Localizing Tungsten Single Atoms around Tungsten Nitride Nanoparticles for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis in Metal–Air Batteries
Abstract Combining isolated atomic active sites with those in nanoparticles for synergizing complex multistep catalysis is being actively pursued in the design of new electrocatalyst systems. However, these novel systems have been rarely studied due to the challenges with synthesis and analysis. Her...
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| author | Yuanyuan Ma Yong Yu Junhui Wang Jason Lipton Hui Ning Tan Lirong Zheng Tong Yang Zhaolin Liu Xian Jun Loh Stephen J. Pennycook Lei Shen Zongkui Kou André D. Taylor John Wang |
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| description | Abstract Combining isolated atomic active sites with those in nanoparticles for synergizing complex multistep catalysis is being actively pursued in the design of new electrocatalyst systems. However, these novel systems have been rarely studied due to the challenges with synthesis and analysis. Herein, a synergistically catalytic performance is demonstrated with a 0.89 V (vs reversible hydrogen electrode) onset potential in the four‐step oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) by localizing tungsten single atoms around tungsten nitride nanoparticles confined into nitrogen‐doped carbon (W SAs/WNNC). Through density functional theory calculations, it is shown that each of the active centers in the synergistic entity feature a specific potential‐determining step in their respective reaction pathway that can be merged to optimize the intermediate steps involving scaling relations on individual active centers. Impressively, the W SAs/WNNC as the air cathode in all‐solid‐state Zn‐air and Al‐air batteries demonstrate competitive durability and reversibility, despite the acknowledged low activity of W‐based catalyst toward the ORR. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5af84d933b884090b0568d3b259ddc862022-12-22T03:37:17ZengWileyAdvanced Science2198-38442022-10-01928n/an/a10.1002/advs.202105192Localizing Tungsten Single Atoms around Tungsten Nitride Nanoparticles for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis in Metal–Air BatteriesYuanyuan Ma0Yong Yu1Junhui Wang2Jason Lipton3Hui Ning Tan4Lirong Zheng5Tong Yang6Zhaolin Liu7Xian Jun Loh8Stephen J. Pennycook9Lei Shen10Zongkui Kou11André D. Taylor12John Wang13Department of Materials Science and Engineering Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117574 SingaporeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117574 SingaporeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117574 SingaporeDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Tandon School of Engineering New York University Brooklyn NY 11201 USADepartment of Materials Science and Engineering Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117574 SingaporeBeijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 ChinaDepartment of Applied Physics The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom Hong Kong 999077 P. R. ChinaInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering Agency for Science Technology and Research (A* STAR) 2 Fusionopolis Way Innovis 138634 SingaporeInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering Agency for Science Technology and Research (A* STAR) 2 Fusionopolis Way Innovis 138634 SingaporeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117574 SingaporeDepartment of Mechanical Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117575 SingaporeState Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan 430070 P. R. ChinaDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Tandon School of Engineering New York University Brooklyn NY 11201 USADepartment of Materials Science and Engineering Faculty of Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117574 SingaporeAbstract Combining isolated atomic active sites with those in nanoparticles for synergizing complex multistep catalysis is being actively pursued in the design of new electrocatalyst systems. However, these novel systems have been rarely studied due to the challenges with synthesis and analysis. Herein, a synergistically catalytic performance is demonstrated with a 0.89 V (vs reversible hydrogen electrode) onset potential in the four‐step oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) by localizing tungsten single atoms around tungsten nitride nanoparticles confined into nitrogen‐doped carbon (W SAs/WNNC). Through density functional theory calculations, it is shown that each of the active centers in the synergistic entity feature a specific potential‐determining step in their respective reaction pathway that can be merged to optimize the intermediate steps involving scaling relations on individual active centers. Impressively, the W SAs/WNNC as the air cathode in all‐solid‐state Zn‐air and Al‐air batteries demonstrate competitive durability and reversibility, despite the acknowledged low activity of W‐based catalyst toward the ORR.https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202105192metal–air batteriesoxygen reduction reactionsingle atom catalystssynergistic effecttungsten nitrides |
| spellingShingle | Yuanyuan Ma Yong Yu Junhui Wang Jason Lipton Hui Ning Tan Lirong Zheng Tong Yang Zhaolin Liu Xian Jun Loh Stephen J. Pennycook Lei Shen Zongkui Kou André D. Taylor John Wang Localizing Tungsten Single Atoms around Tungsten Nitride Nanoparticles for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis in Metal–Air Batteries Advanced Science metal–air batteries oxygen reduction reaction single atom catalysts synergistic effect tungsten nitrides |
| title | Localizing Tungsten Single Atoms around Tungsten Nitride Nanoparticles for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis in Metal–Air Batteries |
| title_full | Localizing Tungsten Single Atoms around Tungsten Nitride Nanoparticles for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis in Metal–Air Batteries |
| title_fullStr | Localizing Tungsten Single Atoms around Tungsten Nitride Nanoparticles for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis in Metal–Air Batteries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Localizing Tungsten Single Atoms around Tungsten Nitride Nanoparticles for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis in Metal–Air Batteries |
| title_short | Localizing Tungsten Single Atoms around Tungsten Nitride Nanoparticles for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis in Metal–Air Batteries |
| title_sort | localizing tungsten single atoms around tungsten nitride nanoparticles for efficient oxygen reduction electrocatalysis in metal air batteries |
| topic | metal–air batteries oxygen reduction reaction single atom catalysts synergistic effect tungsten nitrides |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202105192 |
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