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Applications of Rare Earth Promoted Transition Metal Sulfides in Electrocatalysis†
Wei Shen,
Jiamin Zhu,
Yang Hu,
Jie Yin,
Yao Zheng,
Pinxian Xi,
Wei Shen
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000 China
These authors contributed equally.
Search for more papers by this authorJiamin Zhu
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000 China
These authors contributed equally.
Search for more papers by this authorYang Hu
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000 China
These authors contributed equally.
Search for more papers by this authorJie Yin
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000 China
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Yao Zheng
School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005 Australia
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Pinxian Xi
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000 China
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorWei Shen,
Jiamin Zhu,
Yang Hu,
Jie Yin,
Yao Zheng,
Pinxian Xi,
Wei Shen
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000 China
These authors contributed equally.
Search for more papers by this authorJiamin Zhu
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000 China
These authors contributed equally.
Search for more papers by this authorYang Hu
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000 China
These authors contributed equally.
Search for more papers by this authorJie Yin
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000 China
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Yao Zheng
School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005 Australia
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Pinxian Xi
State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000 China
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]Search for more papers by this author†
Dedicated to the Special Issue of Energy Materials.
Comprehensive Summary
With the rapid consumption of fossil fuels and the resulting environmental problems, researchers are working to find sustainable alternative energy and energy storage and conversion methods. Transition metal sulfur compounds have attracted extensive attention due to their excellent electrical conductivity, low cost, adjustable components and good electrocatalytic performance. As an alternative to noble metal catalysts, they have emerged as a promising electrocatalyst. However, their low catalytic activity and poor stability limit their large-scale practical applications. Rare earth elements, known as industrial vitamins, are widely used in various fields due to their special redox properties, oxygen affinity and electronic structure. Therefore, the construction of rare earth promoted transition metal sulfides is of far-reaching significance for the development of catalysts. Here, we review the applications of various rare earth promoted transition metal sulfides in energy storage and conversion in recent years, which focuses on three ways in rare earth promoted transition metal sulfide, including doping, interfacial modification engineering and structural facilitation. As well, these materials are used in electrochemical reactions such as OER, HER, ORR, CO2RR, and so on, in order to explore the important role of rare earth in the field of electrocatalysis, the future challenges and opportunities.
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