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Tan P, Chen B, Xu H, Cai W, He W, Zhang H, Liu M, Shao Z, Ni M. Integration of Zn-Ag and Zn-Air Batteries: A Hybrid Battery with the Advantages of Both. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:36873-36881. [PMID: 30284815 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b10778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We report a hybrid battery that integrates a Zn-Ag battery and a Zn-air battery to utilize the unique advantages of both battery systems. In the positive electrode, Ag nanoparticles couple the discharge behaviors through the two distinct electrochemical systems by working as the active reactant and the effective catalyst in the Zn-Ag and Zn-air reactions, respectively. In the negative electrode, in situ grown Zn particles provide large surface areas and suppress the dendrite, enabling the long-term operating safety. The battery first exhibits two-step voltage plateaus of 1.85 and 1.53 V in the Zn-Ag reaction, after which a voltage plateau of 1.25 V is delivered in the Zn-air reaction, and the specific capacity reaches 800 mAh gZn-1. In addition, excellent reversibility and stability with maintaining high energy efficiency of 68% and a capacity retention of nearly 100% at 10 mA cm-2 are demonstrated through 100 cycles, outperforming both conventional Zn-air and Zn-Ag batteries. This work brings forth a conceptually novel high-performance battery, and more generally opens up new vistas for developing hybrid electrochemical systems by integrating the advantages from two distinct ones.
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- Peng Tan
- Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering , University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei 230026 , China
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- Department of Microelectronic Science and Engineering , Ningbo University , Ningbo 315211 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Innovative Fuel Cell and Battery Technologies , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332-0245 , United States
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- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Material, College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering , Nanjing Tech University , Nanjing 210009 , China
- Department of Chemical Engineering , Curtin University , Perth , Washington 6845 , Australia
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Li X, Xu H. Nitrogen and Sulfur Co-Doped Porous Carbon Derived from Sophora Flower as an Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst for Zinc-Air Battery. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201802053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Xiangji Li
- Roll Forging Institute of Jilin University; Changchun 130025 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of automobile Materials, Ministry of Education, and College of Materials Science and Engineering; Jilin University Renmin Rd.; Changchun 130025 PR China
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Discharge Performance of Zinc-Air Flow Batteries Under the Effects of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate and Pluronic F-127. Sci Rep 2018; 8:14909. [PMID: 30297883 PMCID: PMC6175836 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32806-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Zinc-air batteries are a promising technology for large-scale electricity storage. However, their practical deployment has been hindered by some issues related to corrosion and passivation of the zinc anode in an alkaline electrolyte. In this work, anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and nonionic surfactant Pluronic F-127 (P127) are examined their applicability to enhance the battery performances. Pristine zinc granules in 7 M KOH, pristine zinc granules in 0–8 mM SDS/7 M KOH, pristine zinc granules in 0–1000 ppm P127/7 M KOH, and SDS coated zinc granules in 7 M KOH were examined. Cyclic voltammograms, potentiodynamic polarization, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy confirmed that using 0.2 mM SDS or 100 ppm P127 effectively suppressed the anode corrosion and passivation. Nevertheless, direct coating SDS on the zinc anode showed adverse effects because the thick layer of SDS coating acted as a passivating film and blocked the removal of the anode oxidation product from the zinc surface. Furthermore, the performances of the zinc-air flow batteries were studied. Galvanostatic discharge results indicated that the improvement of discharge capacity and energy density could be sought by the introduction of the surfactants to the KOH electrolyte. The enhancement of specific discharge capacity for 30% and 24% was observed in the electrolyte containing 100 ppm P127 and 0.2 mM SDS, respectively.
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Chen X, Zhong C, Liu B, Liu Z, Bi X, Zhao N, Han X, Deng Y, Lu J, Hu W. Atomic Layer Co 3 O 4 Nanosheets: The Key to Knittable Zn-Air Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1702987. [PMID: 29388366 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201702987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Flexible, wearable, and portable energy storage devices with high-energy density are crucial for next-generation electronics. However, the current battery technologies such as lithium ion batteries have limited theoretical energy density. Additionally, battery materials with small scale and high flexibility which could endure the large surface stress are highly required. In this study, a yarn-based 1D Zn-air battery is designed, which employs atomic layer thin Co3 O4 nanosheets as the oxygen reduction reaction/oxygen evolution reaction catalyst. The ultrathin nanosheets are synthesized by a high-yield and facile chemical method and show a thickness of only 1.6 nm, corresponding to few atomic layers. The 1D Zn-air battery shows high cycling stability and high rate capability. The battery is successfully knitted into clothes and it shows high stability during the large deformation and knotting conditions.
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- Xu Chen
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60459-4854, USA
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60459-4854, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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Yi J, Liu X, Liang P, Wu K, Xu J, Liu Y, Zhang J. Non-noble Iron Group (Fe, Co, Ni)-Based Oxide Electrocatalysts for Aqueous Zinc–Air Batteries: Recent Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives. Organometallics 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Jin Yi
- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- School of Environment and Materials Engineering, Shanghai Polytechnic University, 2360 Jinhai Road, Shanghai 201209, China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Institute for Sustainable Energy/College of Sciences, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, China
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Lin C, Shinde SS, Li X, Kim DH, Li N, Sun Y, Song X, Zhang H, Lee CH, Lee SU, Lee JH. Solid-State Rechargeable Zinc-Air Battery with Long Shelf Life Based on Nanoengineered Polymer Electrolyte. CHEMSUSCHEM 2018; 11:3215-3224. [PMID: 30028577 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201801274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are vulnerable to the ambient environment (e.g., humidity and CO2 ), and have serious selfdischarge issues, resulting in a short shelf life. To overcome these challenges, a near-neutral quaternary ammonium (QA) functionalized polyvinyl alcohol electrolyte membrane (different from conventional alkali-type membranes) has been developed. QA functionalization leads to the formation of interconnected nanochannels by creating hydrophilic/-phobic separations at the nanoscale. These nanochannels selectively transport OH- ions with a reduced migration barrier, while inhibiting [Zn(NH3 )6 ]2+ crossover. Owing to the superior water retention ability and enhanced chemical stability of the membrane, the solid-state zinc-air battery (SZAB) displays outstanding flexibility, a promising cycle lifetime, and a large volumetric energy density. More importantly, the self-discharge rate of SZAB is depressed to less than 7 % per month, and the fully dehydrated SZAB could recover its rechargeability upon replenishment of the solution of NH4 Cl.
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- Chao Lin
- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, 15588, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, 15588, South Korea
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 201210, PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, 15588, South Korea
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- Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanxi, 030001, PR China
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- Institute for International Collaboration, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0815, Japan
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- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou, 213001, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 201210, PR China
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- Department of Bionano Technology, and Department of Applied Chemistry, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, 15588, South Korea
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- Department of Bionano Technology, and Department of Applied Chemistry, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, 15588, South Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, 15588, South Korea
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Liu Z, Liu J, Wu HB, Shen G, Le Z, Chen G, Lu Y. Iron-decorated nitrogen-rich carbons as efficient oxygen reduction electrocatalysts for Zn-air batteries. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:16996-17001. [PMID: 30183045 PMCID: PMC6348107 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr04627a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A low-cost and scalable method has been developed to synthesize Fe-decorated N-rich carbon electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) based on pyrolysis of metal carbonyls containing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). Such a method simultaneously optimizes the Fe-related active sites and the porous structure of the catalysts. Accordingly, the best-performing Fe-NC-900-M catalyst shows excellent ORR activity with a half-wave potential of 0.91 V vs. RHE, exceeding that of the 40% Pt/C catalyst in alkaline media. Furthermore, the zinc-air batteries constructed with Fe-NC-900-M as the cathode catalyst exhibit high open-circuit voltage (1.5 V) and peak power density (271 mW cm-2), and outperform most zinc-air batteries with noble-metal free ORR catalysts.
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- Zhuang Liu
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Ryu J, Jang H, Park J, Yoo Y, Park M, Cho J. Seed-mediated atomic-scale reconstruction of silver manganate nanoplates for oxygen reduction towards high-energy aluminum-air flow batteries. Nat Commun 2018; 9:3715. [PMID: 30213933 PMCID: PMC6137061 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06211-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Aluminum-air batteries are promising candidates for next-generation high-energy-density storage, but the inherent limitations hinder their practical use. Here, we show that silver nanoparticle-mediated silver manganate nanoplates are a highly active and chemically stable catalyst for oxygen reduction in alkaline media. By means of atomic-resolved transmission electron microscopy, we find that the formation of stripe patterns on the surface of a silver manganate nanoplate originates from the zigzag atomic arrangement of silver and manganese, creating a high concentration of dislocations in the crystal lattice. This structure can provide high electrical conductivity with low electrode resistance and abundant active sites for ion adsorption. The catalyst exhibits outstanding performance in a flow-based aluminum-air battery, demonstrating high gravimetric and volumetric energy densities of ~2552 Wh kgAl-1 and ~6890 Wh lAl-1 at 100 mA cm-2, as well as high stability during a mechanical recharging process.
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- Jaechan Ryu
- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50, UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50, UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50, UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.,Department of Materials, Parks Road, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PH, UK
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50, UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50, UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50, UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea.
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Enhancing the Cycle Life of a Zinc–Air Battery by Means of Electrolyte Additives and Zinc Surface Protection. BATTERIES-BASEL 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/batteries4030046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The commercialization of rechargeable alkaline zinc–air batteries (ZAB) requires advanced approaches to improve secondary zinc anode performance, which is hindered by the high corrosion and dissolution rate of zinc in this medium. Modified (with additives) alkaline electrolyte has been one of the most investigated options to reduce the high solubility of zinc. However, this strategy alone has not been fully successful in enhancing the cycle life of the battery. The combination of mitigation strategies into one joint approach, by using additives (ZnO, KF, K2CO3) in the base alkaline electrolyte and simultaneously preparing zinc electrodes that are based on ionomer (Nafion®)-coated zinc particles, was implemented and evaluated. The joint use of electrolyte additives and ionomer coating was intended to regulate the exposition of Zn, deal with zincate solubility, minimize the shape change and dendrite formation, as well as reduce the hydrogen evolution rate. This strategy provided a beneficial joint protective efficiency of 87% thanks to decreasing the corrosion rate from 10.4 (blank) to 1.3 mgZn cm−1·s−1 for coated Zn in the modified electrolyte. Although the rate capability and capacity are limited, the ionomer-coated Zn particles extended the ZAB cycle life by about 50%, providing battery roundtrip efficiency above 55% after 270 h operation.
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Park J, Shirai M, Jung GY, Park SO, Park M, Ryu J, Kwak SK, Cho J. Correlation of Low-Index Facets to Active Sites in Micrometer-Sized Polyhedral Pyrochlore Electrocatalyst. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b01725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Electron Microscope Application Group, Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, 882 Ichige, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki 312-8504, Japan
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Wang Q, Miao H, Sun S, Xue Y, Liu Z. One-Pot Synthesis of Co3
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- Qin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Graphene Technologies, and Applications of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE); Chinese Academy of Sciences; Zhejiang 315201 P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science; 19 A Yuquan Rd., Shijingshan District Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- Faculty of Maritime and Transportation; Ningbo University; Ningbo 315211 P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Graphene Technologies, and Applications of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE); Chinese Academy of Sciences; Zhejiang 315201 P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Graphene Technologies, and Applications of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE); Chinese Academy of Sciences; Zhejiang 315201 P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Graphene Technologies, and Applications of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE); Chinese Academy of Sciences; Zhejiang 315201 P.R. China
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Wang K, Tang Z, Wu W, Xi P, Liu D, Ding Z, Chen X, Wu X, Chen S. Nanocomposites CoPt-x/Diatomite-C as oxygen reversible electrocatalysts for zinc-air batteries: Diatomite boosted the catalytic activity and durability. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.07.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Tan P, Chen B, Xu H, Cai W, He W, Ni M. Investigation on the electrode design of hybrid Zn-Co3O4/air batteries for performance improvements. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.07.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhang Z, Zhou D, Bao X, Zhou L, Zhao J, Huang B. Further studies of a zinc-air cell employing a Zn-PCH (PVA chemical hydrogel) anode. J Solid State Electrochem 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-018-4088-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Ma L, Chen S, Pei Z, Li H, Wang Z, Liu Z, Tang Z, Zapien JA, Zhi C. Flexible Waterproof Rechargeable Hybrid Zinc Batteries Initiated by Multifunctional Oxygen Vacancies-Rich Cobalt Oxide. ACS NANO 2018; 12:8597-8605. [PMID: 30040383 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b04317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Although both are based on Zn, Zn-air batteries and Zn-ion batteries are good at energy density and power density, respectively. Here, we adopted Ar-plasma to engrave a cobalt oxide with abundant oxygen vacancies (denoted as Co3O4- x). The introduction of oxygen vacancies to cobalt oxide not only promotes its reversible Co-O ↔ Co-O-OH redox reaction but also leads to good oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution (ORR/OER) performance (a half-wave potential of 0.84 V, four-electron transfer process for ORR, and 330 mV overpotential, 58 mV·dec-1 Tafel slope for OER). We then constructed a battery system based on both Zn-Co3O4- x and Zn-air electrochemical reactions. The hybrid battery reveals both a high-power density of 3200 W·kg-1 and high-energy density of 1060 Wh·kg-1. Furthermore, the developed flexible solid-state hybrid batterydemonstrates good waterproof and washable ability (99.2% capacity retention of after 20 h water soaking test and 93.2% capacity retention after 1 h washing test). Interestingly, the fabricated flexible battery can work under water, and after the power is exhausted, the battery can automatically recover electricity output as long as it is exposed to air. The developed device is suitable for wearable applications considering its electrochemical performances, great environmental adaptation, and "air recoverability". In addition, this study underscores the approach to develop hybrid energy-storage technologies through modification of electrode materials.
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- Longtao Ma
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , City University of Hong Kong , 83 Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR , PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , City University of Hong Kong , 83 Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR , PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , City University of Hong Kong , 83 Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR , PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , City University of Hong Kong , 83 Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR , PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , City University of Hong Kong , 83 Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR , PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , City University of Hong Kong , 83 Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR , PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , City University of Hong Kong , 83 Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR , PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , City University of Hong Kong , 83 Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR , PR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , City University of Hong Kong , 83 Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon , Hong Kong SAR , PR China
- Chengdu Research Institute, City University of Hong Kong , Chengdu , Hong Kong SAR , PR China
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Xiao Y, Cheng Z, Zhao Y, Qu L. Highly crumpled nanocarbons as efficient metal-free electrocatalysts for zinc-air batteries. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:15706-15713. [PMID: 30091774 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr04068k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The rational design of an efficient and robust oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalyst is vital for energy conversion and storage systems, especially for metal-air batteries. Herein, we report a highly nanocrumpled and nitrogen, phosphorus-codoped nanocarbon (NC-NPC) synthesized by direct pyrolysis of melamine and triphenylphosphine. With the rich nano-crumpled structure and codoping of heteroatoms, this low-cost catalyst exhibits an excellent ORR performance, and possesses a half-wave potential of 0.84 V vs. RHE, a small Tafel slope of 70.2 mV dec-1, and good electrocatalytic stability. More importantly, it can also be applied in zinc-air batteries as an efficient electrode which delivers an open-circle voltage of 1.38 V, a specific capacity of 782 mA h gZn-1, and a long cycling life of 210 h, superior to the commercial Pt/C catalyst.
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- Yukun Xiao
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, Beijing Key laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institution of Technology, Beijing 100081, P. R. China.
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Computational Fluid Dynamics Approach for Performance Prediction in a Zinc–Air Fuel Cell. ENERGIES 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/en11092185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this study, we investigated the development of a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model for simulating the physical and chemical processes in a zinc (Zn)–air fuel cell. Theoretically, the model was based on time-dependent, three-dimensional conservation equations of mass, momentum, and species concentration. The complex electrochemical reactions occurring within the porous electrodes were described by the Butler–Volmer equation with velocity, pressure, current density, and electronic and ionic phase potentials computed in electrodes. The Zn–air fuel cell for the present study comprised of four major components, such as a porous Zn anode electrode, air cathode electrode, liquid potassium hydroxide (KOH) electrolyte, and air flow channels. The numerical results were first compared with the experiments, showing close agreement with the predicted and experimental values of the measured voltage–current data of a single Zn–air fuel cell. Numerical results also exhibited mass fraction contours of oxygen (O2) and zinc oxide (ZnO) in the mid-cross-sectional plane. A parametric study was extended to assess the performance of a Zn–air fuel cell at various cathode and electrolyte parameters.
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Zang W, Sumboja A, Ma Y, Zhang H, Wu Y, Wu S, Wu H, Liu Z, Guan C, Wang J, Pennycook SJ. Single Co Atoms Anchored in Porous N-Doped Carbon for Efficient Zinc−Air Battery Cathodes. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b02556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Wenjie Zang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #8-13, Singapore 138634
- Material Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung 40132, Indonesia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #8-13, Singapore 138634
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #8-13, Singapore 138634
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574
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Wang X, Zhuang L, He T, Jia Y, Zhang L, Yan X, Gao M, Du A, Zhu Z, Yao X, Yu SH. Grafting Cobalt Diselenide on Defective Graphene for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction. iScience 2018; 7:145-153. [PMID: 30267676 PMCID: PMC6154397 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2018.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Cobalt diselenide (CoSe2) has been demonstrated to be an efficient and economic electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) both experimentally and theoretically. However, the catalytic performance of up-to-now reported CoSe2-based OER catalysts is still far below commercial expectation. Herein, we report a hybrid catalyst consisting of CoSe2 nanosheets grafted on defective graphene (DG). This catalyst exhibits a largely enhanced OER activity and robust stability in alkaline solution (overpotential at 10 mA cm−2: 270 mV; Tafel plots: 64 mV dec−1). Both experimental evidence and density functional theory calculations reveal that the outstanding OER performance of this hybrid catalyst can be attributed to the synergetic effect of exposed cobalt atoms and carbon defects (electron transfer from CoSe2 layer to defect sites at DG). Our results suggest a promising way for the development of highly efficient and low-cost OER catalysts based on transition metal dichalcogenides. A hybrid catalyst with in-plane CoSe2/defective graphene heterostructures The catalyst exhibits an excellent and stable oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity Enhanced OER performance is due to the synergy of exposed cobalt atoms and carbon defects
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- Xin Wang
- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, CAS Centre for Excellence in Nanoscience, Hefei Science Centre of CAS, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China; School of Natural Sciences and Queensland, Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane 4111, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- School of Natural Sciences and Queensland, Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane 4111, Australia
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- School of Natural Sciences and Queensland, Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane 4111, Australia
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- School of Natural Sciences and Queensland, Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane 4111, Australia
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, CAS Centre for Excellence in Nanoscience, Hefei Science Centre of CAS, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- School of Natural Sciences and Queensland, Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan Campus, Brisbane 4111, Australia.
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- Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, CAS Centre for Excellence in Nanoscience, Hefei Science Centre of CAS, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
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Bin D, Yang B, Li C, Liu Y, Zhang X, Wang Y, Xia Y. In Situ Growth of NiFe Alloy Nanoparticles Embedded into N-Doped Bamboo-like Carbon Nanotubes as a Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Zn-Air Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:26178-26187. [PMID: 29943982 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b04940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Developing low-cost catalysts for electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with superior performance in an alkaline solution is of significance for large-scale applications in aqueous zinc-air batteries (ZABs). Herein, we describe the in situ design of embedded NiFe nanoparticles into the N-doped bamboo-like carbon nanotube (NBCNT) with high catalytic performance and stability. The obtained NiFe@NBCNT hybrid exhibits a high electrochemical activity and stability with an unexpectedly low overpotential of ∼195 mV for OER at 10 mA cm-2 and an onset potential at 1.03 V for ORR, superior to the state-of-the-art Pt/C and RuO2 catalysts. Additionally, compared to the mixture of Pt/C and RuO2 cathodes, the ZAB based on the NiFe@NBCNT cathode displays a lower overpotential (0.80 V), higher stable round-trip efficiency (58.3%), and improved power density for 200 cycles at 10 mA cm-2. Apparently, the obtained results indicate that the NiFe@NBCNT hybrid is proven to be one of the best nonnoble metal catalysts for achieving commercial implementation of rechargeable ZABs.
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- Duan Bin
- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China
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- State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering , Qingdao University of Science and Technology , Qingdao 266042 , PR China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Institute of New Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials) , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China
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Zhang J, Zhao J, Du H, Zhang Z, Wang S, Cui G. Amide-based molten electrolyte with hybrid active ions for rechargeable Zn batteries. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.05.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Shen C, Li X, Li N, Xie K, Wang JG, Liu X, Wei B. Graphene-Boosted, High-Performance Aqueous Zn-Ion Battery. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:25446-25453. [PMID: 29979565 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b07781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Given their low cost and eco-friendliness, rechargeable Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) have received increasing attention as a device with great potential for large-scale energy storage. However, the development of ZIBs with high capacities and long lifespans is challenging because of the dendritic growth of Zn and the absence of suitable cathode materials. Herein, we report a novel rechargeable aqueous Zn-ion battery (AZIB) that consist of Zn coated with reduced graphene oxide as the anode and V3O7·H2O/rGO composite as the cathode. The new AZIB exhibits excellent cycle stability with a high capacity retention of 79% after 1000 cycles. Moreover, it can deliver a high power density of 8400 W kg-1 at 77 W h kg-1 and a high energy density of 186 W h kg-1 at 216 W kg-1, and the former is higher than those of previously reported AZIBs. Our work provides a new perspective in developing rechargeable ZIBs and would greatly accelerate the practical applications of rechargeable ZIBs.
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- Chao Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU) , Xi'an 710072 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU) , Xi'an 710072 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU) , Xi'an 710072 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU) , Xi'an 710072 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU) , Xi'an 710072 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU) , Xi'an 710072 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering , Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU) , Xi'an 710072 , China
- Department of Mechanical Engineering , University of Delaware , Newark DE19716 , United States
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Li Y, Yan Z, Wang Q, Ye H, Li M, Zhu L, Cao X. Ultrathin, highly branched carbon nanotube cluster with outstanding oxygen electrocatalytic performance. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.06.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Meng FL, Liu KH, Zhang Y, Shi MM, Zhang XB, Yan JM, Jiang Q. Recent Advances toward the Rational Design of Efficient Bifunctional Air Electrodes for Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1703843. [PMID: 30003667 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201703843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2017] [Revised: 02/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Large-scale application of renewable energy and rapid development of electric vehicles have brought unprecedented demand for advanced energy-storage/conversion technologies and equipment. Rechargeable zinc (Zn)-air batteries represent one of the most promising candidates because of their high energy density, safety, environmental friendliness, and low cost. The air electrode plays a key role in managing the many complex physical and chemical processes occurring on it to achieve high performance of Zn-air batteries. Herein, recent advances of air electrodes from bifunctional catalysts to architectures are summarized, and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed to underline the importance of progress in the evolution of bifunctional air electrodes. Finally, some challenges and the direction of future research are provided for the optimized design of bifunctional air electrodes to achieve high performance of rechargeable Zn-air batteries.
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- Fan-Lu Meng
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, Jilin, China
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Bhattacharyya S, Das C, Maji TK. MOF derived carbon based nanocomposite materials as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction and oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions. RSC Adv 2018; 8:26728-26754. [PMID: 35541061 PMCID: PMC9083249 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra05102j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The escalating global energy demands and the formidable risks posed by fossil fuels coupled with their rapid depletion have inspired researchers to embark on a quest for sustainable clean energy. Electrochemistry based technologies, e.g., fuel cells, Zn-air batteries or water splitting, are some of the frontrunners of this green energy revolution. The primary concern of such sustainable energy technologies is the efficient conversion and storage of clean energy. Most of these technologies are based on half-cell reactions like oxygen reduction, oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions, which in turn depend on noble metal based catalysts for their efficient functioning. In order to make such green energy technologies economically viable, the need of the hour is to develop new noble metal free catalysts. Porous carbon, with some assistance from heteroatoms like N or S or earth abundant transition metal or metal oxide nanoparticles, has shown excellent potential in the catalysis of such electrochemical reactions. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) containing metal nodes and organic linkers in an ordered morphology with inherent porosity are ideal self-sacrificial templates for such carbon materials. There has been a recent spurt in reports on such MOF-derived carbon based materials as electrocatalysts. In this review, we have presented some of this research work and also discussed the practical reasons behind choosing MOFs for this purpose. Different approaches for synthesizing such carbonaceous materials with unique morphologies and doping, targeted towards superior electrochemical activity, have been documented in this review.
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- Sohini Bhattacharyya
- Molecular Materials Laboratory, Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) Bangalore India
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- Molecular Materials Laboratory, Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) Bangalore India
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- Molecular Materials Laboratory, Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) Bangalore India
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Xu N, Cai Y, Peng L, Qiao J, Wang YD, Chirdon WM, Zhou XD. Superior stability of a bifunctional oxygen electrode for primary, rechargeable and flexible Zn-air batteries. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:13626-13637. [PMID: 29979460 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr03162b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Central to commercializing metal-air batteries is the development of highly efficient and stable catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this study, a composite catalyst with a unique interpenetrating network (denoted as NiCo2O4@MnO2-CNTs-3) was synthesized and exhibited better bifunctional activity (ΔE = 0.87 V) and durability than both Pt/C and Ir/C catalysts. The improved performance arises from three factors: (i) MnO2 promotes the ORR while NiCo2O4 facilitates the OER; (ii) carbon nanotubes improve the electronic conductivity; and (iii) the highly porous structure enables the adsorption-desorption of O2 and enhances the structural stability. As a result, the primary and rechargeable Zn-air battery affords a high power density and specific capacity (722 mA h g-1), an outstanding discharge stability (255 mW cm-2 after 1000 cycles) and a high cycling stability (over 2280 cycles). Electron microscopy and electrochemical analysis revealed that the degradation of the rechargeable Zn-air battery performance resulted from the damage of the air electrode and the hydrogen evolution reaction on the zinc electrode. A flexible Zn-air battery employing a solid-state electrolyte showed an exciting stability (540 cycles) and high power density (85.9 mW cm-2), suggesting that the anion exchange membrane effectively prevents the migration of Zn2+ ions and the deposition of carbonates.
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- Nengneng Xu
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 Ren'min North Road, Shanghai 201620, China.
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Effect of Nitrogen-Functional Groups on the ORR Activity of Activated Carbon Fiber-Polypyrrole-Based Electrodes. Electrocatalysis (N Y) 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s12678-018-0478-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Pichler B, Berner BS, Rauch N, Zelger C, Pauling HJ, Gollas B, Hacker V. The impact of operating conditions on component and electrode development for zinc-air flow batteries. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-018-1233-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Huang Y, Liu J, Wang J, Hu M, Mo F, Liang G, Zhi C. An Intrinsically Self-Healing NiCo||Zn Rechargeable Battery with a Self-Healable Ferric-Ion-Crosslinking Sodium Polyacrylate Hydrogel Electrolyte. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:9810-9813. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201805618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yan Huang
- Centre of Flexible and Printable Electronics; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen 518055 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen 518055 China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Welding and Joining; Harbin Institute of Technology; Harbin 150001 China
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- Centre of Flexible and Printable Electronics; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen 518055 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Centre of Flexible and Printable Electronics; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen 518055 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Centre of Flexible and Printable Electronics; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen 518055 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; City University of Hong Kong; 83 Dachi Road Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; City University of Hong Kong; 83 Dachi Road Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; City University of Hong Kong; 83 Dachi Road Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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Lee D, Kim HW, Kim JM, Kim KH, Lee SY. Flexible/Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries Based on Multifunctional Heteronanomat Architecture. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:22210-22217. [PMID: 29882645 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b05215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The increasing demand for advanced rechargeable batteries spurs development of new power sources beyond currently most widespread lithium-ion batteries. Here, we demonstrate a new class of flexible/rechargeable zinc (Zn)-air batteries based on multifunctional heteronanomat architecture as a scalable/versatile strategy to address this issue. In contrast to conventional electrodes that are mostly prepared by slurry-casting techniques, heteronanomat (denoted as "HM") framework-supported electrodes are fabricated through one-pot concurrent electrospraying (for electrode powders/single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)) and electrospinning (for polyetherimide (PEI) nanofibers) process. Zn powders (in anodes) and rambutan-shaped cobalt oxide (Co3O4)/multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composite powders (in cathodes) are used as electrode active materials for proof of concept. The Zn (or Co3O4/MWCNT) powders are densely packed and spatially bound by the all-fibrous HM frameworks that consist of PEI nanofibers (for structural stability)/SWCNTs (for electrical conduction) networks, leading to the formation of three-dimensional bicontinuous ion/electron transport channels in the electrodes. The HM electrodes are assembled with cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl acrylic acid gel polymer electrolytes (acting as zincate ion crossover-suppressing, permselective separator membranes). Benefiting from its unique structure and chemical functionalities, the HM-structured Zn-air cell significantly improves mechanical flexibility and electrochemical rechargeability, which are difficult to achieve with conventional Zn-air battery technologies.
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- Donggue Lee
- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering , Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) , Ulsan 44919 , Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering , Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) , Ulsan 44919 , Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering , Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) , Ulsan 44919 , Korea
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- KIER-UNIST Advanced Center for Energy, Korea Institute for Energy Research , Ulsan 44919 , Korea
- Division of Energy & Optical Technology Convergence , Cheongju University , Cheongju 28503 , Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering , Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) , Ulsan 44919 , Korea
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Huang Y, Liu J, Wang J, Hu M, Mo F, Liang G, Zhi C. An Intrinsically Self-Healing NiCo||Zn Rechargeable Battery with a Self-Healable Ferric-Ion-Crosslinking Sodium Polyacrylate Hydrogel Electrolyte. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201805618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Yan Huang
- Centre of Flexible and Printable Electronics; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen 518055 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen 518055 China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Welding and Joining; Harbin Institute of Technology; Harbin 150001 China
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- Centre of Flexible and Printable Electronics; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen 518055 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Centre of Flexible and Printable Electronics; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen 518055 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Centre of Flexible and Printable Electronics; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen 518055 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; City University of Hong Kong; 83 Dachi Road Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; City University of Hong Kong; 83 Dachi Road Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; City University of Hong Kong; 83 Dachi Road Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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Burrola S, Gonzalez‐Guerrero MJ, Avoundjian A, Gomez FA. An optimized microfluidic paper‐based NiOOH/Zn alkaline battery. Electrophoresis 2018; 40:469-472. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201800181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Samantha Burrola
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry California State University Los Angeles CA USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry California State University Los Angeles CA USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry California State University Los Angeles CA USA
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Gelman D, Drezner H, Kraytsberg A, Starosvetsky D, Ein-Eli Y. Enhanced zinc corrosion mitigation via a tuned thermal pretreatment in an alkaline solution containing an organic inhibitor. J Solid State Electrochem 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-018-3922-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Liu Z, Prowald A, Höfft O, Li G, Lahiri A, Endres F. An Ionic Liquid-Surface Functionalized Polystyrene Spheres Hybrid Electrolyte for Rechargeable Zinc/Conductive Polymer Batteries. ChemElectroChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201800805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Zhen Liu
- Institute of Electrochemistry; Clausthal University of Technology; Arnold-Sommerfeld-Strasse 6 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry; Clausthal University of Technology; Arnold-Sommerfeld-Strasse 6 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry; Clausthal University of Technology; Arnold-Sommerfeld-Strasse 6 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry; Clausthal University of Technology; Arnold-Sommerfeld-Strasse 6 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry; Clausthal University of Technology; Arnold-Sommerfeld-Strasse 6 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld Germany
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- Institute of Electrochemistry; Clausthal University of Technology; Arnold-Sommerfeld-Strasse 6 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld Germany
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Lysgaard S, Christensen MK, Hansen HA, García Lastra JM, Norby P, Vegge T. Combined DFT and Differential Electrochemical Mass Spectrometry Investigation of the Effect of Dopants in Secondary Zinc-Air Batteries. CHEMSUSCHEM 2018; 11:1933-1941. [PMID: 29601151 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201800225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Zinc-air batteries offer the potential of low-cost energy storage with high specific energy, but at present secondary Zn-air batteries suffer from poor cyclability. To develop economically viable secondary Zn-air batteries, several properties need to be improved: choking of the cathode, catalyzing the oxygen evolution and reduction reactions, limiting dendrite formation and suppressing the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Understanding and alleviating HER at the negative electrode in a secondary Zn-air battery is a substantial challenge, for which it is necessary to combine computational and experimental research. Here, we combine differential electrochemical mass spectrometry (DEMS) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations to investigate the fundamental role and stability when cycling in the presence of selected beneficial additives, that is, In and Bi, and Ag as a potentially unfavorable additive. We show that both In and Bi have the desired property for a secondary battery, that is, upon recharging they will remain on the surface, thereby retaining the beneficial effects on Zn dissolution and suppression of HER. This is confirmed by DEMS, where it is observed that In reduces HER and Bi affects the discharge potential beneficially compared to a battery without additives. Using a simple procedure based on adsorption energies calculated with DFT, it is found that Ag suppresses OH adsorption, but, unlike In and Bi, it does not hinder HER. Finally, it is shown that mixing In and Bi is beneficial compared to the additives by themselves as it improves the electrochemical performance and cyclic stability of the secondary Zn-air battery.
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- Steen Lysgaard
- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs., Lyngby, Denmark
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Kim H, Saito N, Kim D. Enhancing Bifunctional Catalytic Activity of Oxygen Reduction and Evolution Reaction via One‐Pot Formation of MnO
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‐Carbon Hybrid Nanocomposite. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201800851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Hye‐min Kim
- Department of Materials ChemistryFaculty of EngineeringShinshu University, Wakasato Nagano 380-8553 Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and EngineeringGraduate School of EngineeringNagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku Nagoya 464-8603 Japan
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- Department of Materials ChemistryFaculty of EngineeringShinshu University, Wakasato Nagano 380-8553 Japan
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Mitha A, Yazdi AZ, Ahmed M, Chen P. Surface Adsorption of Polyethylene Glycol to Suppress Dendrite Formation on Zinc Anodes in Rechargeable Aqueous Batteries. ChemElectroChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201800572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Aly Mitha
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Waterloo; 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1 Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Waterloo; 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1 Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Waterloo; 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1 Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology; University of Waterloo; 200 University Avenue West Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1 Canada
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Liu J, Zhu D, Zheng Y, Vasileff A, Qiao SZ. Self-Supported Earth-Abundant Nanoarrays as Efficient and Robust Electrocatalysts for Energy-Related Reactions. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b01715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 261] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Jinlong Liu
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P.R. China
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Aslanbas Ö, Durmus YE, Tempel H, Hausen F, Ein-Eli Y, Eichel RA, Kungl H. Electrochemical analysis and mixed potentials theory of ionic liquid based Metal–Air batteries with Al/Si alloy anodes. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.04.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Wang F, Borodin O, Gao T, Fan X, Sun W, Han F, Faraone A, Dura JA, Xu K, Wang C. Highly reversible zinc metal anode for aqueous batteries. NATURE MATERIALS 2018; 17:543-549. [PMID: 29662160 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-018-0063-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 830] [Impact Index Per Article: 138.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Metallic zinc (Zn) has been regarded as an ideal anode material for aqueous batteries because of its high theoretical capacity (820 mA h g-1), low potential (-0.762 V versus the standard hydrogen electrode), high abundance, low toxicity and intrinsic safety. However, aqueous Zn chemistry persistently suffers from irreversibility issues, as exemplified by its low coulombic efficiency (CE) and dendrite growth during plating/ stripping, and sustained water consumption. In this work, we demonstrate that an aqueous electrolyte based on Zn and lithium salts at high concentrations is a very effective way to address these issues. This unique electrolyte not only enables dendrite-free Zn plating/stripping at nearly 100% CE, but also retains water in the open atmosphere, which makes hermetic cell configurations optional. These merits bring unprecedented flexibility and reversibility to Zn batteries using either LiMn2O4 or O2 cathodes-the former deliver 180 W h kg-1 while retaining 80% capacity for >4,000 cycles, and the latter deliver 300 W h kg-1 (1,000 W h kg-1 based on the cathode) for >200 cycles.
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- Fei Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
- Electrochemistry Branch, Sensor and Electron Devices Directorate, Power and Energy Division, US Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD, USA
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- Electrochemistry Branch, Sensor and Electron Devices Directorate, Power and Energy Division, US Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Electrochemistry Branch, Sensor and Electron Devices Directorate, Power and Energy Division, US Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
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- Enyuan Hu
- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA.
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Wang HF, Chen R, Feng J, Qiao M, Doszczeczko S, Zhang Q, Jorge AB, Titirici MM. Freestanding Non-Precious Metal Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions. ChemElectroChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201800292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Hao-Fan Wang
- School of Engineering and Materials Science; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
- Materials Research Institute; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
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- School of Engineering and Materials Science; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
- Materials Research Institute; Queen Mary University of London; London E1 4NS UK
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Lai Q, Zhao Y, Zhu J, Liang Y, He J, Chen J. Directly Anchoring Highly Dispersed Copper Sites on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis. ChemElectroChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201800058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Qingxue Lai
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion; College of Materials Science and Technology; Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautic; Nanjing P. R. China
- Department of Mechanical Engineering; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Milwaukee, WI USA
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion; College of Materials Science and Technology; Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautic; Nanjing P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion; College of Materials Science and Technology; Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautic; Nanjing P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion; College of Materials Science and Technology; Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautic; Nanjing P. R. China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites; Nanjing P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion; College of Materials Science and Technology; Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautic; Nanjing P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Milwaukee, WI USA
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Fu G, Tang Y, Lee JM. Recent Advances in Carbon-Based Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts for Zn−Air Batteries. ChemElectroChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201800373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Gengtao Fu
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering; Nanyang Technological University; Singapore 637459 Singapore
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science; Nanjing Normal University; Nanjing 210023 China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering; Nanyang Technological University; Singapore 637459 Singapore
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Nie Q, Cai Y, Xu N, Peng L, Qiao J. Highly Stabilized Zinc-Air Batteries Based on Nanostructured Co3O4Composites as Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalyst. ChemElectroChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201800159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Qi Nie
- State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry College of Environmental Science and Engineering; Donghua University; Shanghai 201620 P.R. China
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- State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry College of Environmental Science and Engineering; Donghua University; Shanghai 201620 P.R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security; Shanghai 200092 P.R. China
- NUS Environmental Research Institute; National University of Singapore; 1 Create Way Singapore 138602 Singapore
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- State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry College of Environmental Science and Engineering; Donghua University; Shanghai 201620 P.R. China
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- State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry College of Environmental Science and Engineering; Donghua University; Shanghai 201620 P.R. China
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- State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry College of Environmental Science and Engineering; Donghua University; Shanghai 201620 P.R. China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security; Shanghai 200092 P.R. China
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Wang L, Wang Y, Wu M, Wei Z, Cui C, Mao M, Zhang J, Han X, Liu Q, Ma J. Nitrogen, Fluorine, and Boron Ternary Doped Carbon Fibers as Cathode Electrocatalysts for Zinc-Air Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1800737. [PMID: 29665265 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201800737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Zinc-air batteries with high-density energy are promising energy storage devices for the next generation of energy storage technologies. However, the battery performance is highly dependent on the efficiency of oxygen electrocatalyst in the air electrode. Herein, the N, F, and B ternary doped carbon fibers (TD-CFs) are prepared and exhibited higher catalytic properties via the efficient 4e- transfer mechanism for oxygen reduction in comparison with the single nitrogen doped CFs. More importantly, the primary and rechargeable Zn-air batteries using TD-CFs as air-cathode catalysts are constructed. When compared to batteries with Pt/C + RuO2 and Vulcan XC-72 carbon black catalysts, the TD-CFs catalyzed batteries exhibit remarkable battery reversibility and stability over long charging/discharging cycles.
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- Lei Wang
- Key Laboratory for Micro-/Nano-Optoelectronic Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of State Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro-/Nano-Optoelectronic Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro-/Nano-Optoelectronic Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro-/Nano-Optoelectronic Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro-/Nano-Optoelectronic Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of State Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro-/Nano-Optoelectronic Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro-/Nano-Optoelectronic Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, P. R. China
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Zhao Y, Lai Q, Zhu J, Zhong J, Tang Z, Luo Y, Liang Y. Controllable Construction of Core-Shell Polymer@Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks Fiber Derived Heteroatom-Doped Carbon Nanofiber Network for Efficient Oxygen Electrocatalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1704207. [PMID: 29577622 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201704207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Designing rational nanostructures of metal-organic frameworks based carbon materials to promote the bifunctional catalytic activity of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is highly desired but still remains a great challenge. Herein, an in situ growth method to achieve 1D structure-controllable zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs)/polyacrylonitrile (PAN) core/shell fiber (PAN@ZIFs) is developed. Subsequent pyrolysis of this precursor can obtain a heteroatom-doped carbon nanofiber network as an efficient bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst. The electrocatalytic performance of derived carbon nanofiber is dominated by the structures of PAN@ZIFs fiber, which is facilely regulated by efficiently controlling the nucleation and growth process of ZIFs on the surface of polymer fiber as well as optimizing the components of ZIFs. Benefiting from the core-shell structures with appropriate dopants and porosity, as-prepared catalysts show brilliant bifunctional ORR/OER catalytic activity and durability. Finally, the rechargeable Zn-air battery assembled from the optimized catalyst (CNF@Zn/CoNC) displays a peak power density of 140.1 mW cm-2 , energy density of 878.9 Wh kgZn-1 , and excellent cyclic stability over 150 h, giving a promising performance in realistic application.
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- Yingxuan Zhao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy Conversion, College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, P. R. China
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Tan P, Chen B, Xu H, Cai W, He W, Liu M, Shao Z, Ni M. Co 3 O 4 Nanosheets as Active Material for Hybrid Zn Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1800225. [PMID: 29682867 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201800225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The rapid development of electric vehicles and modern personal electronic devices is severely hindered by the limited energy and power density of the existing power sources. Here a novel hybrid Zn battery is reported which is composed of a nanostructured transition metal oxide-based positive electrode (i.e., Co3 O4 nanosheets grown on carbon cloth) and a Zn foil negative electrode in an aqueous alkaline electrolyte. The hybrid battery configuration successfully combines the unique advantages of a Zn-Co3 O4 battery and a Zn-air battery, achieving a high voltage of 1.85 V in the Zn-Co3 O4 battery region and a high capacity of 792 mAh gZn-1 . In addition, the battery shows high stability while maintaining high energy efficiency (higher than 70%) for over 200 cycles and high rate capabilities. Furthermore, the high flexibility of the carbon cloth substrate allows the construction of a flexible battery with a gel electrolyte, demonstrating not only good rechargeability and stability, but also reasonable mechanical deformation without noticeable degradation in performance. This work also provides an inspiring example for further explorations of high-performance hybrid and flexible battery systems.
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- Peng Tan
- Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Center for Innovative Fuel Cell and Battery Technologies, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0245, USA
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- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Material, College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia
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- Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
- Environmental Energy Research Group, Research Institute for Sustainable Urban Development (RISUD), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 999077, China
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