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Nanoenergy Adv., Volume 3, Issue 1 (March 2023) – 4 articles

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Review
Metal–Support Interaction of Carbon–Based Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution Reaction
by Xiaoyun Zhang, Yuxin Liu, Xiaoshuang Ma, Xiaojin Liu, Renyun Zhang and Yuqiao Wang
Nanoenergy Adv. 2023, 3(1), 48-72; https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv3010004 - 02 Mar 2023
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Metal–support interaction (MSI) is considered a key effect of electronic and geometric structures of catalysts on tuning catalytic performance. The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a crucial process during energy conversion and storage. However, the OER process requires the help of noble metal [...] Read more.
Metal–support interaction (MSI) is considered a key effect of electronic and geometric structures of catalysts on tuning catalytic performance. The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a crucial process during energy conversion and storage. However, the OER process requires the help of noble metal catalysts to reduce the reaction overpotential, enhance reactivity with intermediates, and maintain good operating stability. Carbon–supported metal catalysts have been considered candidates for noble metal catalysts for OER. MSI occurs at the interface of carbon supports and metals, affecting the catalytic performance through electronic and geometric modulation. MSI can influence the catalytic performance and change reaction pathways from charge redistribution, electron transfer, chemical coordination and bonding, and steric effect. Connecting MSI effects with the OER mechanism can provide theoretical guidance and a practical approach to the design of efficient catalysts, including the modulation of particle size, morphology, heteroatom doping, defect engineering, and coordination atom and number. Advantage can be taken of MSI modulation between metal compounds and carbon supports to provide guidance for catalyst design. Full article
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A Review of Bifunctional Catalysts for Zinc-Air Batteries
by Nguyen Huu Huy Phuc, Tran Anh Tu, Luu Cam Loc, Cao Xuan Viet, Pham Thi Thuy Phuong, Nguyen Tri and Le Van Thang
Nanoenergy Adv. 2023, 3(1), 13-47; https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv3010003 - 02 Feb 2023
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Zinc–air batteries are promising candidates as stationary power sources because of their high specific energy density, high volumetric energy density, environmental friendliness, and low cost. The oxygen-related reactions at the air electrode are kinetically slow; thus, the air electrode integrated with an oxygen [...] Read more.
Zinc–air batteries are promising candidates as stationary power sources because of their high specific energy density, high volumetric energy density, environmental friendliness, and low cost. The oxygen-related reactions at the air electrode are kinetically slow; thus, the air electrode integrated with an oxygen electrocatalyst is the most critical component, and inevitably determines the performance of a Zn–air battery. The aim of this paper was to document progress in researching bifunctional catalysts for Zn–air batteries. The catalysts are divided into several categories: noble metal, metal nanoparticle (single and bimetallic), multicomponent nanoparticle, metal chalcogenide, metal oxide, layered double hydroxide, and non-metal materials. Finally, the battery performance is compared and discussed. Full article
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Editorial
Acknowledgment to the Reviewers of Nanoenergy Advances in 2022
by Nanoenergy Advances Editorial Office
Nanoenergy Adv. 2023, 3(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv3010002 - 18 Jan 2023
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High-quality academic publishing is built on rigorous peer review [...] Full article
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Probing Contact Electrification between Gas and Solid Surface
by Linlin Sun, Ziming Wang, Chengyu Li, Wei Tang and Zhonglin Wang
Nanoenergy Adv. 2023, 3(1), 1-11; https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv3010001 - 02 Jan 2023
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Contact electrification exists everywhere and between every phase of matter. However, its mechanism still remains to be studied. The recent triboelectric nanogenerator serves as a probe and provides some new clues about the mechanism present in solid–solid, solid–liquid, and liquid–liquid contact electrification. The [...] Read more.
Contact electrification exists everywhere and between every phase of matter. However, its mechanism still remains to be studied. The recent triboelectric nanogenerator serves as a probe and provides some new clues about the mechanism present in solid–solid, solid–liquid, and liquid–liquid contact electrification. The gas–solid model still remains to be exploited. Here, we investigated the contact electrification between gases and solids based on the single-electrode triboelectric nanogenerator. Our work shows that the amount of transferred charges between gas and solid particles increases with surface area, movement distance, and initial charges of particle increase. Furthermore, we find that the initial charges on the particle surface can attract more polar molecules and enhance gas collisions. Since ions in gas–solid contact are rare, we speculate that gas–solid contact electrification is mainly based on electron transfer. Further, we propose a theoretical model of gas–solid contact electrification involving the gas collision model and initial charges of the particle. Our study may have great significance to the gas–solid interface chemistry. Full article
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