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Defect-Promoted Ni-Based Layer Double Hydroxides with Enhanced Deprotonation Capability for Efficient Biomass Electrooxidation

Journal Article · · Advanced Materials
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  1. Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia)
  2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
  3. Univ. of Adelaide, SA (Australia)
  4. Technical Univ. of Berlin (Germany)
  5. US Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (United States). DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center
  6. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  7. Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Clayton, VIC (Australia). Australian Synchrotron
Ni-based hydroxides are promising electrocatalysts for biomass oxidation reactions, supplanting the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) due to lower overpotentials while producing value-added chemicals. The identification and subsequent engineering of their catalytically active sites are essential to facilitate these anodic reactions. Herein, the proportional relationship between catalysts’ deprotonation propensity and Faradic efficiency of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF)-to-2,5 furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA, FEFDCA) is revealed by thorough density functional theory (DFT) simulations and atomic-scale characterizations, including in situ synchrotron diffraction and spectroscopy methods. The deprotonation capability of ultrathin layer-double hydroxides (UT-LDHs) is regulated by tuning the covalency of metal (M)-oxygen (O) motifs through defect site engineering and selection of M3+ co-chemistry. NiMn UT-LDHs show an ultrahigh FEFDCA of 99% at 1.37 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and retain a high FEFDCA of 92.7% in the OER-operating window at 1.52 V, about 2× that of NiFe UT-LDHs (49.5%) at 1.52 V. Ni–O and Mn–O motifs function as dual active sites for HMF electrooxidation, where the continuous deprotonation of Mn–OH sites plays a dominant role in achieving high selectivity while suppressing OER at high potentials. The results showcase a universal concept of modulating competing anodic reactions in aqueous biomass electrolysis by electronically engineering the deprotonation behavior of metal hydroxides, anticipated to be translatable across various biomass substrates.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
2067633
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 2067635
OSTI ID: 2566130
Journal Information:
Advanced Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Materials Journal Issue: 48 Vol. 35; ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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