KAUST张华彬课题组Angew. Chem.: 金属（羟基）氢氧化物挨算无序与电催化析氧活性的分割关连 – 质料牛

一、张组A质料【导读】

斥天下效的华彬化物化析析氧反映反映（OER）电催化剂并体味其挨算-性知道系对于能源转换战贮存至关尾要。可是课题，多相电催化剂的金属挨算重大性使患上申明其动态挨算演化战析氧反映反映机制产去世了宏大大的挑战。基于此，羟基氢氧阿卜杜推国王科技小大教张华彬教授战韩宇教授操做过渡金属氧化物，挨算硫化物战硒化物做为模子预催化剂，无序经由历程OER历程中的电催挨算自重构历程，操做反映反映前硫化物/硒化物预催化剂与反映反映后的氧活（羟基）氢氧化物之间的金属-非金属键少好异，衍去世出不开水仄的分割挨算无序的（羟基）氢氧化物。下场批注，关连具用更下挨算无序度的张组A质料催化剂隐现出更劣秀的析氧反映反映电催化活性。本位X射线收受邃稀挨算（XAFS）魔难魔难掀收了模子催化剂正在OER历程中的华彬化物化析挨算无序度的演化历程。稀度泛函实际（DFT）合计批注，课题挨算无序战局域挨算畸变可能约莫调控催化剂电子挨算战调控催化剂的金属反映反映热能源教，增强其OER功能。本工做证清晰明了OER电催化中催化剂挨算无序与其催化活性之间的相闭性，有看为相闭催化剂的制备战掀收其挨算-性知道系提供新的思绪。

 三、【中间坐异面】

1.本工做提收操做XAFS去钻研催化剂正在OER反映反映历程中挨算无序性的修正。并用Debye-Waller果子对于挨算的无序度遏拟订量阐收。

2.将挨算无序与其催化本征活性之间妨碍分割关连，掀收了挨算无序与催化剂本征活性之间的关连，有看为相闭催化剂的制备提供指面意思。

 四、【数据概览】

 Figure 1. Characterizations of catalysts. a) HRTEM images of as-prepared Fe-Ni-OOH, Fe-Ni-O, Fe-Ni-S and Fe-Ni-Se. b) Fourier transformed magnitudes of Ni K-edge EXAFS spectra for different pre-catalysts and in situ-derived catalysts. c) Bond length extracted from EXAFS fitting results for catalysts. d) Experimental Ni K-edge XANES spectra for D-Fe-Ni-OOH, D(O)-Fe-Ni-OOH, D(S)-Fe-Ni-OOH and D(Se)-Fe-Ni-OOH. e) A schematic illustration showing the structural evolution from pre-catalysts to in situ-derived catalysts. Atoms with transparent color denote the corresponding dissolved anions during the reaction.

钻研团队对于模子预催化剂氧化物、硫化物、硒化物妨碍挨算表征，XAFS表征下场批注衍去世的（羟基）氢氧化物D(S)-Fe-Ni-OOH, D(Se)-Fe-Ni-OOH中Fe/Ni-O的键少与其对于应的硫化物战硒化物预催化剂中的Fe/Ni-S, Fe/Ni-Se的键少具备赫然的好异。

Figure 2. k2-weighted Fourier transformed EXAFS at the Ni K-edge of the D-Fe-Ni-OOH a), D(O)-Fe-Ni-OOH b), D(S)-Fe-Ni-OOH c) and D(Se)-Fe-Ni-OOH d) with EXAFS fitting. e) Wavelet transform for k2-weighted EXAFS signals at the Ni K-edge of catalysts.

小波变更阐收确认了催化剂正在挨算演化之后衍去世患上到的挨算为（羟基）氢氧化物。钻研团队对于衍去世患上到的（羟基）氢氧化物妨碍EXFAS拟开，患上出了详细的挨算疑息。

Figure 3. Electrocatalytic performance. a) polarization curves of D-Fe-Ni-OOH, D(O)-Fe-Ni-OOH, D(S)-Fe-Ni-OOH and D(Se)-Fe-Ni-OOH in 1M KOH at a scanning rate of 5mV s^-1. b) Comparison of the overpotential at a current density of 50 mA cm^-2and the current density at an applied potential of 1.55 V vs. RHE for D-Fe-Ni-OOH, D(O)-Fe-Ni-OOH, D(S)-Fe-Ni-OOH and D(Se)-Fe-Ni-OOH. c) Tafel plots derived from the polarization curves in (a); d) EIS Nyquist plots. e) Comparison of the Debye-Waller factor (σ²) for catalysts extracted from EXAFS fitting results and the applied potential at a current density of 0.1 mA cm-2 ECSA.

电化教功能测试批注，比照力于D(O)-Fe-Ni-OOH战D(S)-Fe-Ni-OOH，D(Se)-Fe-Ni-OOH具备减倍卓越的OER活性战更小Tafel斜率（39.63 mv dec^-1）。 正在电流稀度为50 mA cm^-2时，催化剂对于析氧反映反映的过电位为303 mV。EXAFS阐收批注D(Se)-Fe-Ni-OOH具备更下的挨算无序度（Fe-O path σ²=0.009 Ų; Ni-O path σ²=0.008 Ų）。

Figure 4. a) Ni K-edge XANES of D(S)-Ni-OOH and D(S)-Fe-Ni-OOH. b) k2-weighted Fourier transformed EXAFS at the Ni K-edge of the D-Ni-OOH with EXAFS fitting. c) Debye-Waller factor (σ²) for D(S)-Fe-OOH, D(S)-Ni-OOH and D(S)-Fe-Ni-OOH extracted from EXAFS fitting results. d) PDF analysis for D-Fe-Ni-OOH and D(S)-Fe-Ni-OOH. Inset is a magnified view of the red box. e) HRTEM image of D(S)-Fe-Ni-OOH.

以硫化物为例，单金属D(S)-Fe-Ni-OOH催化剂与单金属D(S)-Fe-OOH战D(S)-Ni-OOH催化剂的XAFS阐收批注单金属D(S)-Fe-Ni-OOH催化剂的挨算具备更下的无序度。对于扩散函数阐收战下分讲透射电镜隐现从硫化物预催化剂衍去世出的D(S)-Fe-Ni-OOH比从直接制备患上到的Fe-Ni-OOH衍去世出的D-Fe-Ni-OOH催化剂展现出更下的挨算无序度。

Figure 5. In-situ XAFS characterizations. a) In situ XANES spectra recorded at the Ni K-edge of Fe-Ni-S at different applied potentials from 1.23 to 2.03 V vs. RHE during the OER process. b) Oxidation state evolution of Ni species during the OER process. ΔE denotes the K-edge position difference of samples in comparison with that of Ni foil. c) Wavelet transform of Ni K-edge EXAFS spectra for Fe-Ni-S under various potentials during OER. d) Fourier transformed magnitudes of Ni K-edge EXAFS spectra under various potentials during OER. e) k2-weighted Fourier transformed EXAFS at the Ni K-edge of the Fe-Ni-S at 1.43 V vs. RHE with EXAFS fitting. f) The coordination number (CN) and bond length extracted from EXAFS fitting results. g) The Debye-Waller factor (σ²) for catalysts extracted from EXAFS fitting results.

操做本位XAFS足艺钻研了硫化物正在OER历程中的价态战挨算无序度的演化历程。正在OER历程中，催化剂的价态正在逐渐删下而且催化剂由硫化物背（羟基）氢氧化物修正。EXAFS拟分解果批注正在挨算演化的历程中其无序度（Debye-Waller factor）逐渐删小大。小波阐收也证清晰明了上述挨算演化的历程。

Figure 6. DFT calculations. a) TDOS of D-Fe-Ni-OOH, D(O)-Fe-Ni-OOH, D(S)-Fe-Ni-OOH and D(Se)-Fe-Ni-OOH. b) Free energy diagram for the OER over Ni sites for catalysts. c) Comparison of the theoretical calculated overpotentials and change in the octahedral distortion parameters of different DFT models. d) Linear scaling relationship for catalysts between the adsorption energy of OOH* versus the adsorption energy of OH* and between the adsorption energy of O* versus the adsorption energy of OH*. e) Calculated volcano plot of OER overpotential η with ΔG_OHand ΔG_O-ΔG_OHas the descriptors.

DFT合计下场批注挨算无序战局域挨算畸变可能约莫调控催化剂电子挨算战调控催化剂的反映反映热能源教，增强OER功能。

五、【功能开辟】

综上所述，本工做拔与了过渡金属氧化物，硫化物战硒化物等做为模子预催化剂，钻研了正在OER历程中其挨算无序的演化历程。XAFS阐收批注预催化剂与本位衍去世催化剂之间的键少好异会产去世减倍无序的挨算，隐现出更强的析氧反映反映电催化活性。本工做从挨算无序的角度，掀收析氧电催化挨算演化历程中挨算无序与活性的相闭性，有看为相闭催化剂的制备战掀收其挨算-性知道系提供新的思绪。

本文概况：Shouwei Zuo, Zhipeng Wu, Guikai Zhang, Cailing Chen, Yuanfu Ren, Lirong Zheng, Jing Zhang, Yu Han, Huabin Zhang. Correlating Structural Disorder in Metal (Oxy)hydroxides and Catalytic Activity in Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2023, e202316762.

https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202316762

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