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Heterojunction synergistic catalysis of MXene-supported PrF3 nanosheets for the efficient hydrogen storage of AlH3

Show Author's Information Long Liang1,2,  Shaolei Zhao1,2,  Chunli Wang1( ),  Dongming Yin1,2,  Shaohua Wang3,4( ),  Qingshuang Wang5,  Fei Liang1,  Shouliang Li6,  Limin Wang1,2,  Yong Cheng1( )
State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
National Engineering Research Center of Nonferrous Metals Materials and Products for New Energy, GRINM Group Co., Ltd., Beijing 100088, China
GRIMAT Engineering Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 101407, China
College of Life Science and Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
Henan Nayu New Material Co., Ltd., Xinxiang 453000, China
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Aluminum hydride is a promising chemical hydrogen storage material that can achieve dehydrogenation under mild conditions as well as high hydrogen storage capacity. However, designing an efficient and cost-effective catalyst, especially a synergistic catalyst, for realizing low-temperature and high-efficiency hydrogen supply remains challenging. In this study, the heterojunction synergistic catalyst of Ti3C2 supported PrF3 nanosheets considerably improved the dehydrogenation kinetics of AlH3 at low temperatures and maintained a high hydrogen storage capacity. In the synergistic catalyst, Pr produced a synergistic coupling interaction through its unique electronic structure. The sandwich structure with close contact between the two phases enhanced the interaction between species and the synergistic effect. The initial dehydrogenation temperature of the composite is reduced to 70.2 °C, and the dehydrogenation capacity is 8.6 wt.% at 120 °C in 90 min under the kinetic test, which reached 93% of the theoretical hydrogen storage capacity. The catalyst considerably reduced the activation energy of the dehydrogenation reaction. Furthermore, the multielectron pairs on the surface of the catalyst promoted electron transfer and accelerated the reaction.


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Heterojunction synergistic catalysis of MXene-supported PrF3 nanosheets for the efficient hydrogen storage of AlH3

Show Author's information Long Liang1,2, Shaolei Zhao1,2, Chunli Wang1( ), Dongming Yin1,2, Shaohua Wang3,4( ), Qingshuang Wang5, Fei Liang1, Shouliang Li6, Limin Wang1,2, Yong Cheng1( )
State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
National Engineering Research Center of Nonferrous Metals Materials and Products for New Energy, GRINM Group Co., Ltd., Beijing 100088, China
GRIMAT Engineering Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing 101407, China
College of Life Science and Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
Henan Nayu New Material Co., Ltd., Xinxiang 453000, China

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Aluminum hydride is a promising chemical hydrogen storage material that can achieve dehydrogenation under mild conditions as well as high hydrogen storage capacity. However, designing an efficient and cost-effective catalyst, especially a synergistic catalyst, for realizing low-temperature and high-efficiency hydrogen supply remains challenging. In this study, the heterojunction synergistic catalyst of Ti3C2 supported PrF3 nanosheets considerably improved the dehydrogenation kinetics of AlH3 at low temperatures and maintained a high hydrogen storage capacity. In the synergistic catalyst, Pr produced a synergistic coupling interaction through its unique electronic structure. The sandwich structure with close contact between the two phases enhanced the interaction between species and the synergistic effect. The initial dehydrogenation temperature of the composite is reduced to 70.2 °C, and the dehydrogenation capacity is 8.6 wt.% at 120 °C in 90 min under the kinetic test, which reached 93% of the theoretical hydrogen storage capacity. The catalyst considerably reduced the activation energy of the dehydrogenation reaction. Furthermore, the multielectron pairs on the surface of the catalyst promoted electron transfer and accelerated the reaction.

Keywords: catalysis, synergistic effect, dehydrogenation, hydrogen storage, aluminium hydride

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Received: 19 April 2023
Revised: 25 May 2023
Accepted: 28 May 2023
Published: 30 June 2023
Issue date: July 2023

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The authors acknowledged the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2021YFB4000604), Key R&D projects of Jilin Provincial Science and Technology Development Plan (Nos. 20230201125GX, 20230201140GX, and 20200401039GX), Special fund of Scientific and Technological Cooperation Program between Jilin Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. 2021SYHZ0045), Jilin Scientific and Technological Development Program (No. 20200401039GX), State Key Laboratory of Baiyunobo Rare Earth Resource Researches and Comprehensive Utilization (No. 2021H2270), Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS (No. 2021225), and Youth Growth Science and Technology Program of Jilin Province (No. 20220508001RC).

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