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Two-Dimensional Materials on the Rocks: Positive and Negative Role of Dopants and Impurities in Electrochemistry

TAN, S. PUMERA, M.

Original Title

Two-Dimensional Materials on the Rocks: Positive and Negative Role of Dopants and Impurities in Electrochemistry

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as graphene and transition-metal chalcogenides, were shown in many works as very potent catalysts for industrially important electrochemical reactions, such as oxygen reduction, hydrogen and oxygen evolution, and carbon dioxide reduction. We critically discuss here the development in the field, showing that not only dopants but also impurities can have dramatic effects on catalysis. Note here that the difference between dopant and impurity is merely semantic-dopant is an impurity deliberately added to the material. We contest the general belief that all doping has a positive effect on electrocatalysis. We show that in many cases, dopants actually inhibit the electrochemistry of 2D materials. This review provides a balanced view of the field of 2D materials electrocatalysis.

Keywords

electrocatalysis, electrochemistry, layered materials, doping, catalysis, inhibition, impurity, hydrogen evolution, carbon dioxide, oxygen reduction, graphene, transition-metal chalcogenides

Authors

TAN, S.; PUMERA, M.

Released

1. 3. 2019

ISBN

1936-0851

Periodical

ACS Nano

Year of study

13

Number

3

State

United States of America

Pages from

2681

Pages to

2728

Pages count

48

URL

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.8b07795

BibTex

@article{BUT158488,
  author="Shu Min {Tan} and Martin {Pumera}",
  title="Two-Dimensional Materials on the Rocks: Positive and Negative Role of Dopants and Impurities in Electrochemistry",
  journal="ACS Nano",
  year="2019",
  volume="13",
  number="3",
  pages="2681--2728",
  doi="10.1021/acsnano.8b07795",
  issn="1936-0851",
  url="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.8b07795"
}