Au@Cu2O core@shell nanocrystals as sustainable catalysts for efficient hydrogen production from ammonia borane

Mei Jing Fang; Yu Chang Lin; Jen Yu Jan; Ting Hsuan Lai; Ping Yen Hsieh; Ming Yu Kuo; Yi Hsuan Chiu; Chun Wen Tsao; Yi An Chen; Yu Ting Wang; Yi Jia Hong; Jhen Yang Wu; Yew Chung Sermon Wu; Yan Gu Lin; Tso Fu Mark Chang; Chun Yi Chen; Masato Sone; Sue Min Chang; Chung Liang Chang; Yung Jung Hsu

doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.122198

Au@Cu₂O core@shell nanocrystals as sustainable catalysts for efficient hydrogen production from ammonia borane

Mei Jing Fang, Yu Chang Lin, Jen Yu Jan, Ting Hsuan Lai, Ping Yen Hsieh, Ming Yu Kuo, Yi Hsuan Chiu, Chun Wen Tsao, Yi An Chen, Yu Ting Wang, Yi Jia Hong, Jhen Yang Wu, Yew Chung Sermon Wu, Yan Gu Lin, Tso Fu Mark Chang, Chun Yi Chen, Masato Sone, Sue Min Chang, Chung Liang Chang, Yung Jung Hsu^*

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Abstract

The use of Au@Cu₂O core@shell nanocrystals as sustainable catalysts for efficient hydrogen (H₂) production from ammonia borane (AB) is demonstrated. By combining the attributes associated with core@shell structural features and electronic interactions, Au@Cu₂O exhibited remarkable performance toward AB hydrolysis. The effect of shell thickness on H₂ production performance was systematically investigated. Results showed that H₂ production rate increased monotonically with shell thickness, while degree of dehydrogenation of AB was subject to optimization by shell thickness. A maximal 3.0 equivalents of H₂ production can be achieved by Au@Cu₂O with an optimal Cu₂O shell thickness. The H₂ produced from AB hydrolysis on Au@Cu₂O was introduced to power a fuel cell for lightening light emitting diodes. The findings from the work not only enrich the family of metal/metal oxide composite catalysts for AB hydrolysis, but also deepen the fundamental understanding of implications of core@shell structural features and electronic interactions in dehydrogenation of AB.

Original language	English
Article number	122198
Journal	Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Volume	324
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.122198
State	Published - 5 May 2023

Keywords

Ammonia borane
Au@CuO
Core@shell
Hydrogen production
Hydrolysis
Light emitting diodes

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Fang, M. J., Lin, Y. C., Jan, J. Y., Lai, T. H., Hsieh, P. Y., Kuo, M. Y., Chiu, Y. H., Tsao, C. W., Chen, Y. A., Wang, Y. T., Hong, Y. J., Wu, J. Y., Wu, Y. C. S., Lin, Y. G., Chang, T. F. M., Chen, C. Y., Sone, M., Chang, S. M., Chang, C. L., & Hsu, Y. J. (2023). Au@Cu₂O core@shell nanocrystals as sustainable catalysts for efficient hydrogen production from ammonia borane. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 324, Article 122198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.122198

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