Highly Dispersed Ni on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon for Stable and Selective Hydrogen Generation from Gaseous Formic Acid
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Structural Characterization
2.2. Electronic State of Elements
2.3. Catalytic Properties
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
5. Materials and Methods
5.1. Synthesis of the Samples
5.2. Characterization Methods
5.3. Catalytic Measurements
5.4. DFT Calculations
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Shell | Ni | Ri (Å) | Ratio of Coordination Sites (Ni-N4/Ni-O) | 2σ2·10−2 (Å2) | Fi * |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6Ni/CN | Ni-N | 4 (fixed) | 1.96 ± 0.01 | 30/70 | 1.4 ± 0.4 | 1.7 |
Ni–O | 5.5 ± 0.4 | 2.09 ± 0.01 | ||||
Ni–O–Ni | 0.8 ± 0.3 | 3.11 ± 0.02 | 2.5 ± 0.7 |
Sample | Ni, at% | C, at% | N, at% | O, at% |
---|---|---|---|---|
6Ni/C | 0.10 ± 0.01 | 94.3 ± 4.7 | - | 5.6 ± 0.3 |
6Ni/CN | 0.70 ± 0.04 | 85.3 ± 4.3 | 5.5 ± 0.3 | 8.5 ± 0.4 |
Sample | Linear Combination | R-Factor | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1Ni/CN (Ni-N4) | Ni-c | Ni-e | ||
6Ni/CN | 25 ± 7 | 31 ± 5 | 44 ± 5 | 0.0008 |
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Nishchakova, A.D.; Bulushev, D.A.; Trubina, S.V.; Stonkus, O.A.; Shubin, Y.V.; Asanov, I.P.; Kriventsov, V.V.; Okotrub, A.V.; Bulusheva, L.G. Highly Dispersed Ni on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon for Stable and Selective Hydrogen Generation from Gaseous Formic Acid. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 545. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13030545
Nishchakova AD, Bulushev DA, Trubina SV, Stonkus OA, Shubin YV, Asanov IP, Kriventsov VV, Okotrub AV, Bulusheva LG. Highly Dispersed Ni on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon for Stable and Selective Hydrogen Generation from Gaseous Formic Acid. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(3):545. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13030545
Chicago/Turabian StyleNishchakova, Alina D., Dmitri A. Bulushev, Svetlana V. Trubina, Olga A. Stonkus, Yury V. Shubin, Igor P. Asanov, Vladimir V. Kriventsov, Alexander V. Okotrub, and Lyubov G. Bulusheva. 2023. "Highly Dispersed Ni on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon for Stable and Selective Hydrogen Generation from Gaseous Formic Acid" Nanomaterials 13, no. 3: 545. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13030545