在单个NiFe2O4纳米晶超粒子中直接探测氧的进化反应
Xiaoxi Lu1, Mingzhong Li2, Yu Peng1
1State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|October 6, 2021
概括
现在可以直接测量单个纳米晶体超级网的电催化活性. 这项研究揭示了氧化铁和黄金超粒子的大小和组成如何影响氧气演变反应.
科学领域:
- 材料科学
- 电化学
- 纳米技术
背景情况:
- 自组装的纳米晶体超级网具有可调节的特性,用于催化和能源应用.
- 由于组合平均值,很难评估这些材料的内在电催化活性.
研究的目的:
- 直接测量单个纳米晶体超级网的氧化演变反应 (OER) 活性.
- 确定可调节的NiFe2O4和Au超级格子中的结构-活性关系.
主要方法:
- 使用扫描电化学细胞显微镜 (SECCM) 进行单颗粒水平的直接电化学测量.
- 使用扫描电子显微镜 (SEM) 进行相关结构分析.
- 由氧化铁 (NiFe2O4) 和黄金 (Au) 纳米晶体组成的研究超级晶体.
主要成果:
- 对于单个NiFe2O4超粒子的确定转换频率 (TOF) 在1.92V和RHE之间为0.2到11s^-1.
- 对大约小于800 nm的NiFe2O4超粒子观察到的大小依赖活性.
- 发现加入Au纳米晶体将TOF增加约6倍,在Au含量较高时活动平稳.
结论:
- 在单个纳米晶体超级网上展示了第一个单个实体电化学研究.
- 通过常规集体测量无法获得的内在结构-活动关系.
- 提供了一种新方法来描述纳米材料的电催化特性.
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