Ultrafine Ni-MoOx Nanoparticles Anchored on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanosheets : A Highly Efficient Noble-Metal-Free Catalyst for Ammonia Borane Hydrolysis

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The development of low-cost and high-efficiency catalysts for the hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia borane (AB, NH3BH3) is still a challenging technology. Herein, ultrafine MoOx-doped Ni nanoparticles (~3.0 nm) were anchored on g-C3N4glucose-derived nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheets via a phosphate-mediated method. The strong adsorption of phosphate-mediated nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheets (PNCS) for metal ions is a key factor for the preparation of ultrasmall Ni nanoparticles (NPs). Notably, the alkaline environment formed by the reduction of metal ions removes the phosphate from the PNCS surface to generate P-free (P)NCS so that the phosphate does not participate in the subsequent catalytic reaction. The synthesized Ni-MoOx/(P)NCS catalysts exhibited outstanding catalytic properties for the hydrolysis of AB, with a high turnover frequency (TOF) value of up to 85.7 min-1, comparable to the most efficient noble-metal-free catalysts and commercial Pt/C catalyst ever reported for catalytic hydrogen production from AB hydrolysis. The superior performance of Ni-MoOx/(P)NCS can be ascribed to its well-dispersed ultrafine metal NPs, abundant surface basic sites, and electron-rich nickel species induced by strong electronic interactions between Ni-MoOx and (P)NCS. The strategy of combining multiple modification measures adopted in this study provides new insights into the development of economical and high-efficiency noble-metal-free catalysts for energy catalysis applications.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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ChemSusChem - (2024) vom: 14. März, Seite e202400415

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Weihong [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Longhua [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Xiongfei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Gang [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Qilu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Zhang-Hui [VerfasserIn]

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Ammonia borane
Catalysis
Dehydrogenation
Journal Article
Non-noble metal
Phosphate-mediated

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Date Revised 12.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1002/cssc.202400415

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NLM369722531