Zero-Dimensional Carbon Nanomaterials: Building Blocks for Efficient Energy Conversion
Authors
-
Alain R. Puente Santiago
Florida International University (FIU), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami, FL
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8491-3565
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.70099/BJ/2024.01.03.1Keywords:
0D-nanocarbons, low-dimensional heterostructures,, energy conversionAbstract
Low-dimensional carbon-based materials, including 0D fullerene, 1D carbon nanotube, and 2D graphene, have been widely used as electroactive building blocks for sustainable energy conversion heterostructure nanosystems. These materials have unique physical and chemical properties at the nanoscale, such as high conductivity, high specific surface area, and tunable electronics, making them the focus of new renewable energy technologies. In this context, 0D carbon-based nanomaterials, like fullerenes and fullertubes, have garnered substantial attention as rising star energy materials. This editorial spotlight article outlines the current advancements in the utilization of 0D-fullerene and fullertube-based nanoelectrocatalysts for energy conversion.
References
1. He, T.; Chen, M.; Sun, H.; Mei, J.; Noufal, M.; Liu, Q.; Puente Santiago, A. R. Chemical insights into the interfacial phenomena of low-dimensional heterointerfaces. Chem 2024, 10, 19874-1993.
2. Gao, R.; Dai, Q,; Du, F.; Yan, D.; Dai, L. C60-Adsorbed Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Metal-Free, pH-Universal, and Multifunctional Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction, Oxygen Evolution, and Hydrogen Evolution. J. AM. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 11658-16666.
3. Puente Santiago, A. R.; He, T.; Eraso, O.; Ahsan, M. A.; Nair, A. N.; Chava, V. S. N.; Zheng, T.; Pilla, S.; Fernandez-Delgado, O.; Du, A.; Sreenivasan, S. T.; Echegoyen, L. Tailoring the Interfacial Interactions of van der Waals 1T-MoS2/C60 Heterostructures for High-Performance Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalysis. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 17923– 17927,
4. Stevenson, S.; Dorn, H.C. Fullertubes: A 30-Year Story of Prediction, Experimental Validation, and Applications for a Long-Missing Family of Soluble Carbon Molecules. Acc. Chem. Res. 2024, 57, 2154-2165.
5. Stevenson, S.; Liu, X.; Sublett, D. M.; Koenig, R. M.; Seeler, T. L.; Tepper, K. R.; Franklin, H. M.; Wang, X.; Huang, R.; Feng, X. Semiconducting and Metallic [5,5] Fullertube Nanowires: Characterization of Pristine D5h(1)-C90 and D5d(1)-C100. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 4593– 4599.
6. Sanad, M. F.; Franklin, H. M.; Ali, B. A.; Puente Santiago, A. R.; Nair, A. N.; Chava, V. S. N.; Fernandez-Delgado, O.; Allam, N. K.; Stevenson, S.; Sreenivasan, S. T.; Echegoyen, L. Cylindrical C96 Fullertubes: A Highly Active Metal-Free O2-Reduction Electrocatalyst. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2022, 61, 20211672.
7. Ahsan, M. A.; He, T.; Eid, K.; Abdullah, A. M.; Curry, M. L.; Du, A.; Puente Santiago, A. R.; Echegoyen, L.; Noveron, J. C. Tuning the Intermolecular Electron Transfer of Low-Dimensional and Metal-Free BCN/C60 Electrocatalysts via Interfacial Defects for Efficient Hydrogen and Oxygen Electrochemistry. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 1203– 1215.
Published
How to Cite
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with BioNatura Journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the BioNatura Institutional Publishing Consortium (BIPC) right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
