selectivity for H2O2 production. In flow cell with gas diffusion electrode, a H2O2 production rate of 5.04 mol h−1 g−1 is achieved by CB@Co N C on electrolyte circulation mode, and a long-term H2O2 production of 200 h is demonstrated on electrolyte non-circulation mode. Meanwhile, CB@Co N C exhibits a dominant 4-electron ORR pathway with high activity and durability in pH neutral media with high catalyst loading. The microbial fuel cell using CB@Co N C as the cathode catalyst shows a peak power density close to that of benchmark Pt/C catalyst. 相似文献
To further increase the energy and power densities of lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs), monoclinic Li3V2(PO4)3 attracts much attention. However, the intrinsic low electrical conductivity (2.4 × 10?7 S cm?1) and sluggish kinetics become major drawbacks that keep Li3V2(PO4)3 away from meeting its full potential in high rate performance. Recently, significant breakthroughs in electrochemical performance (e.g., rate capability and cycling stability) have been achieved by utilizing advanced nanotechnologies. The nanostructured Li3V2(PO4)3 hybrid cathodes not only improve the electrical conductivity, but also provide high electrode/electrolyte contact interfaces, favorable electron and Li+ transport properties, and good accommodation of strain upon Li+ insertion/extraction. In this Review, light is shed on recent developments in the application of 0D (nanoparticles), 1D (nanowires and nanobelts), 2D (nanoplates and nanosheets), and 3D (nanospheres) Li3V2(PO4)3 for high‐performance LIBs, especially highlighting their synthetic strategies and promising electrochemical properties. Finally, the future prospects of nanostructured Li3V2(PO4)3 cathodes are discussed. 相似文献
The two-dimensional self-assembly behaviors of tetraphenylethylene (TPE) molecules are significant for further applications, but reports are rare. The self-assembled structures of two C2-symmetry TPE derivatives (H4TCPE and H4ETTC) possessing propeller structures and their stimulus responses to the addition of vinylpyridine derivatives were thoroughly studied with the assistance of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) technique in combination with density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Although their chemical structures were similar, the H4TCPE and H4ETTC molecules self-assembled into closely packed lamellar and quadrilateral structures, respectively, at the 1-heptanoic acid/HOPG interface. After the addition of pyridine derivatives (DPE, PEBP-C4, and PEBP-C8), H4TCPE and H4ETTC showed different responsiveness resulting in different co-assembly structures. The results indicated that the structures of pyridine derivatives—including backbones and substituents—affected the intermolecular interactions of both H4TCPE/pyridine and H4ETTC/pyridine systems. The modification of the self-assembly behaviors of propeller-shaped H4TCPE and H4ETTC would contribute to the construction of more complex multilevel nanostructures.
With the great potential of the all-polymer solar cells for large-area wearable devices, both large-area device efficiency and mechanical flexibility are very critical but attract limited attention. In this work, from the perspective of the polymer configurations, two types of terpolymer acceptors PYTX-A and PYTX-B (X = Cl or H) are developed. The configuration difference caused by the replacement of non-conjugated units results in distinct photovoltaic performance and mechanical flexibility. Benefiting from a good match between the intrinsically slow film-forming of the active materials and the technically slow film-forming of the blade-coating process, the toluene-processed large-area (1.21 cm2) binary device achieves a record efficiency of 14.70%. More importantly, a new parameter of efficiency stretchability factor (ESF) is proposed for the first time to comprehensively evaluate the overall device performance. PM6:PYTCl-A and PM6:PYTCl-B yield significantly higher ESF than PM6:PY-IT. Further blending with non-conjugated polymer donor PM6-A, the best ESF of 3.12% is achieved for PM6-A:PYTCl-A, which is among the highest comprehensive performances. 相似文献
