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2. What is Next in Anion-Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers? Bottlenecks, Benefits, and Future
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Santoro, C, Lavacchi, A, Mustarelli, P, Di Noto, V, Elbaz, L, Dekel, D, Jaouen, F, Santoro C., Lavacchi A., Mustarelli P., Di Noto V., Elbaz L., Dekel D. R., Jaouen F., Santoro, C, Lavacchi, A, Mustarelli, P, Di Noto, V, Elbaz, L, Dekel, D, Jaouen, F, Santoro C., Lavacchi A., Mustarelli P., Di Noto V., Elbaz L., Dekel D. R., and Jaouen F.
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As highlighted by the recent roadmaps from the European Union and the United States, water electrolysis is the most valuable high-intensity technology for producing green hydrogen. Currently, two commercial low-temperature water electrolyzer technologies exist: alkaline water electrolyzer (A-WE) and proton-exchange membrane water electrolyzer (PEM-WE). However, both have major drawbacks. A-WE shows low productivity and efficiency, while PEM-WE uses a significant amount of critical raw materials. Lately, the use of anion-exchange membrane water electrolyzers (AEM-WE) has been proposed to overcome the limitations of the current commercial systems. AEM-WE could become the cornerstone to achieve an intense, safe, and resilient green hydrogen production to fulfill the hydrogen targets to achieve the 2050 decarbonization goals. Here, the status of AEM-WE development is discussed, with a focus on the most critical aspects for research and highlighting the potential routes for overcoming the remaining issues. The Review closes with the future perspective on the AEM-WE research indicating the targets to be achieved.
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- 2022
3. Spontaneous aerobic ageing of Fe–N–C materials and consequences on oxygen reduction reaction kinetics
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Santos, K. Teixeira, primary, Kumar, K., additional, Dubau, L., additional, Ge, H., additional, Berthon-Fabry, S., additional, Vasconcellos, C.S.A., additional, Lima, F.H.B., additional, Asset, T., additional, Atanassov, P., additional, Saveleva, V.A., additional, Glatzel, P., additional, Li, X., additional, Jaouen, F., additional, and Maillard, F., additional
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- 2023
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4. Oxygen reduction activities compared in rotating-disk electrode and proton exchange membrane fuel cells for highly active Fe[sbnd]N[sbnd]C catalysts
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Jaouen, F., Goellner, V., Lefèvre, M., Herranz, J., Proietti, E., and Dodelet, J.P.
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- 2013
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5. Adhesive copper films for an air-breathing polymer electrolyte fuel cell
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Jaouen, F., Haasl, S., Wijngaart, W. van der, Lundblad, A., Lindbergh, G., and Stemme, G.
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- 2005
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6. SLC35D3 increases autophagic activity in midbrain dopaminergic neurons by enhancing BECN1-ATG14-PIK3C3 complex formation
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Wei, Z.B., Yuan, Y.F., Jaouen, F., MA, M.S., Hao, C.J., Zhang, Zhongkai, Chen, Q., Yuan, Z., Beurrier, C., Li, W., Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille (IBDM), and Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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BECN1-ATG14-PIK3C3 complex ,Parkinson disease ,autophagy ,nervous system ,dopaminergic neuron ,neurodegeneration ,[SDV.BC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Cellular Biology ,SLC35D3 - Abstract
International audience; Searching for new regulators of autophagy involved in selective dopaminergic (DA) neuron loss is a hallmark in the pathogenesis of Parkinson disease (PD). We here report that an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associated transmembrane protein SLC35D3 is selectively expressed in subsets of midbrain DA neurons in about 10% TH (tyrosine hydroxylase)-positive neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) and in about 22% TH-positive neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA). Loss of SLC35D3 in ros (roswell mutant) mice showed a reduction of 11.9% DA neurons in the SNc and 15.5% DA neuron loss in the VTA with impaired autophagy. We determined that SLC35D3 enhanced the formation of the BECN1-ATG14-PIK3C3 complex to induce autophagy. These results suggest that SLC35D3 is a new regulator of tissue-specific autophagy and plays an important role in the increased autophagic activity required for the survival of subsets of DA neurons.
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- 2016
7. Degradation and lifetime evaluation of Fe-N-C based catalyst in PEMFC
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Eriksson, Björn, Jaouen, F., Lindbergh, Göran, Wreland Lindström, Rakel, Lagergren, Carina, Eriksson, Björn, Jaouen, F., Lindbergh, Göran, Wreland Lindström, Rakel, and Lagergren, Carina
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The restricted lifetime of Fe-N-C based catalysts is often assumed to be connected to the operating temperature. This study will investigate how the cell performance, electrode structure and composition vary over time, at different cell temperatures. At lower temperature, one may expect an increase in radical's stability, but a decrease in reactivity. Results show that the electrode degenerates over time, and that the electrochemical performance decay is similar for 40, 60, and 80° C. However, the loss of active sites is higher at higher temperature. This suggests that indirect production of radicals via H2O2 production during ORR is higher at higher temperatures and is a key degradation mechanism for this Fe-N-C catalyst., QC 20170307
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- 2015
8. Rans predictions of roll viscous damping of ship hull sections
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Jaouen, F., Koop, A. H., Guilherme Vaz, and Crepier, P.
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Physics::Fluid Dynamics ,Finite element method ,Enginyeria naval ,Marine engineering ,Matemàtiques i estadística::Anàlisi numèrica::Mètodes en elements finits [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] ,URANS, roll-damping, bilge-keels, seakeeping, ReFRESCO, verification, validation - Abstract
The unsteady flow around a forced rolling hull section with and without bilge keels is computed using URANS code ReFRESCO. In this paper, extensive studies have been carried out in the dependence on grid resolution and time-step size on the linear roll viscous-damping coefficient. The influence of the grid resolution on the viscous-damping coefficient is significant, and relatively fine grids should be used to obtain a grid-converged solution. The coefficient estimates decrease with grid refinement. The influence of the time step is smaller. The numerical results obtained for the rectangular hull with sharp bilges have been compared to classical experimental data by Ikeda. A very good agreement has been found, with deviations lower than 10% for several amplitudes and two periods. For this case, it is confirmed that the viscous-damping coefficient is linear with the roll amplitude. The numerical results obtained for the rectangular hull with triangular-shaped bilge keels have also been compared to available experimental data. A reasonable agreement between ReFRESCO results and the experimental data is found for dimensionless frequencies lower than 0.7. For these values a deviation from the experimental values lower than 10% is observed. For higher dimensionless frequencies, the calculated viscous-damping coefficient highly overestimates the model-tests results, which is expected to be related to non-linear free-surface effects. The viscous damping calculated is linear with the frequency, which is not true for the experiments for frequencies higher than 0.7. For the hull section with bilge keels, a preliminary study on possible scale effects has been performed. One calculation has been carried out for a full-scale Reynolds number corresponding to a geometrical scale factor of 50. The preliminary results showed that the pressure and vorticity fields are very similar for model and full scale. The difference in viscous damping coefficient between model and full scale is of 1.85%.
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- 2011
9. Oxygen reduction by Fe-based catalysts in PEM fuel cell conditions : Activity and selectivity of the catalysts obtained with two Fe precursors and various carbon supports
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Medard, C., Lefevre, M., Dodelet, J. P., Jaouen, F., Lindbergh, Göran, Medard, C., Lefevre, M., Dodelet, J. P., Jaouen, F., and Lindbergh, Göran
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Fe-based catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell conditions have been prepared by adsorbing two Fe precursors on various commercial and developmental carbon supports. The resulting materials have been pyrolyzed at 900C in an atmosphere rich in NH3. The Fe precursors were: iron acetate (FeAc) and iron tetramethoxy phenylporphyrin chloride (ClFeTMPP). The nominal Fe content was 2000 ppm (0.2 wt.%). The carbon supports were HS300, Printex XE-2, Norit SX-Ultra, Ketjenblack, EC-600JD, Acetylene Black, Vulcan XC-72R, Black Pearls 2000, and two developmental carbon black powders, RC1 and RC2 from Sid Richardson Carbon Corporation. The catalyst activity for ORR has been analyzed in fuel cell tests at 80 C as well as by cyclic voltammetry in O-2 saturated H2SO4 at pH 1 and 25 C, while their selectivity was determined by rotating ring-disk electrode in the same electrolyte. A large effect of the carbon support was found on the activity and on the selectivity of the catalysts made with both Fe precursors. The most important parameter in both cases is the nitrogen content of the catalyst surface. High nitrogen content improves both activity towards ORR and selectivity towards the reduction of oxygen to water (4e(-) reaction). A possible interpretation of the activity and selectivity results is to explain them in terms of two Fe-based catalytic sites: FeN2/C and FeN4/C. Increasing the relative amount of FeN2/C improves both activity and selectivity of the catalysts towards the 4e(-) reaction, while most of the peroxide formation may be attributed to FeN4/C. When FeAc is used as Fe precursor, iron oxide and/or hydroxide are also formed. The latter materials have low catalytic activity for ORR and reduce O-2 mainly to H2O2., QC 20100525
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10. Fe-based catalysts for oxygen reduction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells with cyanamide as nitrogen precursor and/or pore-filler
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Tian, J., primary, Birry, L., additional, Jaouen, F., additional, and Dodelet, J.P., additional
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- 2011
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11. Application of iron-based cathode catalysts in a microbial fuel cell
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Birry, L., primary, Mehta, P., additional, Jaouen, F., additional, Dodelet, J.-P., additional, Guiot, S.R., additional, and Tartakovsky, B., additional
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- 2011
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12. Transient techniques for investigating mass-transport limitations in gas diffusion electrodes - I. Modeling the PEFC cathode
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Jaouen, F., Lindbergh, Göran, Jaouen, F., and Lindbergh, Göran
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The use of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and current-interruption techniques with the scope of determining mass-transport limitations in PEFC gas-diffusion electrodes is investigated. The porous electrode is assumed to be composed of spherical agglomerates consisting of a homogeneous mixture of the electrolyte and the electronic phase. The model is applied to the O-2 reduction reaction in the cathode and includes Tafel kinetics for the O-2 reduction, Ohm's law for proton migration, Fick's law for O-2 diffusion, and capacitive current due to the contribution of the double layer. A novel impedance is defined, enabling the results to be presented in a simpler manner than with the usual one. It is shown how these transient techniques can be employed to qualitatively separate diffusion from migration effects. The parameter groups that can be quantitatively determined from the processing of experimental data are presented. The effect of O2 pressure and electrode thickness on the predicted electrode response is also investigated., QC 20100525
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- 2003
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13. Oxygen reduction catalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells from the pyrolysis of iron acetate adsorbed on various carbon supports
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Jaouen, F., Marcotte, S., Dodelet, J. P., Lindbergh, Göran, Jaouen, F., Marcotte, S., Dodelet, J. P., and Lindbergh, Göran
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Nonnoble metal catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of oxygen in acidic medium have been produced by adsorbing iron(II) acetate on 19 carbon supports. These materials were then pyrolyzed in an atmosphere containing NH3. The 19 carbon supports are (i) six as-received commercial supports (Printex XE-2, Norit SX Ultra, Ketjenblack EC-600JD, acetylene black, Vulcan XC-72R, and Black Pearls 2000), (ii) three as-received developmental supports (Lonza HS300 and Sid Richardson RC1 and RC2), (iii) the same nine previous supports prepyrolyzed at 900degreesC in an atmosphere containing NH3 to increase their N content, and (iv) a synthetic carbon made by pyrolyzing perylene tetracarboxylic dianhydride at 900degreesC in an atmosphere containing NH3. The goal of this study is to determine the effect of the carbon support on the catalytic activity of the catalysts. The specific surface area, the pore size distribution, the N and O contents, and the electrocatalytic activities of the 19 types of catalysts were measured. It was found that the activity of the catalysts varies greatly from one carbon support to another, but neither the specific surface area of the catalysts nor the distribution of their macro- or mesopores is a determining factor for the catalytic activity. The most important factor is the N content of the materials; the higher it is, the higher is the density of the catalytic sites on their surface and the better is the electrocatalyst. Carbon supports that are devoid of N, however, display some lower catalytic activity, which is attributed to an iron oxide. The latter catalytic site occurs also in the other N-containing catalysts. In these materials there are, therefore, three catalytic sites at work: an iron oxide site and two N-containing sites labeled FeN4/C and FeN2/C, with the last site being the most active for oxygen electroreduction., QC 20100525
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14. Investigation of mass-transport limitations in the solid polymer fuel cell cathode - I. Mathematical model
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Jaouen, F., Lindbergh, Göran, Sundholm, G., Jaouen, F., Lindbergh, Göran, and Sundholm, G.
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In this paper, a one-dimensional, steady-state agglomerate model was used to describe the functioning and the mass transport limitations of the cathode in the solid polymer fuel cell (SPFC). This mathematical model is then compared to experimental results obtained on cathodes in an SPFC. The following processes were considered: Tafel kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction, proton migration, oxygen diffusion in the agglomerates, and diffusion of a ternary gas mixture O-2/N-2/water vapor in the pores of the active layer and of the gas backing. The model shows that limitation by proton migration in the active layer or by oxygen diffusion in the agglomerates leads to a doubling of the Tafel slope at higher current densities. For those two types of transport limitations, the dependence of the reaction rate on the active-layer thickness, oxygen partial pressure, and relative humidity of the gas were simulated. When additional limitation due to slow gas phase diffusion appears, the double Tafel slope is distorted. A mathematical expression for the limiting current density due to this process is presented. By using this expression, it is possible to correct the polarization curves for slow gas phase diffusion., QC 20100525
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15. Investigation of mass-transport limitations in the solid polymer fuel cell cathode - II. Experimental
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Ihonen, J., Jaouen, F., Lindbergh, Göran, Lundblad, Anders, Sundholm, G., Ihonen, J., Jaouen, F., Lindbergh, Göran, Lundblad, Anders, and Sundholm, G.
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In this work, we investigated the kinetics and mass-transport limitations of the oxygen reduction reaction in the solid polymer fuel cell. The information obtained from electrochemical experiments and electrode characterization was analyzed with an agglomerate model presented in Part I of this paper. The electrochemical behavior of the cathode was studied by polarizing vs. a hydrogen reference electrode at a low sweep rate. For each potential, the iR-drop was measured with the current-interrupt technique. The cathode structure was investigated by porosimetry and electron microscopy techniques. The effects on the cathode polarization curves of the active layer thickness, oxygen partial pressure, and humidity of the oxygen gas were investigated. On the basis of the model results, conclusions could be drawn regarding the nature of mass-transport limitations because of the characteristic shape of the experimental polarization curves. The simulated curves were fitted to the experimental ones to give the kinetic and masstransport parameters. Finally, we discuss the validity of the model with regard to the values obtained for the transport and structural parameters., QC 20100525
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16. A novel polymer electrolyte fuel cell for laboratory investigations and in-situ contact resistance measurements
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Ihonen, J., Jaouen, F., Lindbergh, Göran, Sundholm, G., Ihonen, J., Jaouen, F., Lindbergh, Göran, and Sundholm, G.
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A novel polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell and assembly was developed for laboratory investigations. In this cell a simultaneous measurement of clamping pressure and contact resistances is possible. In the study presented this paper, the cell was utilised in in-situ contact resistance measurements of unplated and plated stainless steel (type 316). These contact resistances were studied in situ as a function of time, clamping pressure, gas pressure and current density. Ex-situ measurements were used to validate the in-situ contact resistance measurements. The validity and error sources of the applied in-situ measurement method were studied using both computer simulations and experiments., QC 20100525
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- 2001
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17. [P51]: Symmetric versus asymmetric cell divisions of vertebrate embryonic CNS progenitors: Control by heterotrimeric G‐proteins and their regulator LGN/Pins
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Morin, X., primary, Jaouen, F., additional, Saadaoui, M., additional, and Durbec, P., additional
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- 2006
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18. Oxygen reduction by Fe-based catalysts in PEM fuel cell conditions: Activity and selectivity of the catalysts obtained with two Fe precursors and various carbon supports
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Médard, C., primary, Lefèvre, M., additional, Dodelet, J.P., additional, Jaouen, F., additional, and Lindbergh, G., additional
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- 2006
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19. Fe-Based Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction in PEMFCs
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Jaouen, F., primary, Charreteur, F., additional, and Dodelet, J. P., additional
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- 2006
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20. Investigation of mass transport in gas diffusion layer at the air cathode of a PEMFC
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Bultel, Y., primary, Wiezell, K., additional, Jaouen, F., additional, Ozil, P., additional, and Lindbergh, G., additional
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- 2005
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21. Degradation and lifetime evaluation of Fe-N-C based catalyst in PEMFC
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Eriksson, B., Jaouen, F., Göran Lindbergh, Lindström, R. W., and Lagergren, C.
22. RÔLE DES SURRÉNALES MATERNELLES DANS LA PRODUCTION D'ŒSTROGÈNES PAR LA TRUIE GRAVIDE
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FÈVRE, J., primary, LÉGLISE, P.-C., additional, REYNAUD, Odette, additional, SUREL, J., additional, and JAOUEN, F., additional
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23. A platinum nanowire electrocatalyst on single-walled carbon nanotubes to drive hydrogen evolution
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Rajala, T., Kronberg, R., Backhouse, R., Buan, M.E.M., Tripathi, M., Zitolo, A., Jiang, H., Laasonen, K., Susi, T., Jaouen, F., Kallio, T., Synchrotron SOLEIL (SSOLEIL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier - Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux de Montpellier (ICGM ICMMM), Université Montpellier 1 (UM1)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), SOLEIL Synchrotron, L'Orme des Merisiers, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC), Computational Chemistry, ITM Power, Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Vienna, Synchrotron Soleil, NanoMaterials, Université de Montpellier, Electrochemical Energy Conversion, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto-yliopisto, and Aalto University
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openaire: EC/H2020/721065/EU//CREATE Pertinent existing hydrogen technologies for energy storage require unsustainable amounts of scarce platinum group metals. Here, an electrocatalyst comprising high-aspect-ratio platinum nanowires (PtNWs) on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with ultralow Pt content (340 ngPt cm−2) is employed for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). A comparable activity (10 mA cm−2 at −18 mV vs. RHE) to that of state-of-the-art Pt/C (38,000 ngPt cm−2) is reached in acidic aqueous electrolyte. This is attributed to favorable PtNW interaction with SWNTs and PtNW edge-sites which adsorb hydrogen optimally and aid at alleviating repulsive interactions. Moreover, the metallic nature of Pt, morphological effects and enhanced wetting contribute positively. The PtNW/SWNT relevance is emphasized at a proton-exchange-membrane electrolyzer generating stable voltage for more than 2000 h, successfully competing with the state-of-the-art reference but with one tenth of Pt mass loading. Overall, this work presents an unprecedently efficient HER catalyst and opens up avenues for PtNW/SWNT catalyzing other high-impact reactions.
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24. Symmetric versus asymmetric cell divisions of vertebrate embryonic CNS progenitors: Control by heterotrimeric G-proteins and their regulator LGN/Pins
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Morin, X., Jaouen, F., Saadaoui, M., and Durbec, P.
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- 2006
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25. What is Next in Anion-Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers? Bottlenecks, Benefits, and Future
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Carlo Santoro, Alessandro Lavacchi, Piercarlo Mustarelli, Vito Di Noto, Lior Elbaz, Dario R. Dekel, Frédéric Jaouen, Santoro, C, Lavacchi, A, Mustarelli, P, Di Noto, V, Elbaz, L, Dekel, D, and Jaouen, F
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Anions ,water electrolysi ,General Chemical Engineering ,platinum-group metal-free ,anion-exchange membrane ,electrocatalysis ,electrolyzers ,water electrolysis ,Water ,Membranes, Artificial ,Electrolysis ,electrolyzer ,General Energy ,electrocatalysi ,Environmental Chemistry ,General Materials Science ,Hydrogen - Abstract
As highlighted by the recent roadmaps from the European Union and the United States, water electrolysis is the most valuable high-intensity technology for producing green hydrogen. Currently, two commercial low-temperature water electrolyzer technologies exist: alkaline water electrolyzer (A-WE) and proton-exchange membrane water electrolyzer (PEM-WE). However, both have major drawbacks. A-WE shows low productivity and efficiency, while PEM-WE uses a significant amount of critical raw materials. Lately, the use of anion-exchange membrane water electrolyzers (AEM-WE) has been proposed to overcome the limitations of the current commercial systems. AEM-WE could become the cornerstone to achieve an intense, safe, and resilient green hydrogen production to fulfill the hydrogen targets to achieve the 2050 decarbonization goals. Here, the status of AEM-WE development is discussed, with a focus on the most critical aspects for research and highlighting the potential routes for overcoming the remaining issues. The Review closes with the future perspective on the AEM-WE research indicating the targets to be achieved.
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- 2022
26. Correction to "Engineering Fe-N Doped Graphene to Mimic Biological Functions of NADPH Oxidase in Cells".
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Wu D, Li J, Xu S, Xie Q, Pan Y, Liu X, Ma R, Zheng H, Gao M, Wang W, Li J, Cai X, Jaouen F, and Li R
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- 2024
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27. Exploring Spin Distribution and Electronic Properties in FeN 4 -Graphene Catalysts with Edge Terminations.
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Oguz IC, Jaouen F, and Mineva T
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Understanding the spin distribution in FeN
4 -doped graphene nanoribbons with zigzag and armchair terminations is crucial for tuning the electronic properties of graphene-supported non-platinum catalysts. Since the spin-polarized carbon and iron electronic states may act together to change the electronic properties of the doped graphene, we provide in this work a systematic evaluation using a periodic density-functional theory-based method of the variation of spin-moment distribution and electronic properties with the position and orientation of the FeN4 defects, and the edge terminations of the graphene nanoribbons. Antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic spin ordering of the zigzag edges were considered. We reveal that the electronic structures in both zigzag and armchair geometries are very sensitive to the location of FeN4 defects, changing from semi-conducting (in-plane defect location) to half-metallic (at-edge defect location). The introduction of FeN4 defects at edge positions cancels the known dependence of the magnetic and electronic proper-ties of undoped graphene nanoribbons on their edge geometries. The implications of the reported results for catalysis are also discussed in view of the presented electronic and magnetic properties.- Published
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28. Chemical Kinetic Method for Active-Site Quantification in Fe-N-C Catalysts and Correlation with Molecular Probe and Spectroscopic Site-Counting Methods.
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Bates JS, Martinez JJ, Hall MN, Al-Omari AA, Murphy E, Zeng Y, Luo F, Primbs M, Menga D, Bibent N, Sougrati MT, Wagner FE, Atanassov P, Wu G, Strasser P, Fellinger TP, Jaouen F, Root TW, and Stahl SS
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Mononuclear Fe ions ligated by nitrogen (FeN
x ) dispersed on nitrogen-doped carbon (Fe-N-C) serve as active centers for electrocatalytic O2 reduction and thermocatalytic aerobic oxidations. Despite their promise as replacements for precious metals in a variety of practical applications, such as fuel cells, the discovery of new Fe-N-C catalysts has relied primarily on empirical approaches. In this context, the development of quantitative structure-reactivity relationships and benchmarking of catalysts prepared by different synthetic routes and by different laboratories would be facilitated by the broader adoption of methods to quantify atomically dispersed FeNx active centers. In this study, we develop a kinetic probe reaction method that uses the aerobic oxidation of a model hydroquinone substrate to quantify the density of FeNx centers in Fe-N-C catalysts. The kinetic method is compared with low-temperature Mössbauer spectroscopy, CO pulse chemisorption, and electrochemical reductive stripping of NO derived from NO2 - on a suite of Fe-N-C catalysts prepared by diverse routes and featuring either the exclusive presence of Fe as FeNx sites or the coexistence of aggregated Fe species in addition to FeNx . The FeNx site densities derived from the kinetic method correlate well with those obtained from CO pulse chemisorption and Mössbauer spectroscopy. The broad survey of Fe-N-C materials also reveals the presence of outliers and challenges associated with each site quantification approach. The kinetic method developed here does not require pretreatments that may alter active-site distributions or specialized equipment beyond reaction vessels and standard analytical instrumentation.- Published
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29. Optimized miR-124 reporters uncover differences in miR-124 expression among neuronal populations in vitro .
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Lepolard C, Rombaut C, Jaouen F, Borges A, Caccomo-Garcia E, Popa N, and Gascon E
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Introduction: Although intensively studied in the last decades, how microRNAs (miRNAs) are expressed across different cell types in the brain remains largely unknown., Materials: To address this issue, we sought to develop optimized fluorescence reporters that could be expressed in precise cellular subsets and used to accurately quantify miR contents in vivo ., Results: Focusing on miR-124, we tested different reporter designs whose efficiency was confirmed in different in vitro settings including cell lines and primary neuronal cultures from different brain structures. Unlike previous reporters, we provide experimental evidence that our optimized designs can faithfully translate miR levels in vitro ., Discussion: Tools developed here would enable assessing miRNA expression at the single cell resolution and are expected to significantly contribute to future miRNA research in vivo ., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2023 Lepolard, Rombaut, Jaouen, Borges, Caccomo-Garcia, Popa and Gascon.)
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- 2023
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30. Electrochemical carbonyl reduction on single-site M-N-C catalysts.
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Ju W, Bagger A, Saharie NR, Möhle S, Wang J, Jaouen F, Rossmeisl J, and Strasser P
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Electrochemical conversion of organic compounds holds promise for advancing sustainable synthesis and catalysis. This study explored electrochemical carbonyl hydrogenation on single-site M-N-C (Metal Nitrogen-doped Carbon) catalysts using formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and acetone as model reactants. We strive to correlate and understand the selectivity dependence on the nature of the metal centers. Density Functional Theory calculations revealed similar binding energetics for carbonyl groups through oxygen-down or carbon-down adsorption due to oxygen and carbon scaling. Fe-N-C exhibited specific oxyphilicity and could selectively reduce aldehydes to hydrocarbons. By contrast, the carbophilic Co-N-C selectively converted acetaldehyde and acetone to ethanol and 2-propanol, respectively. We claim that the oxyphilicity of the active sites and consequent adsorption geometry (oxygen-down vs. carbon-down) are crucial in controlling product selectivity. These findings offer mechanistic insights into electrochemical carbonyl hydrogenation and can guide the development of efficient and sustainable electrocatalytic valorization of biomass-derived compounds., (© 2023. Springer Nature Limited.)
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31. Review on the Degradation Mechanisms of Metal-N-C Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acid Electrolyte: Current Understanding and Mitigation Approaches.
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Kumar K, Dubau L, Jaouen F, and Maillard F
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One bottleneck hampering the widespread use of fuel cell vehicles, in particular of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), is the high cost of the cathode where the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) occurs, due to the current need of precious metals to catalyze this reaction. Electrochemists tackle this issue in the short/medium term by developing catalysts with improved utilization or efficiency of platinum, and in the longer term, by developing catalysts based on Earth-abundant elements. Considerable progress has been achieved in the initial performance of Metal-nitrogen-carbon (Metal-N-C) catalysts for the ORR, especially with Fe-N-C materials. However, until now, this high performance cannot be maintained for a sufficiently long time in an operating PEMFC. The identification and mitigation of the degradation mechanisms of Metal-N-C electrocatalysts in the acidic environment of PEMFCs has therefore become an important research topic. Here, we review recent advances in the understanding of the degradation mechanisms of Metal-N-C electrocatalysts, including the recently identified importance of combined oxygen and electrochemical potential. Results obtained in a liquid electrolyte and a PEMFC device are discussed, as well as insights gained from in situ and operando techniques. We also review the mitigation approaches that the scientific community has hitherto investigated to overcome the durability issues of Metal-N-C electrocatalysts.
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32. Unraveling the Electronic Structure and Dynamics of the Atomically Dispersed Iron Sites in Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction.
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Zeng Y, Zhao J, Wang S, Ren X, Tan Y, Lu YR, Xi S, Wang J, Jaouen F, Li X, Huang Y, Zhang T, and Liu B
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Single-atom catalysts with a well-defined metal center open unique opportunities for exploring the catalytically active site and reaction mechanism of chemical reactions. However, understanding of the electronic and structural dynamics of single-atom catalytic centers under reaction conditions is still limited due to the challenge of combining operando techniques that are sensitive to such sites and model single-atom systems. Herein, supported by state-of-the-art operando techniques, we provide an in-depth study of the dynamic structural and electronic evolution during the electrochemical CO
2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) of a model catalyst comprising iron only as a high-spin (HS) Fe(III)N4 center in its resting state. Operando57 Fe Mössbauer and X-ray absorption spectroscopies clearly evidence the change from a HS Fe(III)N4 to a HS Fe(II)N4 center with decreasing potential, CO2 - or Ar-saturation of the electrolyte, leading to different adsorbates and stability of the HS Fe(II)N4 center. With operando Raman spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry, we identify that the phthalocyanine (Pc) ligand coordinating the iron cation center undergoes a redox process from Fe(II)Pc to Fe(II)Pc- . Altogether, the HS Fe(II)Pc- species is identified as the catalytic intermediate for CO2 RR. Furthermore, theoretical calculations reveal that the electroreduction of the Pc ligand modifies the d-band center of the in situ generated HS Fe(II)Pc- species, resulting in an optimal binding strength to CO2 and thus boosting the catalytic performance of CO2 RR. This work provides both experimental and theoretical evidence toward the electronic structural and dynamics of reactive sites in single-Fe-atom materials and shall guide the design of novel efficient catalysts for CO2 RR.- Published
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33. Structural and Reactivity Effects of Secondary Metal Doping into Iron-Nitrogen-Carbon Catalysts for Oxygen Electroreduction.
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Luo F, Roy A, Sougrati MT, Khan A, Cullen DA, Wang X, Primbs M, Zitolo A, Jaouen F, and Strasser P
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While improved activity was recently reported for bimetallic iron-metal-nitrogen-carbon (FeMNC) catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in acid medium, the nature of active sites and interactions between the two metals are poorly understood. Here, FeSnNC and FeCoNC catalysts were structurally and catalytically compared to their parent FeNC and SnNC catalysts. While CO cryo-chemisorption revealed a twice lower site density of M-N
x sites for FeSnNC and FeCoNC relative to FeNC and SnNC, the mass activity of both bimetallic catalysts is 50-100% higher than that of FeNC due to a larger turnover frequency in the bimetallic catalysts. Electron microscopy and X-ray absorption spectroscopy identified the coexistence of Fe-Nx and Sn-Nx or Co-Nx sites, while no evidence was found for binuclear Fe-M-Nx sites.57 Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy revealed that the bimetallic catalysts feature a higher D1/D2 ratio of the spectral signatures assigned to two distinct Fe-Nx sites, relative to the FeNC parent catalyst. Thus, the addition of the secondary metal favored the formation of D1 sites, associated with the higher turnover frequency.- Published
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34. Operando Spectroscopic Analysis of Axial Oxygen-Coordinated Single-Sn-Atom Sites for Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction.
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Deng Y, Zhao J, Wang S, Chen R, Ding J, Tsai HJ, Zeng WJ, Hung SF, Xu W, Wang J, Jaouen F, Li X, Huang Y, and Liu B
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Sn-based materials have been demonstrated as promising catalysts for the selective electrochemical CO
2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR). However, the detailed structures of catalytic intermediates and the key surface species remain to be identified. In this work, a series of single-Sn-atom catalysts with well-defined structures is developed as model systems to explore their electrochemical reactivity toward CO2 RR. The selectivity and activity of CO2 reduction to formic acid on Sn-single-atom sites are shown to be correlated with Sn(IV)-N4 moieties axially coordinated with oxygen (O-Sn-N4 ), reaching an optimal HCOOH Faradaic efficiency of 89.4% with a partial current density ( jHCOOH ) of 74.8 mA·cm-2 at -1.0 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). Employing a combination of operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy, attenuated total reflectance surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and119 Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy, surface-bound bidentate tin carbonate species are captured during CO2 RR. Moreover, the electronic and coordination structures of the single-Sn-atom species under reaction conditions are determined. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations further support the preferred formation of Sn-O-CO2 species over the O-Sn-N4 sites, which effectively modulates the adsorption configuration of the reactive intermediates and lowers the energy barrier for the hydrogenation of *OCHO species, as compared to the preferred formation of *COOH species over the Sn-N4 sites, thereby greatly facilitating CO2 -to-HCOOH conversion.- Published
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35. FeNC Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst with High Utilization Penta-Coordinated Sites.
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Barrio J, Pedersen A, Sarma SC, Bagger A, Gong M, Favero S, Zhao CX, Garcia-Serres R, Li AY, Zhang Q, Jaouen F, Maillard F, Kucernak A, Stephens IEL, and Titirici MM
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Atomic Fe in N-doped carbon (FeNC) electrocatalysts for oxygen (O
2 ) reduction at the cathode of proton exchange membrane fuel cells are the most promising alternative to platinum-group-metal catalysts. Despite recent progress on atomic FeNC O2 reduction, their controlled synthesis and stability for practical applications remain challenging. A two-step synthesis approach has recently led to significant advances in terms of Fe-loading and mass activity; however, the Fe utilization remains low owing to the difficulty of building scaffolds with sufficient porosity that electrochemically exposes the active sites. Herein, this issue is addressed by coordinating Fe in a highly porous nitrogen-doped carbon support (≈3295 m2 g-1 ), prepared by pyrolysis of inexpensive 2,4,6-triaminopyrimidine and a Mg2+ salt active site template and porogen. Upon Fe coordination, a high electrochemical active site density of 2.54 × 1019 sites gFeNC -1 and a record 52% FeNx electrochemical utilization based on in situ nitrite stripping are achieved. The Fe single atoms are characterized pre- and post-electrochemical accelerated stress testing by aberration-corrected high-angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy, showing no Fe clustering. Moreover, ex situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy and low-temperature Mössbauer spectroscopy suggest the presence of penta-coordinated Fe sites, which are further studied by density functional theory calculations., (© 2023 The Authors. Advanced Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.)- Published
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36. Doped Graphene To Mimic the Bacterial NADH Oxidase for One-Step NAD + Supplementation in Mammals.
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Liu X, Li J, Zitolo A, Gao M, Jiang J, Geng X, Xie Q, Wu D, Zheng H, Cai X, Lu J, Jaouen F, and Li R
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- Mice, Animals, Oxidation-Reduction, Mammals metabolism, Bacteria metabolism, Dietary Supplements, NAD metabolism, Graphite
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is a critical regulator of metabolic networks, and declining levels of its oxidized form, NAD
+ , are closely associated with numerous diseases. While supplementing cells with precursors needed for NAD+ synthesis has shown poor efficacy in combatting NAD+ decline, an alternative strategy is the development of synthetic materials that catalyze the oxidation of NADH into NAD+ , thereby taking over the natural role of the NADH oxidase (NOX) present in bacteria. Herein, we discovered that metal-nitrogen-doped graphene (MNGR) materials can catalyze the oxidation of NADH into NAD+ . Among MNGR materials with different transition metals, Fe-, Co-, and Cu-NGR displayed strong catalytic activity combined with >80% conversion of NADH into NAD+ , similar specificity to NOX for abstracting hydrogen from the pyridine ring of nicotinamide, and higher selectivity than 51 other nanomaterials. The NOX-like activity of FeNGR functioned well in diverse cell lines. As a proof of concept of the in vivo application, we showed that FeNGR could specifically target the liver and remedy the metabolic flux anomaly in obesity mice with NAD+ -deficient cells. Overall, our study provides a distinct insight for exploration of drug candidates by design of synthetic materials to mimic the functions of unique enzymes (e.g., NOX) in bacteria.- Published
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37. Author Correction: P-block single-metal-site tin/nitrogen-doped carbon fuel cell cathode catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction.
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Luo F, Roy A, Silvioli L, Cullen DA, Zitolo A, Sougrati MT, Oguz IC, Mineva T, Teschner D, Wagner S, Wen J, Dionigi F, Kramm UI, Rossmeisl J, Jaouen F, and Strasser P
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38. Enabling low-cost and sustainable fuel cells.
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Jaouen F
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- Electrodes, Bioelectric Energy Sources
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39. Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Media Causes Iron Leaching from Fe-N-C Electrocatalysts.
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Ku YP, Ehelebe K, Hutzler A, Bierling M, Böhm T, Zitolo A, Vorokhta M, Bibent N, Speck FD, Seeberger D, Khalakhan I, Mayrhofer KJJ, Thiele S, Jaouen F, and Cherevko S
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The electrochemical activity of modern Fe-N-C electrocatalysts in alkaline media is on par with that of platinum. For successful application in fuel cells (FCs), however, also high durability and longevity must be demonstrated. Currently, a limited understanding of degradation pathways, especially under operando conditions, hinders the design and synthesis of simultaneously active and stable Fe-N-C electrocatalysts. In this work, using a gas diffusion electrode half-cell coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry setup, Fe dissolution is studied under conditions close to those in FCs, that is, with a porous catalyst layer (CL) and at current densities up to -125 mA·cm
-2 . Varying the rate of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), we show a remarkable linear correlation between the Faradaic charge passed through the electrode and the amount of Fe dissolved from the electrode. This finding is rationalized assuming that oxygen reduction and Fe dissolution reactions are interlinked, likely through a common intermediate formed during the Fe redox transitions in Fe species involved in the ORR, such as FeNx Cy and Fe3 C@N-C. Moreover, such a linear correlation allows the application of a simple metric─S-number─to report the material's stability. Hence, in the current work, a powerful tool for a more applied stability screening of different electrocatalysts is introduced, which allows on the one hand fast performance investigations under more realistic conditions, and on the other hand a more advanced mechanistic understanding of Fe-N-C degradation in CLs.- Published
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40. Processing of information from the parafascicular nucleus of the thalamus through the basal ganglia.
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Hanini-Daoud M, Jaouen F, Salin P, Kerkerian-Le Goff L, and Maurice N
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- Animals, Basal Ganglia physiology, Corpus Striatum physiology, Mice, Neural Pathways physiology, Thalamus physiology, Intralaminar Thalamic Nuclei physiology, Subthalamic Nucleus
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Accumulating evidence implicates the parafascicular nucleus of the thalamus (Pf) in basal ganglia (BG)-related functions and pathologies. Despite Pf connectivity with all BG components, most attention is focused on the thalamostriatal system and an integrated view of thalamic information processing in this network is still lacking. Here, we addressed this question by recording the responses elicited by Pf activation in single neurons of the substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr), the main BG output structure in rodents, in anesthetized mice. We performed optogenetic activation of Pf neurons innervating the striatum, the subthalamic nucleus (STN), or the SNr using virally mediated transcellular delivery of Cre from injection in either target in Rosa26-LoxP-stop-ChR2-EYFP mice to drive channelrhodopsin expression. Photoactivation of Pf neurons connecting the striatum evoked an inhibition often followed by an excitation, likely resulting from the activation of the trans-striatal direct and indirect pathways, respectively. Photoactivation of Pf neurons connecting the SNr or the STN triggered one or two early excitations, suggesting partial functional overlap of trans-subthalamic and direct thalamonigral projections. Excitations were followed in about half of the cases by an inhibition that might reflect recruitment of intranigral inhibitory loops. Finally, global Pf stimulation, electrical or optogenetic, elicited similar complex responses comprising up to four components: one or two short-latency excitations, an inhibition, and a late excitation. These data provide evidence for functional connections between the Pf and different BG components and for convergence of the information processed through these pathways in single SNr neurons, stressing their importance in regulating BG outflow., (© 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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41. What is Next in Anion-Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers? Bottlenecks, Benefits, and Future.
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Santoro C, Lavacchi A, Mustarelli P, Di Noto V, Elbaz L, Dekel DR, and Jaouen F
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- Anions, Electrolysis, Hydrogen, Membranes, Artificial, Water
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As highlighted by the recent roadmaps from the European Union and the United States, water electrolysis is the most valuable high-intensity technology for producing green hydrogen. Currently, two commercial low-temperature water electrolyzer technologies exist: alkaline water electrolyzer (A-WE) and proton-exchange membrane water electrolyzer (PEM-WE). However, both have major drawbacks. A-WE shows low productivity and efficiency, while PEM-WE uses a significant amount of critical raw materials. Lately, the use of anion-exchange membrane water electrolyzers (AEM-WE) has been proposed to overcome the limitations of the current commercial systems. AEM-WE could become the cornerstone to achieve an intense, safe, and resilient green hydrogen production to fulfill the hydrogen targets to achieve the 2050 decarbonization goals. Here, the status of AEM-WE development is discussed, with a focus on the most critical aspects for research and highlighting the potential routes for overcoming the remaining issues. The Review closes with the future perspective on the AEM-WE research indicating the targets to be achieved., (© 2022 The Authors. ChemSusChem published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.)
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42. Response to systemic therapies in granulomatous cheilitis: Retrospective multicenter series of 61 patients.
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Jaouen F, Tessier MH, Vaillant L, Azib-Meftah S, Misery L, Bénéton N, Delaporte E, Kaddour A, Ingen-Housz-Oro S, Nahon S, Masson-Regnault M, Sibaud V, Fricain JC, Bessis D, Girard C, and Samimi M
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Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest Dr Girard declares conflicts of interest with AbbVie, Janssen, Lilly, Novartis, Amgen, and UCB. Dr Misery declares conflicts of interest with AbbVie (lecture, clinical trial, advisory board), Amgen (lecture, clinical trial), Celgene (grant, consultant), Janssen (lecture, clinical trial, advisory board), Pfizer (clinical trial, advisory board), and Sanofi (clinical trial, advisory board). Stephane Nahon declares lectures or advisory board fees from AbbVie, MSD, Vifor Pharma, Pfizer, Janssen, and Ferring. Dr Sibaud declares fees and honoraries from Novartis, Bristol Myers Squibb, Bayer, Incyte, Pierre Fabre, Sanofi, and Bayer. Dr Samimi has received fees from Bristol Myers Squibb for speaking at an educational meeting for residents and has received reimbursement for travel and accommodation expenses from Bristol Myers Squibb, Janssen, AbbVie, and MSD. Authors Frédéric Jaouen and Fricain and Drs Tessier, Vaillant, Azib-Meftah, Bénéton, Delaporte, Kaddour, Ingen-Housz-Oro, Masson-Regnault, and Bessis have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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43. Chemical vapour deposition of Fe-N-C oxygen reduction catalysts with full utilization of dense Fe-N 4 sites.
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Jiao L, Li J, Richard LL, Sun Q, Stracensky T, Liu E, Sougrati MT, Zhao Z, Yang F, Zhong S, Xu H, Mukerjee S, Huang Y, Cullen DA, Park JH, Ferrandon M, Myers DJ, Jaouen F, and Jia Q
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Replacing scarce and expensive platinum (Pt) with metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in proton exchange membrane fuel cells has largely been impeded by the low oxygen reduction reaction activity of M-N-C due to low active site density and site utilization. Herein, we overcome these limits by implementing chemical vapour deposition to synthesize Fe-N-C by flowing iron chloride vapour over a Zn-N-C substrate at 750 °C, leading to high-temperature trans-metalation of Zn-N
4 sites into Fe-N4 sites. Characterization by multiple techniques shows that all Fe-N4 sites formed via this approach are gas-phase and electrochemically accessible. As a result, the Fe-N-C catalyst has an active site density of 1.92 × 1020 sites per gram with 100% site utilization. This catalyst delivers an unprecedented oxygen reduction reaction activity of 33 mA cm-2 at 0.90 V (iR-corrected; i, current; R, resistance) in a H2 -O2 proton exchange membrane fuel cell at 1.0 bar and 80 °C., (© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.)- Published
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44. Potential-Induced Spin Changes in Fe/N/C Electrocatalysts Assessed by In Situ X-ray Emission Spectroscopy.
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Saveleva VA, Ebner K, Ni L, Smolentsev G, Klose D, Zitolo A, Marelli E, Li J, Medarde M, Safonova OV, Nachtegaal M, Jaouen F, Kramm UI, Schmidt TJ, and Herranz J
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The commercial success of the electrochemical energy conversion technologies required for the decarbonization of the energy sector requires the replacement of the noble metal-based electrocatalysts currently used in (co-)electrolyzers and fuel cells with inexpensive, platinum-group metal-free analogs. Among these, Fe/N/C-type catalysts display promising performances for the reduction of O
2 or CO2 , but their insufficient activity and stability jeopardize their implementation in such devices. To circumvent these issues, a better understanding of the local geometric and electronic structure of their catalytic active sites under reaction conditions is needed. Herein we shed light on the electronic structure of the molecular sites in two Fe/N/C catalysts by probing their average spin state with X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES). Chiefly, our in situ XES measurements reveal for the first time the existence of reversible, potential-induced spin state changes in these materials., (© 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH.)- Published
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45. Quantification of Active Site Density and Turnover Frequency: From Single-Atom Metal to Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts.
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Bae G, Kim H, Choi H, Jeong P, Kim DH, Kwon HC, Lee KS, Choi M, Oh HS, Jaouen F, and Choi CH
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) featuring atomically dispersed metal cations covalently embedded in a carbon matrix show significant potential to achieve high catalytic performance in various electrocatalytic reactions. Although considerable advances have been achieved in their syntheses and electrochemical applications, further development and fundamental understanding are limited by a lack of strategies that can allow the quantitative analyses of their intrinsic catalytic characteristics, that is, active site density (SD) and turnover frequency (TOF). Here we show an in situ SD quantification method using a cyanide anion as a probe molecule. The decrease in cyanide concentration triggered by irreversible adsorption on metal-based active sites of a model Fe-N-C catalyst is precisely measured by spectrophotometry, and it is correlated to the relative decrease in electrocatalytic activity in the model reaction of oxygen reduction reaction. The linear correlation verifies the surface-sensitive and metal-specific adsorption of cyanide on Fe-N
x sites, based on which the values of SD and TOF can be determined. Notably, this analytical strategy shows versatile applicability to a series of transition/noble metal SACs and Pt nanoparticles in a broad pH range (1-13). The SD and TOF quantification can afford an improved understanding of the structure-activity relationship for a broad range of electrocatalysts, in particular, the SACs, for which no general electrochemical method to determine the intrinsic catalytic characteristics is available., Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing financial interest., (© 2021 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.)- Published
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46. Narrow resection margins are not associated with mortality or recurrence in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma: A retrospective study.
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Jaouen F, Kervarrec T, Caille A, Le Corre Y, Dreno B, Esteve E, Wierzbicka-Hainaut E, Maillard H, Dinulescu M, Blom A, Saïag P, and Samimi M
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- Aged, Carcinoma, Merkel Cell mortality, Carcinoma, Merkel Cell surgery, Cohort Studies, Combined Modality Therapy, Disease-Free Survival, Female, Follow-Up Studies, France epidemiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local mortality, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local radiotherapy, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local surgery, Neoplasm, Residual, Proportional Hazards Models, Radiotherapy, Adjuvant, Retrospective Studies, Skin Neoplasms mortality, Skin Neoplasms radiotherapy, Skin Neoplasms surgery, Survival Analysis, Carcinoma, Merkel Cell pathology, Margins of Excision, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local pathology, Skin Neoplasms pathology
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Background: Wide local excision constitutes the standard of care for Merkel cell carcinoma, but the optimal margin width remains controversial., Objectives: To assess whether narrow margins (0.5-1 cm) were associated with outcome., Methods: Patients were recruited from a retrospective French multicentric cohort and included if they had had excision of primary tumor with minimum lateral margins of 0.5 cm. Factors associated with mortality and recurrence were assessed by multivariate regression., Results: Among the 214 patients included, 58 (27.1%) had undergone excision with narrow margins (0.5-1 cm) versus 156 (72.9%) with wide margins (>1 cm). During a median follow-up of 50.7 months, cancer-specific survival did not differ between groups (5-year specific survival rate 76.8% [95% confidence interval 61.7%-91.9%] and 76.2% [95% confidence interval 68.8%-83.6%], respectively). Overall survival, any recurrence-free survival, and local recurrence-free survival did not significantly differ between groups. Cancer-specific mortality was associated with age, male sex, American Joint Committee on Cancer stage III, and presence of positive margins., Limitations: Retrospective design, heterogenous baseline characteristics between groups., Conclusion: Excision with narrow margins was not associated with outcome in this cohort, in which most patients had clear margins and postoperative radiation therapy. Residual tumor, mostly found on deep surgical margins, was independently associated with prognosis., Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest Dr Dreno reports personal fees from Board Merck Pfizer, outside the submitted work. Dr Saiag reports personal fees from Novartis, Pierre Fabre, BMS, MSD, Merk Serono, and Pfizer; and grants from Pierre Fabre and MSD outside the submitted work. Drs Jaouen, Kervarrec, Caille, Le Corre, Esteve, Wierzbiecka-Hainault, Maillard, Dinulescu, Blom, and Samimi have no conflicts of interest to declare., (Copyright © 2020 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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47. Selective electrochemical reduction of nitric oxide to hydroxylamine by atomically dispersed iron catalyst.
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Kim DH, Ringe S, Kim H, Kim S, Kim B, Bae G, Oh HS, Jaouen F, Kim W, Kim H, and Choi CH
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Electrocatalytic conversion of nitrogen oxides to value-added chemicals is a promising strategy for mitigating the human-caused unbalance of the global nitrogen-cycle, but controlling product selectivity remains a great challenge. Here we show iron-nitrogen-doped carbon as an efficient and durable electrocatalyst for selective nitric oxide reduction into hydroxylamine. Using in operando spectroscopic techniques, the catalytic site is identified as isolated ferrous moieties, at which the rate for hydroxylamine production increases in a super-Nernstian way upon pH decrease. Computational multiscale modelling attributes the origin of unconventional pH dependence to the redox active (non-innocent) property of NO. This makes the rate-limiting NO adsorbate state more sensitive to surface charge which varies with the pH-dependent overpotential. Guided by these fundamental insights, we achieve a Faradaic efficiency of 71% and an unprecedented production rate of 215 μmol cm
-2 h-1 at a short-circuit mode in a flow-type fuel cell without significant catalytic deactivation over 50 h operation.- Published
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48. Engineering Fe-N Doped Graphene to Mimic Biological Functions of NADPH Oxidase in Cells.
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Wu D, Li J, Xu S, Xie Q, Pan Y, Liu X, Ma R, Zheng H, Gao M, Wang W, Li J, Cai X, Jaouen F, and Li R
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- Biomimetic Materials metabolism, Fluorescent Dyes chemistry, Humans, Interleukin-1beta metabolism, Interleukin-6 metabolism, Models, Molecular, NADP metabolism, NADPH Oxidases metabolism, Oxidation-Reduction, Peroxidase metabolism, Reactive Oxygen Species chemistry, Signal Transduction, Superoxides chemistry, Superoxides metabolism, THP-1 Cells, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha metabolism, Biomimetic Materials chemistry, Graphite chemistry, Iron chemistry, NADPH Oxidases chemistry, Nitrogen chemistry
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NADPH oxidase (NOX) as a transmembrane enzyme complex controls the generation of superoxide that plays important roles in immune signaling pathway. NOX inactivation may elicit immunodeficiency and cause chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). Biocompatible synthetic materials with NOX-like activities would therefore be interesting as curative and/or preventive approaches in case of NOX deficiency. Herein, we synthesized a Fe-N doped graphene (FeNGR) nanomaterial that could mimic the activity of NOX by efficiently catalyzing the conversion of NADPH into NADP
+ and triggering the generation of oxygen radicals. The resulting FeNGR nanozyme had similar cellular distribution to NOX and is able to mimic the enzyme function in NOX-deficient cells by catalyzing the generation of superoxide and retrieving the immune activity, evidenced by TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 production in response to Alum exposure. Overall, our study discovered a synthetic material (FeNGR) to mimic NOX and demonstrated its biological function in immune activation of NOX-deficient cells.- Published
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49. Social Isolation and Enrichment Induce Unique miRNA Signatures in the Prefrontal Cortex and Behavioral Changes in Mice.
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Popa N, Boyer F, Jaouen F, Belzeaux R, and Gascon E
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An extensive body of evidence supports the notion that exposure to an enriched/impoverished environment alters brain functions via epigenetic changes. However, how specific modifications of social environment modulate brain functions remains poorly understood. To address this issue, we investigate the molecular and behavioral consequences of briefly manipulating social settings in young and middle-aged wild-type mice. We observe that, modifications of the social context, only affect the performance in socially related tasks. Social enrichment increases sociability whereas isolation leads to the opposite effect. Our work also pointed out specific miRNA signatures associated to each social environment. These miRNA alterations are reversible and found selectively in the medial prefrontal cortex. Finally, we show that miRNA modifications linked to social enrichment or isolation might target rather different intracellular pathways. Together, these observations suggest that the prefrontal cortex may be a key brain area integrating social information via the modification of precise miRNA networks., Competing Interests: All authors declare having no conflict of interest., (© 2020 The Authors.)
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50. P-block single-metal-site tin/nitrogen-doped carbon fuel cell cathode catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction.
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Luo F, Roy A, Silvioli L, Cullen DA, Zitolo A, Sougrati MT, Oguz IC, Mineva T, Teschner D, Wagner S, Wen J, Dionigi F, Kramm UI, Rossmeisl J, Jaouen F, and Strasser P
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This contribution reports the discovery and analysis of a p-block Sn-based catalyst for the electroreduction of molecular oxygen in acidic conditions at fuel cell cathodes; the catalyst is free of platinum-group metals and contains single-metal-atom actives sites coordinated by nitrogen. The prepared SnNC catalysts meet and exceed state-of-the-art FeNC catalysts in terms of intrinsic catalytic turn-over frequency and hydrogen-air fuel cell power density. The SnNC-NH
3 catalysts displayed a 40-50% higher current density than FeNC-NH3 at cell voltages below 0.7 V. Additional benefits include a highly favourable selectivity for the four-electron reduction pathway and a Fenton-inactive character of Sn. A range of analytical techniques combined with density functional theory calculations indicate that stannic Sn(IV)Nx single-metal sites with moderate oxygen chemisorption properties and low pyridinic N coordination numbers act as catalytically active moieties. The superior proton-exchange membrane fuel cell performance of SnNC cathode catalysts under realistic, hydrogen-air fuel cell conditions, particularly after NH3 activation treatment, makes them a promising alternative to today's state-of-the-art Fe-based catalysts.- Published
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