INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
·
2017
·
IF 3.582
Hao Xu,Songsong Li,Lei Ge,Changcun Han,Yangqin Gao,Dongsheng Dai
Efficient separation of photo-generated electrons and holes is a crucial aspect for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution . Herein, novel plate-like Co(OH) 2 decorated TiO 2 nanosheets for photocatalytic water splitting were synthesized by a facile in-situ synthetic method. The results of X-ray diffractometry (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), UV–Vis diffusion reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) indicate the successfully incorporation of Co(OH) 2 co-catalysts onto the surface of TiO 2 nanosheet photocatalysts . Further photocatalytic hydrogen evolution experiments illustrate that all Co(OH) 2 decorated TiO 2 samples show higher rate of hydrogen production performance than pure TiO 2 sample and the composite sample with Co(OH) 2 loading amount of 0.5mol% presents the highest photocatalytic hydrogen production activity of 746.93 μmol g −1 ·h −1 . It is indicated that plate-like Co(OH) 2 particle act as an electron collector, which leads to photo-generated electrons transfer from TiO 2 to Co(OH) 2 , and therefore enhance the photocatalytic activity . Based on above results, a possible mechanism is proposed and further verified by surface photovoltage spectra (SPV).
✓ 已验证
DOI
高影响因子
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
·
2025
·
IF 13.2
Qing Guo,Xiulin Wang,Fan Yang,Shuhui Zhou,Kexin Wei,Yu Zhang,Li Sun,Siyuan Sun,Hongchen Liu,Junpu An,Yang Sun,Peidi Shen,Yongfeng Li
Rational design and preparation of single-atoms (SAs) catalysts with high atom efficiency and anion intercalation offer a promising way to enhancing the catalytic activity of sodium borohydride (NaBH 4 ) hydrolysis. Herein, Pt SAs loaded on borate anion-intercalated Co(OH) 2 nanoflakes (Pt/Co(OH) 2 -B) were synthesized by boron-assisted method and wet impregnation method, achieving a massive metal loading of 9.8 % for the Pt SAs through the oxidation of Co(OH) 2 -B. The optimal catalyst loaded with 6.1 % Pt SAs (Pt M /Co(OH) 2 -B) has a turnover frequency (TOF) of 956.34 mol H2 min - 1 mol Pt -1 , a hydrogen generation rate (HGR) of 9315 mL min - 1 g -1 cat at 30 °C, and a low activation energy of 47.31 kJ mol - 1 for NaBH 4 hydrolysis, outperforming most of the reported noble metal catalysts. The Co element attracts the electrons of Pt SAs, causing Pt SAs to be in an electron-deficient state, which accelerates the adsorption of H 2 O and promotes the hydrolysis rate of NaBH 4 . The remarkable performance is primarily attributed to the synergistic interaction between Pt SAs and α-Co(OH) 2 -B, with a slight shift in the d-band center optimizing the electronic structure of the hydrolysis reaction and reducing the binding energy, thereby achieving exceptional catalytic performance. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations demonstrate that the electronic synergistic interaction between Pt and α-Co(OH) 2 -B reduces the adsorption energy of BH 4 - and H 2 O. The interaction further lowers the energy barrier of B-H bond cleavage as the rate-determining step, thereby accelerating the hydrolysis rate of NaBH 4 . This work provides an innovative approach for the development of green hydrogen production catalysts.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
Journal of Physical Chemistry C
·
2013
·
IF 4.814
X. Ge,C. D. Gu,X. L. Wang,J. P. Tu
An ionothermal strategy is developed to synthesize hydrotalcite-like α-Co(OH)2 sheets. The structure and interlayer chemistry of α-Co(OH)2 are facilely manipulated, thus determining its pseudocapacitive performance. Significantly, a very large space of 11.2 Å in (003) plane induced by various intercalated species is found in the ionothermal synthesized α-Co(OH)2 obtained at 210 °C (210-α-Co(OH)2), which delivers a better pseudocapacitive performance. Annealing the synthesized α-Co(OH)2 generates mesoporous Co3O4 sheets or nanoparticles, which depends on the structure of the precursors. More defects in the α-Co(OH)2 precursor provide larger driving force during the nucleation of Co3O4 nanocrystals, thus reducing the grain size. The architecture of the 210-Co3O4 derived from 210-α-Co(OH)2 is featured as self-supporting mesoporous nanosheets composed of ∼5 nm sized grains. The fine grains and ultralarge specific surface area of ∼113.5 m2 g–1 in the 210-Co3O4 can trigger the formation of CoO intermediate during lithium ion insertion into the Co3O4. The 210-Co3O4 exhibits superior cycling performance as electrode for lithium ion battery and supercapacitor over the other Co3O4 samples due to its nanocrystallite constructed mesoporous sheet structure, which has a higher strain accommodation capability. The underlying mechanism discussed in this work provides guidance on structural design of advanced energy storage materials.
研究领域:
材料科学
·
电化学
·
储能
·
纳米材料
·
无机合成
✓ 已验证
DOI
高影响因子
Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry
·
2023
·
IF 10.1
Yu Dexin,Zhang Feng,Yu Kai,Qu Fengyu
Cobalt-based Layered double hydroxides (Co-LDHs) through designing composite nanostructures and heterogenous junctions, has absorbed an increased concern for dual-function applications including electrochemical sensing and energy devices. Herein, the g-C 3 N 4 and GO are applied as two-dimensional (2D) scaffolds for one-pot synthesis of 2D α/β-Co(OH) 2 phase junction (α/β-Co(OH) 2 /g–C 3 N 4 /rGO, denoted as CCG) in dopamine sensing and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The coexist of hetero-phase structure (α and β-Co(OH) 2 ) toward crystalline phase has been confirmed by various techniques. Dependent on hetero-phase structural and compositional characteristics of CCG, CCG has revealed excellent electrochemical performance: a ranking sensing response to dopamine with ppb-level sensitivity and wide detection range; and high electrocatalytic ability (38.02 mV dec −1 ) with more stable catalytic capacity toward oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The above considerable potentials for CCG ascribes to the synergistic effect of heterostructure, phase structure along with defect of α/β-Co(OH) 2 .
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
Journal of Materials Chemistry C
·
2022
·Vol. 10
·期 18
·7227-7240
·
IF 8.067
Xinmeng Zhang,Zixuan Mao,Wanyin Ge,Jiajing Zhu,Yuanxiao Zhao
Surface microstructure regulation is an effective way to enhance the performance of sensing materials. Here, a hierarchical and flexible Brussels sprout-like Ni–Co(OH)2/rGO/carbon cloth (CC) composite was constructed by optimizing the morphology of Ni–Co(OH)2 microspheres and the addition amount of rGO. This sensor shows excellent reproducibility, high selectivity, and good stability. It shows a high sensitivity of 3.7391 mA mM−1 cm−2 in the 0.0388–124.0436 mM line detection range for H2O2 and 1.8457 mA mM−1 cm−2 in the 0.0300–2.0000 mM line detection range for glucose. The low limits of detection for H2O2 and glucose are 2.316 nM and 0.115 μM, respectively. The excellent electrochemical performance of the Ni–Co(OH)2/rGO/CC composite is attributed to its unique Brussels sprout-like microstructure. By studying the electrical conductivity, electrochemical active surface area, and hydrophilic–hydrophobic surfaces of the Ni–Co(OH)2/rGO/CC composite, the structure–performance relationship between the microstructure and sensing performance of the composite was further clarified. Moreover, the mechanism of CC, rGO, and the Ni–Co(OH)2 ternary composite in the sensing process is proposed. This study provides a new strategy for the construction of flexible wearable electrodes with high sensitivity.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
·
2021
·Vol. 9
·期 22
·13279-13287
·
IF 12.732
Lin-Fei Gu,Cheng-Fei Li,Jia-Wei Zhao,Ling-Jie Xie,Jin-Qi Wu,Qian Ren,Gao-Ren Li
Two-dimensional transition metal hydroxides are greatly limited in the application of the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) due to its large and inert basal planes. Herein, we report a one-step in situ etching hydrothermal method to construct Co(OH)2 and Ni(OH)2 heterostructure nanomaterials, successfully activating the basal plane of Co(OH)2. The abundant lattice strains that appear at heterogeneous interfaces cause a downshift of the d-band center of Co in Co(OH)2 and promote the desorption of oxygen during the OER process, which accelerates reaction kinetics of the OER and improves catalytic activity effectively. Furthermore, the electron interaction at the Co(OH)2/Ni(OH)2 interfaces leads to charge polarization, which will regulate the adsorption and dissociation of H2O molecules and enhances mass and electron transfer. Owing to the above advantages of Co(OH)2/Ni(OH)2 interfaces, the as-prepared composite catalysts show an excellent OER catalytic performance with a low overpotential of only about 270 mV at 20 mA cm−2, maintaining long-term catalytic stability for more than 24 h at 20 mA cm−2.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
·
2020
·
IF 7.489
Ning Song,Shihuan Hong,Mengya Xiao,Yan Zuo,Enhui Jiang,Chunmei Li,Hongjun Dong
The application of NiCo-LDHs in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is rarely reported because it is usually served as an effective electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) owing to the essential chemical and electric structure features. It still is a challenge to realize the effective HER over NiCo-LDHs unless modified with noble metals . In this work, the noble-metal-free core–shell Co(OH) 2 @P-NiCo-LDH hybrid with dodecahedral hierarchical structure is prepared by the sacrificial template method along with subsequent phosphating process, which is available for the electrocatalytic HER. The fabricated Co(Ni) δ+ -P δ- bonding states on the surface of outer shell NiCo-LDH not only provide the abundant active centers but also reduce interfacial charge transfer resistance to enhance the HER activity. Meanwhile, the unique core–shell dodecahedral structure effectively avoids the agglomeration and restacking of NiCo-LDH nanosheets to improve the electrochemical stability. This work exploits a novel noble-metal-free modification strategy to expand the application of NiCo-LDH in HER.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
PubMed
高影响因子
ACS Omega
·
2019
·
IF 2.584
Bo Cao,Chunhua Luo,Jie Lao,Hanqing Chen,Ruijuan Qi,Hechun Lin,Hui Peng
Layered cobalt hydroxides are cost-efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in the field of energy conversion. Herein, we developed a facile synthesis method of 3d transition-metal-doped α-Co(OH)2 nanomaterials mediated with ammonia in water–methanol at room temperature. The doping of Cu2+ and Ni2+ leads to flower-like nanostructures similar to pure α-Co(OH)2, whereas the doping of Fe2+ produces nanoparticles with more than 2 times larger surface area in comparison with the Cu2+- and Ni2+-doped nanoflowers. The obtained dispersion with the addition of Nafion can be used directly as an electrocatalyst for OER with excellent catalytic activity, especially that the overpotential of Fe2+ doped is as low as 290 mV at 10 mA cm–2 and the turnover frequency is improved by 3 times as compared with that of α-Co(OH)2. Furthermore, the catalyst can be loaded onto foam nickel, which presents excellent durability with the current density unchanged under continuous chronoamperometry reaction for as long as 12 h and almost quantitative faradaic efficiency. The superior electrocatalytic properties combined with the simple synthesis without the tedious purification procedure is very promising for OER.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
PubMed
高影响因子
Materials Science and Engineering B-Advanced Functional Solid-State Materials
·
2023
·
IF 3.6
Bairui Tao,Honglin Zheng,Jiao Li,Fengjuan Miao,Peng Zhang
The construction and development of enzyme-free sensors made of non-precious metals that are extremely sensitive to glucose is of great importance for treatment of diabetes. A room temperature reaction method was used to grow ZIF-67@GO nanocubes on nickel foam substrates, followed by a hydrothermal method to construct Co(OH) 2 nanomaterials . From this NF/ZIF-67@GO/Co(OH) 2 enzyme-free glucose sensor with a unique structure was designed. The results and the charge transfer process of glucose's catalytic oxidation detection were systematically investigated in the composite material. The experimental results show that this sensor exhibits good electrochemical activity for glucose detection. It has a linear range of 0.1 μM-8.546 mM, a very high sensitivity of 2412.7 μA mM −1 cm −2 , and its low detection limit is 0.934 M (signal-to-noise ratio of 3). These results indicate that the sensor is capable of accurately and sensitively detecting glucose concentration and has great potential for use in practical applications. The synthesis method is simple, fast, low-cost and easy to apply to electrochemical electrodes. Besides, the material has reproducibility, stability and good selectivity .
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
·
2019
·
IF 3.375
Zhongde Wang,Wei Kong,Lianxi Si,Junjian Niu,Ye Liu,Longping Yin,Zhigang Tian
A superhydrophobic and superoleophilic material-modified stainless-steel (SS) mesh filter was successfully fabricated by the deposition of hierarchical butterfly-like micro/nanostructured Co(OH)2 on the SS mesh with the unipolar pulse electrodeposition method, followed by modification with hexadecyltrimethoxysilane (HDTMS) and applied to the separation of hot and corrosive oil/water mixtures. The obtained Co(OH)2/HDTMS SS mesh filter exhibited both superhydrophobicity (water contact angle as high as 157.9°) and superoleophilicity (oil contact angle of 0°) and excellent performance for the separation of oil/water mixtures under high temperature (up to 160 °C) and corrosive and ultrasonic conditions with long-term storage and reusability. It is expected that the present fabrication process could be applied to tuning the robust and thermally stable micro/nanostructures on the porous substrates for the oil/water separation under harsh conditions.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
·
2019
·
IF 4.084
Huasheng Jiang,Zining Wang,Palanisamy Kannan,Hui Wang,Rongfang Wang,Palaniappan Subramanian,Shan Ji
Metal/metal hydroxide hybrid heterostructures exhibits superior performances in diverse research fields, especially in catalysis due to the presence of ample grain boundary interfaces and the strong metal/metal hydroxide synergistic actions. Herein, Co(OH) 2 -Ni hybrid heterostructures with a crystalline Ni and Co(OH) 2 is prepared on the cotton fabric substrate by a simple electrochemical process . The Co(OH) 2 -Ni hybrid heterostructures are explored as a highly active catalyst for the electro-oxidation of hydrazine in an alkaline medium . The existence of ample grain boundary interfaces and promotional synergistic effect between the nanocrystalline metallic Ni and Co hybrid heterostructures lead to a very low-onset hydrazine oxidation potential of −0.06 V vs RHE. Moreover, the Co(OH) 2 -Ni hybrid heterostructured electrode exhibits excellent long-term catalytic stability.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
Sustainable Materials and Technologies
·
2025
·
IF 9.2
Dan Xu,Yuwei Hua,Yanyan Huang,Yiming Zhao,Xin Chen,Jingyuan Zhang,Ge Chen,Guangyang Liu,Zhijian Wu,Xiaomin Xu,Donghui Xu
The rapid industrialization and extensive use of synthetic dyes have led to significant environmental pollution, particularly through dye wastewater, which poses severe ecological risks. Conventional single treatment methods often struggle to effectively remove complex and stable dye molecules. In this study, we developed COF-based chitosan hydrogel microspheres by combining COF-LZU1 and Co(OH)₂ via co-precipitation and self-assembly techniques. The synergistic effect between COF and Co(OH)₂ enabled simultaneous adsorption and degradation of neutral red, significantly enhancing the adsorption capacity. Under optimal conditions (15 mg of composite material, 20 min reaction time, pH = 7), the composite exhibited an adsorption capacity of 1325.48 mg/g and a degradation efficiency of 100 %, surpassing the performance of most conventional adsorbents. Furthermore, the incorporation of Co(OH)₂ into COF enhanced the stability of the composite material, as indicated by thermodynamic analysis and adsorption performance across different component ratios. Adsorption process modeling revealed that the adsorption kinetics fit well with the Elovich model, while isothermal adsorption followed the Langmuir model. Among common interfering substances, CH₃COO − was found to enhance the catalytic process, whereas humic acid inhibited it. Quenching experiments and EPR analysis confirmed that superoxide anion radicals (•O₂ − ) and singlet oxygen ( 1 O₂) were the primary active species in the catalytic process, with hydroxyl radicals (•OH) playing a relatively minor role. This study highlights the synergistic interaction of COF and Co(OH)₂ in improving adsorption performance, stability, and catalytic efficiency, providing a novel strategy for the preparation of advanced composite materials and new insights into pollutant removal mechanisms.
✓ 已验证
产品关联
DOI
高影响因子
危险品化学品经营许可证（带存储）