Citation: Xuesheng Yan, Daijie Deng, Suqin Wu, Henan Li, Li Xu. Development of Transition Metal Nitrides as Oxygen and Hydrogen Electrocatalysts[J]. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, ;2022, 41(7): 220700. doi: 10.14102/j.cnki.0254-5861.2022-0036 shu

Development of Transition Metal Nitrides as Oxygen and Hydrogen Electrocatalysts

Xuesheng Yan ¹ ,
Daijie Deng ¹ ,
Suqin Wu ¹ ,
Henan Li ¹ ,
Li Xu ^1,,

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Institute for Energy Research, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China

Author Bio: Xuesheng Yan is a visiting scholar at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He is mainly engaged in the research about the energy efficient utilization, application and popularization of energy-saving technology, energy-saving technology of boiler combustion in power plant and numerical simulation of wind power generation equipment
Daijie Deng received her master's degree from Jiangsu University in 2020. She is currently studying for her PhD degree at Jiangsu University. Her main research work is the design and construction of non-noble metal based electrocatalysts derived from waste agricultural biomass and the practical applications in metal-air batteries
Suqin Wu received her bachelor's degree from Anhui University of Science and Technology in 2020. She is currently studying for her master's degree at Jiangsu University. Her main research work is the selective regulation of electron pathways of non-noble metal based electrocatalysts during oxygen reduction reactions
Henan Li is a professor at Jiangsu University. He mainly engaged in the controlled synthesis of functional nanomaterials and the application in photo/electrochemical fields. (Ⅰ) Research on photoelectric analysis methods for environmental pollutants and pathogenic viruses, focusing on the construction of photoelectric sensing interfaces and the application of novel photoelectric nanomaterials in analytical chemistry. (Ⅱ) In view of the low activity and low stability of non-noble metal catalytic materials in the actual working state of batteries, hierarchical transition metal-based electrocatalysts were proposed to explore the effective strategies of constructing high-performance cathode catalysts and electrode structures in metal-air battery
Li Xu is director of the Chemical Energy Research Institute at the Energy Research Institute of Jiangsu University. Her research focuses on the application of high-efficiency oxygen reduction electrocatalytic catalysts in clean energy: (Ⅰ) Preparation of different non-metallic atom doped carbon nitride materials. (Ⅱ) The study of the activity and selectivity of electrocatalytic materials during oxygen reduction reaction via electrochemical methods. (Ⅲ) The mechanism researches of oxygen reduction reaction and determination of the active position of electrocatalytic materials via numerous characterization technologies
Corresponding author: Li Xu, xulichem@ujs.edu.cn
Received Date: 20 February 2022
Accepted Date: 28 March 2022
Available Online: 7 April 2022

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With the increasing demand for energy, various emerging energy storage/conversion technologies have gradually penetrated human life, providing numerous conveniences. The practical application efficiency is often affected by the slow kinetics of hydrogen or oxygen electrocatalytic reactions (hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions, oxygen evolution and reduction reactions) among the emerging devices. Therefore, the researchers devote to finding cost-effective electrocatalysts. Non-noble metal catalysts have low cost and good catalytic activity, but poor stability, agglomeration, dissolution, and other problems will occur after a long cycle, such as transition metal oxides and carbides. Transition metal nitrides (TMNs) stand out among all kinds of non-noble metal catalysts because of the intrinsic platinum-like electrocatalytic activities, relatively high conductivity, and wide range of tunability. In this review, the applications of TMNs in electrocatalytic fields are summarized based on the number of metals contained in TMNs. The practical application potentials of TMNs in fuel cell, water splitting, zinc-air battery and other electrochemical energy storage/conversion devices are also listed. Finally, the design strategies and viewpoints of TMNs-based electrocatalyst are summarized. The potential challenges of TMNs-based electrocatalyst in the development of electrocatalytic energy devices in the future are prospected.
- transition metal nitrides,
- hydrogen,
- oxygen,
- improvement strategies,
- electrocatalysts
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