Deep Eutectic Solvent-Mediated Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting

Autor: Chenyun Zhang, Yongqi Fu, Wei Gao, Te Bai, Tianyi Cao, Jianjiao Jin, Bingwei Xin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Molecules, Vol 27, Iss 22, p 8098 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27228098
Popis: As green, safe, and cheap solvents, deep eutectic solvents (DESs) provide tremendous opportunities to open up attractive perspectives for electrocatalysis. In this review, the achievement of DESs in the preparation of catalysts for electrolytic water splitting is described in detail according to their roles combined with our own work. DESs are generally employed as green media, templates, and electrolytes. A large number of hydrogen bonds in DESs result in supramolecular structures which have the ability to shape the morphologies of nanomaterials and then tune their performance. DESs can also serve as reactive reagents of metal electrocatalysts through directly participating in synthesis. Compared with conventional heteroatom sources, they have the advantages of high safety and designability. The “all-in-one” transformation strategy is expected to realize 100% atomic transformation of reactants. The aim of this review is to offer readers a deeper understanding on preparing DES-mediated electrocatalysts with higher performance for water splitting.
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