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MATERIALS CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
卷 5, 期 13, 页码 4970-4980出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d0qm01113d
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- Nanyang Technological University under NAP award [M408050000]
- Singapore Ministry of Education Tier 1 program [2018-T1-001-051]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51771165, 51925105]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province [E2020203123]
- Global Frontier Program through the Global Frontier Hybrid Interface Materials (GFHIM) of the NRF - Ministry of Science and ICT [2013M3A6B1078882]
Activation of 2D palladium diselenide (PdSe2) through a controllable electrochemical intercalation process greatly enhances its electrocatalytic activities, showcasing a doubled current density, 250 mV potential shift, 5 times smaller Tafel slope, and improved stability. The increased activities are attributed to the activated surface with enriched Se vacancies and chemically bonded oxygen, as well as easy access of the interlayer space for reaction intermediates. The robust Pd-Se bonding ensures high structural stability and excellent resistance to degradation.
The emerging two-dimensional (2D) materials, particularly 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), show great potential for catalysis due to their extraordinary large surface areas and tuneable activities. However, the as-synthesized TMDs are usually chemically inert because of their perfect atomic structure and inaccessible interlayer space for electrolytes. Herein, we activate 2D palladium diselenide (PdSe2) for catalysing the oxygen reduction reaction using a controllable electrochemical intercalation process. The electrochemically activated PdSe2 exhibits greatly enhanced electrocatalytic activities such as a doubled current density, 250 mV positive shift of potential, 5 times smaller Tafel slope, and greatly improved stability. DFT calculations were employed to study the mechanisms of electrochemical activation. Complementary experimental and theoretical studies suggest that the significantly increased activities come from (1) the activated surface with enriched Se vacancies and chemically bonded oxygen, and (2) easy access of the interlayer space for reaction intermediates. Furthermore, the robustness of the Pd-Se bonding ensures high structural stability and excellent resistance to degradation.
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