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Anion-tuned nickel chalcogenides electrocatalysts for efficient 2e− ORR towards H2O2 production in acidic media

Qingjia Sun1, Guanxing Xu1, Bingyan Xiong1, Lisong Chen1,2( ), Jianlin Shi3( )
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
Institute of Eco-Chongming, Shanghai 202162, China
State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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In this work, NiSe2 has been developed as a novel and high-performance 2e− oxygen reduction reaction (2e− ORR) electrocatalyst in acidic media, and the critical role of anions in electrocatalyst has been proposed.

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Electrocatalytic 2e− oxygen reduction reaction (2e− ORR) is a promising approach to producing H2O2 at ambient temperature and pressure especially in acidic media, which, however, is hindered by the high cost of precious metal-based electrocatalysts. Hence, the development of efficient earth-abundant electrocatalysts and reaction mechanism exploration for H2O2 production by 2e− ORR in acidic solution are critically important but remain challenging at present. In this work, NiSe2 has been developed as a novel and high-performance 2e− ORR electrocatalyst in acidic media, moreover, using nickel chalcogenides as the models, the influence of different anion species (Se22−, S22−, and O2−) on 2e− ORR electrocatalytic performance of the catalysts has been investigated. The synthesized NiSe2 exhibits outstanding 2e− ORR performance of high selectivity (90%) and long-term durability (12 h). The maximum H2O2 concentration of NiSe2 reaches 988 ppm, which is the highest among all the reported transition metal chalcogenides. This work demonstrates a novel point of view in anion tuning for designing high-efficiency transition-metal-based electrocatalysts for 2e− ORR.

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hydrogen peroxideoxygen reduction reactionelectrosynthesisanions

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Nano Research
Volume 16 Issue 4,
April 2023
Pages 4729-4735
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-5160-2
Cite this article:
Sun Q, Xu G, Xiong B, et al. Anion-tuned nickel chalcogenides electrocatalysts for efficient 2e− ORR towards H2O2 production in acidic media. Nano Research, 2023, 16(4): 4729-4735. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-5160-2
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Received: 27 August 2022
Revised: 28 September 2022
Accepted: 07 October 2022
Published: 29 November 2022
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