Ligand-Induced Electronic Structure Modulation of Self-Evolved NiS Nanosheets for the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reaction.

Modulating the electronic structure of the electrocatalyst plays a vital role in boosting the electrocatalytic performance of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this work, we introduced a one-step solvothermal method to fabricate 1,1-ferrocene dicarboxylic acid (FcDA)-decorated self-evolved nickel sulfide (NiS) nanosheet arrays on a nickel foam (NF) framework (denoted as FcDA-NiS/NF). Benefiting from the interconnected ultrathin nanosheet architecture, ligand dopants induced and facilitated in situ structural reconstruction, and the FcDA-decorated NiS (FcDA-NiS/NF) outperformed its singly doped and undoped counterparts in terms of OER activity.

Construction active sites in nickel sulfide by dual-doping vanadium/cobalt for highly effective oxygen evolution reaction.

Rational design and exploration of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts with exceptional performance are crucial for the advancement of the hydrogen energy economy. In this study, vanadium/cobalt (V/Co) dual-doped nickel sulfide (NiS) nanowires were synthesized on a nickel foam (NF) substrate to overcome the sluggish kinetics typically associated with OER. The resulting catalyst exhibited outstanding electrocatalytic activity towards OER in a 1.

Improving the Sulfurophobicity of the NiS-Doping CoS Electrocatalyst Boosts the Low-Energy-Consumption Sulfide Oxidation Reaction Process.

Producing sulfur from a sulfide oxidation reaction (SOR)-based technique using sulfide aqueous solution has attracted considerable attention due to its ecofriendliness. This study demonstrates that NiS-doped cobalt sulfide NiS-CoS-supported NiCo alloy foam can deliver the SOR with superior electrocatalytic activity and robust stability compared to reported non-noble metal-based catalysts. Only 0.

Divalent Oxidation State Ni as an Active Intermediate in Prussian Blue Analogues for Electrocatalytic Urea Oxidation.

Urea degradation is one of the most crucial links in the natural nitrogen cycle. Exploring the real active species in the urea electro-oxidation process is of great significance for understanding the urea electro-oxidation mechanism and designing catalysts. A highly active and stable Prussian blue analogue catalyst (PBA@NiFe/NF) loaded on nickel foam was synthesized for electro-oxidation of urea.

Urea-oxidation-assisted electrochemical water splitting for hydrogen production on a bifunctional heterostructure transition metal phosphides combining metal-organic frameworks.

Electrocatalyzed urea-assisted wastewater splitting is a promising approach for sustainable hydrogen production. However, the lack of cost-efficient electrocatalysts hinders its practical application. Herein, bimetal phosphide (NiCoP) nanowire arrays decorated with ultrathin NiFeCo metal-organic framework (NiFeCo-MOF) nanosheets on porous nickel foam (NF) were designed for urea-assisted wastewater splitting.

The Influence of Family Supportive Supervisor Behavior on Employee Creativity: The Mediating Roles of Psychological Capital and Positive Emotion.

In an increasingly complex external environment, innovation is an important way for companies to build sustainable competitiveness. This research discusses employee creativity from the perspective of Family Supportive Supervisor Behavior (FSSB) based on conservation of resource theory, social exchange theory, psychological capital theory and emotional spillover theory. Through a series of surveys of employees in different companies and jobs, we can understand the impact of family-supporting supervisors' behavior on their creativity.

Electro-Oxidation of Glycerol to High-Value-Added C1-C3 Products by Iron-Substituted Spinel Zinc Cobalt Oxides.

Glycerol is a byproduct of biodiesel production and can be a low-cost source for some high-value C1-C3 chemicals. The conversion can be achieved by photo-, thermo-, and electro-catalysis methods. The electrocatalytic oxidation method is attractive due to its moderate reaction conditions and high electron to product efficiency.

Advances in hydrogen production from electrocatalytic seawater splitting.

As one of the most abundant resources on the Earth, seawater is not only a promising electrolyte for industrial hydrogen production through electrolysis, but also of great significance for the refining of edible salt. Despite the great potential for large-scale hydrogen production, the implementation of water electrolysis requires efficient and stable electrocatalysts that can maintain high activity for water splitting without chloride corrosion. Recent years have witnessed great achievements in the development of highly efficient electrocatalysts toward seawater splitting.

Multi-dimensional collaboration promotes the catalytic performance of 1D MoO nanorods decorated with 2D NiS nanosheets for efficient water splitting.

The ability to manipulate heterostructures is of great importance to achieve high-performance electrocatalysts for direct water-splitting devices with excellent activity toward hydrogen production. Herein, a novel top-down strategy involving the in situ transformation of one-dimensional MoO3 nanorod arrays grafted with two-dimensional NiS nanosheets supported on a three-dimensional nickel foam skeleton is proposed. Namely, a heterostructured electrocatalyst on the Ni foam skeleton containing MoO3 nanorod arrays decorated with NiS nanosheets is synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method followed by one-step sulfidation treatment.

Hollow V-Doped CoM (M = P, S, O) Nanoboxes as Efficient OER Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting.

Hollow nanostructures with intricate interior and catalytic effects have been the focus of researchers in energy conversion and storage. Although tremendous efforts have been made, the fabrication of well-defined hollow nanostructures has been rarely reported due to the limitations of the synthetic methods. Herein, we have proposed a general synthetic strategy for the construction of V-doped CoM (M = P, S, O) nanoboxes (NBs), where the doped V effectively modifies the electronic structure of CoM to provide a favorable surface electrochemical environment for the adsorption of reaction intermediates (*O, *OH, and *OOH), leading to a significant enhancement in electrocatalytic performance.

Dual mode electrochemical-photoelectrochemical sensing platform for hydrogen sulfide detection based on the inhibition effect of titanium dioxide/bismuth tungstate/silver heterojunction.

A novel dual mode sensing platform is constructed for highly selective detection of HS, attributing to the efficient electrochemical (EC) and photoelectrochemical (PEC) signal responses of the TiO/BiWO/Ag heterojunction. On the one hand, TiO/BiWO/Ag heterojunction with excellent catalytic performance for the reduction of HO could be employed act as a probe, providing a remarkable EC response through an amperometric i-t method. On the other hand, this hybrid provides a photoelectric beacon with a favorable energy-band configuration.

3D ZnInS nanosheets decorated ZnCdS dodecahedral cages as multifunctional signal amplification matrix combined with electroactive/photoactive materials for dual mode electrochemical - photoelectrochemical detection of bovine hemoglobin.

The construction of dual mode sensor has gained tremendous attention due to its high accuracy and sensitivity compared with a single-response system. Herein, a novel dual mode sensing platform based on a 3-dimensional (3D) ZnCdS/ZnInS double-shelled dodecahedral cages (DSDCs) is fabricated as the electrochemical (EC) - photoelectrochemical (PEC) multifunctional signal amplification matrix for the highly selective detection of bovine hemoglobin (BHb). To achieve simple and fast detection of BHb, Au@CuO and SnO/SnS are acted as EC - PEC signal indicators, respectively.

Ir-Doped Pd Nanosheet Assemblies as Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Advanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction and Liquid Fuel Electrocatalysis.

Although great progress in pursuing high-performance catalysts for advanced electrocatalysis has been made, the design of high-efficiency electrocatalysts continues to be a huge challenge for commercializing electrochemical energy technologies. Herein, a three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical assembly nanostructure consisting of ultrathin Ir-doped Pd nanosheets has been well designed, which could serve as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for advanced hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and liquid fuel electrooxidation. In particular, the optimized PdIr nanocatalyst displays excellent electrocatalytic HER performance with an overpotential of only 73 mV at 10 mA cm along with excellent stability.

General synthesis of Pd-pm (pm = Ga, In, Sn, Pb, Bi) alloy nanosheet assemblies for advanced electrocatalysis.

Owing to the synergistic compositional and structural advantages, ultrathin bimetallic nanosheet assembly nanostructures are widely recognized as advanced catalysts for alcohol electrooxidation reaction. Although numerous efforts have been made, the fabrication of well-defined ultrathin bimetallic nanosheet assemblies (NSAs) at large scale is still a tough challenge. Herein, a universal synthetic approach has been proposed to produce a series of well-defined Pd-pm (pm = Ga, In, Sn, Pb, Bi) alloy NSAs.

Nanoscale engineering of porous Fe-doped Pd nanosheet assemblies for efficient methanol and ethanol electrocatalyses.

Although great successes have been accomplished on the controlled synthesis of 2D and 3D Pd-containing nanomaterials, tapping into the novel Pd-containing electrocatalysts that combined the advantages of both 2D and 3D structures remains a significant challenge. Here, an approach to systematically produce porous Fe-doped Pd nanosheet assemblies (NSAs) with a geometry tuning from PdFe hollow nanospheres (HNSs), PdFe nanocages (NCs), to PdFe nanoplates (NPs) is reported. The inherent ultrathin and porous features endow these PdFe catalysts with excellent electrocatalytic performance.

From bimetallic PdCu nanowires to ternary PdCu-SnO nanowires: Interface control for efficient ethanol electrooxidation.

At present, although a large number of palladium-based nanowire electrocatalysts have been prepared, there are few reports on nanowires containing rich metal oxides. Herein, porous PdCu alloy nanowires and PdCu-SnO nanowires were prepared by using a galvanic displacement synthesis method. Due to their one-dimensional structure, rough surfaces with non-homogeneous edges, electronic effect, and the advanced PdCu/SnO interface of the as-synthesized PdCu-SnO nanowire catalysts, they exhibited a mass activity of 7770.

Three-dimensional PdCuM (M = Ru, Rh, Ir) Trimetallic Alloy Nanosheets for Enhancing Methanol Oxidation Electrocatalysis.

Owing to their intrinsically high activity and rich active sites on the surface, noble metal materials with an ultrathin two-dimensional nanosheet structure are emerging as ideal catalysts for boosting fuel cell reactions. However, the realization of controllable synthesis of multimetallic Pd-based alloy ultrathin nanosheets (NSs) for achieving enhanced electrocatalysis evolved from compositional and structural advantages remains a grand challenge. Herein, we report a universal method for the construction of a new series of the three-dimensional (3D) multimetallic PdCuM (M = Ru, Rh, Ir) superstructures that consist of ultrathin alloy NSs.

Ultrafine PtCuRh nanowire catalysts with alleviated poisoning effect for efficient ethanol oxidation.

As a green power source, direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs) have broad application prospects. However, most catalysts of DEFCs still exhibit defects, such as the difficulty of C-C bond cleavage, serious CO poisoning and limited catalytic activity. Here, we report ultrafine PtCuRh nanowires (NWs) with outstanding anti-CO-poisoning properties and enhanced activity.

Superior Ethanol Oxidation Electrocatalysis Enabled by Ternary Pd-Rh-Te Nanotubes.

Designing and elaborating cost-efficient Pd-based electrocatalysts for direct ethanol fuel cells is thought to be a significant approach to obliterating the challenge of large-scale practical application of fuel cells. Herein, our group creates a novel class of one-dimensional (1D) PdRhTe nanotubes (NTs) by using HPdCl and RhCl as metal precursors and Te nanowires (NWs) as the reductant and sacrificial template. Strikingly, the as-obtained PdRhTe ternary nanomaterials with a unique 1D nanotube structure display a high specific activity of 6.

Three-dimensional palladium-rhodium nanosheet assemblies: Highly efficient catalysts for methanol electrooxidation.

Even though substantial attention has been focused on exploring promising palladium-based catalysts, the creation of electrocatalysts with simultaneous high activity and reduced cost for fuel cell reactions remains a challenge. Here, we report on the design and construction of a new class of three-dimensional (3D) palladium-rhodium (PdRh) nanosheet assembly (NSA) catalysts through a seed-mediated growth method. Interestingly, the well-defined NSAs with optimized electronic structures and highly open 3D structures exhibit greatly enhanced electrocatalytic activity toward the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR).

A novel catalyst for efficient electrooxidation of ethanol enabled by 3D open-structured PdCu nanocages.

Mastery over the structure at nanoscale can efficiently tune the catalytic properties of catalysts, enabling great enhancement in electrocatalytic performance toward liquid fuel electrooxidation reactions. Herein, we demonstrate a facile one-pot method for the successful fabrication of binary PdCu nanocatalysts bounded with 3D open-structured nanocages, which show the advantages of high surface areas, facile mass/electron transport, and strong synergistic effect. Impressively, the resultant 3D open-structured PdCu nanocages (NCs) show large promotion in electrocatalytic performance toward ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) with the mass activity of 1790.

Monodispersed bimetallic platinum-copper alloy nanospheres as efficient catalysts for ethylene glycol electrooxidation.

Designing and fabricating highly active and efficient catalysts are of vital importance for the practical applications of direct ethylene glycol fuel cells (DEGFCs). In this study, we employ a feasible one-pot synthetic method to construct highly monodispersed PtCu nanospheres (NSs) as high-efficiency anode electrocatalysts for DEGFCs. Interestingly, the optimized carbon supported PtCu NSs can display the highest mass activity of 2146.

Precise synthesis of monodisperse PdAg nanoparticles for size-dependent electrocatalytic oxidation reactions.

The fabrication of nanomaterials with tunable shape and size has attracted much attention in chemical and physical fields. It is particularly significant to study the effect of catalyst particle size on catalytic performance in the field of catalysis. At present, there are relatively few studies in this field, the main challenge lies in the difficulty of synthesizing catalysts with uniform size.

Uniform PdCu coated Te nanowires as efficient catalysts for electrooxidation of ethylene glycol.

The renewable alcohol oxidation reaction is critical to conversion and storage of clean energy, but the design and construction of highly efficient catalysts for boosting the electrooxidation reaction, remains a grand challenge. Here, we propose a facile approach for the large-scale generation of uniform PdCuTe nanowires (NWs) by using Te NWs as the template. Impressively, as a robust integrated one-dimensional (1D) anode catalyst, the as-obtained PdCuTe NWs shows high specific/mass activity of 7.