Journal
ACS NANO
Volume 16, Issue 12, Pages 19959-19979Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c09888
Keywords
energy electrocatalysis; work function; heterointerface; oxygen vacancy; built-in electric field; catalysis mechanism; hydrogen evolution reaction; rechargeable metal batteries
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This review summarizes the recent progress in utilizing built-in electric fields (BIEFs) to overcome the sluggish kinetics of electrocatalytic reactions. The construction strategies and characterization methods of BIEFs are summarized. The latest overviews of BIEF engineering in electrocatalysis, with a focus on electron structure optimization and reaction microenvironment modulation, are analyzed and discussed in detail. The challenges and perspectives of BIEF engineering are proposed.
To utilize intermittent renewable energy as well as achieve the goals of peak carbon dioxide emissions and carbon neutrality, various electrocatalytic devices have been developed. However, the electrocatalytic reactions, e.g., hydrogen evolution reaction/ oxygen evolution reaction in overall water splitting, polysulfide conversion in lithium- sulfur batteries, formation/decomposition of lithium peroxide in lithium-oxygen batteries, and nitrate reduction reaction to degrade sewage, suffer from sluggish kinetics caused by multielectron transfer processes. Owing to the merits of accelerated charge transport, optimized adsorption/desorption of intermediates, raised conductivity, regulation of the reaction microenvironment, as well as ease to combine with geometric characteristics, the built-in electric field (BIEF) is expected to overcome the above problems. Here, we give a Review about the very recent progress of BIEF for efficient energy electrocatalysis. First, the construction strategies and the characterization methods (qualitative and quantitative analysis) of BIEF are summarized. Then, the up-to-date overviews of BIEF engineering in electrocatalysis, with attention on the electron structure optimization and reaction microenvironment modulation, are analyzed and discussed in detail. In the end, the challenges and perspectives of BIEF engineering are proposed. This Review gives a deep understanding on the design of electrocatalysts with BIEF for next generation energy storage and electrocatalytic devices.
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