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- Title
Size Fractionation of Two-Dimensional Sub-Nanometer Thin Manganese Dioxide Crystals towards Superior Urea Electrocatalytic Conversion.
- Authors
Chen, Sheng; Duan, Jingjing; Vasileff, Anthony; Qiao, Shi Zhang
- Abstract
A universal technique has been proposed to sort two-dimensional (2D) sub-nanometer thin crystals (manganese dioxide MnO2 and molybdenum disulfide MoS2) according to their lateral dimensions. This technique is based on tuning the zeta potential of their aqueous dispersions which induces the selective sedimentation of large-sized 2D crystals and leaves the small-sized counterparts in suspension. The electrocatalytic properties of as-obtained 2D ultrathin crystals are strongly dependent on their lateral size. As a proof-of-concept study, the small-sized MnO2 nanocrystals were tested as the electrocatalysts for the urea-oxidation reaction (UOR), which showed outstanding performance in both half reaction and full electrolytic cell. A mechanism study reveals the enhanced performance is associated with the remarkable structural properties of MnO2 including ultrathin (ca. 0.95 nm), laterally small-sized (50-200 nm), and highly exposed active centers.
- Subjects
NANOCRYSTALS; ELECTRIC properties of nanostructured materials; MANGANESE dioxide; ELECTROCATALYSIS; NANOCRYSTAL synthesis; FIELD-flow fractionation; UREA synthesis; SEPARATION (Technology); MATHEMATICAL models
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2016, Vol 128, Issue 11, p3868
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.201600387