Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide(CO_(2))reduction is an important way to achieve carbon neutrality by converting CO_(2)in-to high-value-added chemicals using electric energy.Carbon-based materials are widely used in va...Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide(CO_(2))reduction is an important way to achieve carbon neutrality by converting CO_(2)in-to high-value-added chemicals using electric energy.Carbon-based materials are widely used in various electrochemical reactions,including electrocatalytic CO_(2)reduction,due to their low cost and high activity.In recent years,defect engineering has attracted wide attention by constructing asymmetric defect centers in the materials,which can optimize the physicochemical properties of the mater-ial and improve its electrocatalytic activity.This review summarizes the types,methods of formation and defect characterization tech-niques of defective carbon-based materials.The advantages of defect engineering and the advantages and disadvantages of various defect formation methods and characterization techniques are also evaluated.Finally,the challenges of using defective carbon-based materials in electrocatalytic CO_(2)reduction are investigated and opportunities for their use are discussed.It is believed that this re-view will provide suggestions and guidance for developing defective carbon-based materials for CO_(2)reduction.展开更多
Vanadium redox flow batteries(VRFBs)are one of the most promising energy storage systems owing to their safety,efficiency,flexibility and scalability.However,the commercial viability of VRFBs is still hindered by the ...Vanadium redox flow batteries(VRFBs)are one of the most promising energy storage systems owing to their safety,efficiency,flexibility and scalability.However,the commercial viability of VRFBs is still hindered by the low electrochemical performance of the available carbon-based electrodes.Defect engineering is a powerful strategy to enhance the redox catalytic activity of carbon-based electrodes for VRFBs.In this paper,uniform carbon defects are introduced on the surfaces of carbon felt(CF)electrode by Ar plasma etching.Together with a higher specific surface area,the Ar plasma treated CF offers additional catalytic sites,allowing faster and more reversible oxidation/reduction reactions of vanadium ions.As a result,the VRFB using plasma treated electrode shows a power density of 1018.3 mW/cm^(2),an energy efficiency(EE)of 84.5%,and the EE remains stable over 1000 cycles.展开更多
文摘Electrocatalytic carbon dioxide(CO_(2))reduction is an important way to achieve carbon neutrality by converting CO_(2)in-to high-value-added chemicals using electric energy.Carbon-based materials are widely used in various electrochemical reactions,including electrocatalytic CO_(2)reduction,due to their low cost and high activity.In recent years,defect engineering has attracted wide attention by constructing asymmetric defect centers in the materials,which can optimize the physicochemical properties of the mater-ial and improve its electrocatalytic activity.This review summarizes the types,methods of formation and defect characterization tech-niques of defective carbon-based materials.The advantages of defect engineering and the advantages and disadvantages of various defect formation methods and characterization techniques are also evaluated.Finally,the challenges of using defective carbon-based materials in electrocatalytic CO_(2)reduction are investigated and opportunities for their use are discussed.It is believed that this re-view will provide suggestions and guidance for developing defective carbon-based materials for CO_(2)reduction.
基金Project(Xiang Zu [2016] 91) supported by the “100 Talented Teams” of Hunan Province,ChinaProject(2018RS3077) supported by the Huxiang High-level Talents Program,China+2 种基金Project(22002009) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2021JJ40565) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,ChinaProject(19C0054) supported by the Scientific Research Foundation of Hunan Provincial Education Department,China。
文摘Vanadium redox flow batteries(VRFBs)are one of the most promising energy storage systems owing to their safety,efficiency,flexibility and scalability.However,the commercial viability of VRFBs is still hindered by the low electrochemical performance of the available carbon-based electrodes.Defect engineering is a powerful strategy to enhance the redox catalytic activity of carbon-based electrodes for VRFBs.In this paper,uniform carbon defects are introduced on the surfaces of carbon felt(CF)electrode by Ar plasma etching.Together with a higher specific surface area,the Ar plasma treated CF offers additional catalytic sites,allowing faster and more reversible oxidation/reduction reactions of vanadium ions.As a result,the VRFB using plasma treated electrode shows a power density of 1018.3 mW/cm^(2),an energy efficiency(EE)of 84.5%,and the EE remains stable over 1000 cycles.
