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Dias GDS, Costa JM, Almeida Neto AFD. Transition metal chalcogenides carbon-based as bifunctional cathode electrocatalysts for rechargeable zinc-air battery: An updated review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 315:102891. [PMID: 37058836 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2023.102891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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The rechargeable alkaline aqueous zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are prospective candidates to supply the energy demand for their high theoretical energy density, inherent safety, and environmental friendliness. However, their practical application is mainly restricted by the unsatisfactory efficiency of the air electrode, leading to an intense search for high-efficient oxygen electrocatalysts. In recent years, the composites of carbon materials and transition metal chalcogenides (TMC/C) have emerged as promising alternatives because of the unique properties of these single compounds and the synergistic effect between them. In this sense, this review presented the electrochemical properties of these composites and their effects on the ZAB performance. The operational fundamentals of the ZABs were described. After elucidating the role of the carbon matrix in the hybrid material, the latest developments in the ZAB performance of the monometallic structure and spinel of TMC/C were detailed. In addition, we report topics on doping and heterostructure due to the large number of studies involving these specific defects. Finally, a critical conclusion and a brief overview sought to contribute to the advancement of TMC/C in the ZABs.
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- Giancarlo de Souza Dias
- Laboratory of Electrochemical Processes and Anticorrosion, Department of Product and Process Design, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Albert Einstein Av., 500, 13083-852 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Food Engineering (FEA), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Monteiro Lobato St., 80, 13083-862 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Electrochemical Processes and Anticorrosion, Department of Product and Process Design, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Albert Einstein Av., 500, 13083-852 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Bai L, Hao L, Ma T, Huang H. Defect engineering in metal sulfides for energy conversion and storage. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Thangasamy P, Nam S, Oh S, Randriamahazaka H, Oh IK. Boosting Oxygen Evolution Reaction on Metallocene-based Transition Metal Sulfides Integrated with N-doped Carbon Nanostructures. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:5004-5020. [PMID: 34463051 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202101469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, utilizing metallocene and organosulfur chelating agent, an innovative synthetic route was developed towards electrochemically activated transition metal sulfides entrapped in pyridinic nitrogen-incorporated carbon nanostructures for superior oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Most importantly, the preferential electrochemical activation process, which consisted of both anodic and cathodic pre-treatment steps, strikingly enhanced OER and long-lasting cyclic stability. The substantial increase in OER electrocatalytic activity of Ni9 S8 /Ni3 S2 -NC and Co9 S8 -NC during the activation process was mainly attributed to the increase of faradaic active site density on the catalytic layer resulting from the reconstruction of catalytic interfaces. It was also found that Fe-based metallocene [ferrocene (Fc)]-incorporation in the Co9 S8 -NC and Ni9 S8 /Ni3 S2 -NC nanostructures significantly boosted the OER activity. Thus, the combined effects of Fc-incorporation and the electrochemical activation process reduced the overpotential to about 115 and 95 mV on the Ni9 S8 /Ni3 S2 -NC and Co9 S8 -NC nanostructures to derive a current density of 10 mA cm-2 , respectively. Notably, Fc-Ni9 S8 /Ni3 S2 -NC electrocatalysts required very small overpotentials of around 222, 244, and 280 mV to acquire the current densities of 10, 20, and 50 mA cm-2 , respectively. This work opens up a new avenue for superior OER electrocatalysts by the utilization of metallocene and the preferential electrochemical activation process.
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- Pitchai Thangasamy
- National Creative Research Initiative for Functionally Antagonistic Nano-Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative for Functionally Antagonistic Nano-Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative for Functionally Antagonistic Nano-Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- National Creative Research Initiative for Functionally Antagonistic Nano-Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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Mahbub MAA, Adios CG, Xu M, Prakoso B, LeBeau JM, Sumboja A. Red Bean Pod Derived Heterostructure Carbon Decorated with Hollow Mixed Transition Metals as a Bifunctional Catalyst in Zn-Air Batteries. Chem Asian J 2021; 16:2559-2567. [PMID: 34382330 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202100702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Design and synthesis of low-cost and efficient bifunctional catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in Zn-air batteries are essential and challenging. We report a facile method to synthesize heterostructure carbon consisting of graphitic and amorphous carbon derived from the agricultural waste of red bean pods. The heterostructure carbon possesses a large surface area of 625.5 m2 g-1 , showing ORR onset potential of 0.89 V vs. RHE and OER overpotential of 470 mV at 5 mA cm-2 . Introducing hollow FeCo nanoparticles and nitrogen dopant improves the bifunctional catalytic activity of the carbon, delivering ORR onset potential of 0.93 V vs. RHE and OER overpotential of 360 mV. Electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) O K-edge map suggests the presence of localized oxygen on the FeCo nanoparticles, suggesting the oxidation of the nanoparticles. Zn-air battery with these carbon-based catalysts exhibits a peak power density as high as 116.2 mW cm-2 and stable cycling performance over 210 discharge/charge cycles. This work contributes to the advancement of bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts while converting agricultural waste into value-added material.
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- Muhammad Adib Abdillah Mahbub
- Material Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, 4013, Indonesia
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- Material Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, 4013, Indonesia
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Mekanisasi Perikanan, Politeknik Kelautan dan Perikanan Sorong, Jl. Kapitan Pattimura, Sorong, 98411, Indonesia
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Material Science and Engineering Research Group, Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung, 4013, Indonesia
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Yin X, Liu Q, Ding Y, Chen K, Cai P, Wen Z. Hierarchical Carbon/Metal Nanostructure with a Combination of 0D Nanoparticles, 1D Nanofibers, and 2D Nanosheets: An Efficient Bifunctional Catalyst for Zinc‐Air Batteries. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202100134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Ximeng Yin
- College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 China
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- College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 China
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- College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 China
- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China Fuzhou, Fujian 350108 P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 China
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- College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 China
- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou, Fujian 350002 China
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Zhang S, Chen M, Zhao X, Cai J, Yan W, Yen JC, Chen S, Yu Y, Zhang J. Advanced Noncarbon Materials as Catalyst Supports and Non-noble Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells and Metal–Air Batteries. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-020-00085-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Song Z, Ding J, Liu B, Liu X, Han X, Deng Y, Hu W, Zhong C. A Rechargeable Zn-Air Battery with High Energy Efficiency and Long Life Enabled by a Highly Water-Retentive Gel Electrolyte with Reaction Modifier. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1908127. [PMID: 32301217 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201908127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Tremendous effort have recently been made in optimizing the air catalysts of flexible zinc-air batteries (ZABs). Unfortunately, the bottleneck factors in electrolytes that largely limit the working life and energy efficiency of ZABs have long been relatively neglected. Herein, an alkaline gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) is fabricated through multiple crosslinking reactions among poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), poly(acrylic acid), and graphene oxide followed by intense uptake of an alkali and the KI reaction modifier. The prepared GPE exhibits essentially improved properties compared to traditional PVA gel electrolyte in terms of mechanical strength, ionic conductivity, and water retention capability. In addition, the introduced reaction modifier I- in the GPE changes the path of the conventional oxygen evolution reaction, leading to a more thermodynamically favorable path. The optimized GPE enables flexible ZABs exhibiting an exceptionally low charge potential of 1.69 V, a long cycling time of 200 h, a high energy efficiency of 73%, and rugged reliability under different extreme working conditions. Moreover, the successful integration of ZABs in a variety of real wearable electronic devices demonstrates their excellent practicability as flexible power sources.
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- Zhishuang Song
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), 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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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, 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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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, 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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Cao KW, Huang H, Li FM, Yao HC, Bai J, Chen P, Jin PJ, Deng ZW, Zeng JH, Chen Y. Co nanoparticles supported on three-dimensionally N-doped holey graphene aerogels for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 559:143-151. [PMID: 31622816 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The reactive and stable catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction are highly desirable for low temperature fuel cells. The commercial oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts generally reply on noble metal based nanomaterials, which suffer from inherent cost and selectivity issues. At present, it still remains challenge for designing efficient non-noble metal-based oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts. Herein, we successfully synthesize Co nanoparticles supported on three-dimensionally N-doped holey graphene aerogels hybrids by the high-temperature calcination of the graphene aerogels-polyallylamine-CoII hybrids. The component optimized hybrids show the excellent electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline media, which is comparable to commercial Pt/C electrocatalyst. Meanwhile, the hybrids also show eminent tolerance for CO and methanol, attributing to their excellent oxygen reduction reaction selectivity. The three-dimensionally interconnected structure of graphene aerogels, N-doping, uniform dispersion and high crystallinity of Co nanoparticles, and holey structure of graphene contribute to the striking oxygen reduction reaction activity of hybrids.
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- Kai-Wen Cao
- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, People's Republic of China.
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Manganese Oxide Nanorods Decorated Table Sugar Derived Carbon as Efficient Bifunctional Catalyst in Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10010064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Despite its commercial success as a primary battery, Zn-air battery is struggling to sustain a reasonable cycling performance mainly because of the lack of robust bifunctional electrocatalysts which smoothen the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) taking place on its air-cathode. Composites of carbon/manganese oxide have emerged as a potential solution with high catalytic performance; however, the use of non-renewable carbon sources with tedious and non-scalable synthetic methods notably compromised the merit of being low cost. In this work, high quantity of carbon is produced from renewable source of readily available table sugar by a facile room temperature dehydration process, on which manganese oxide nanorods are grown to yield an electrocatalyst of MnOx@AC-S with high oxygen bifunctional catalytic activities. A Zn-air battery with the MnOx@AC-S composite catalyst in its air-cathode delivers a peak power density of 116 mW cm−2 and relatively stable cycling performance over 215 discharge and charge cycles. With decent performance and high synthetic yield achieved for the MnOx@AC-S catalyst form a renewable source, this research sheds light on the advancement of low-cost yet efficient electrocatalyst for the industrialization of rechargeable Zn-air battery.
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Prakoso B, Ma Y, Stephanie R, Hawari NH, Suendo V, Judawisastra H, Zong Y, Liu Z, Sumboja A. Facile synthesis of battery waste-derived graphene for transparent and conductive film application by an electrochemical exfoliation method. RSC Adv 2020; 10:10322-10328. [PMID: 35498584 PMCID: PMC9050407 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01100b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Low defect ratio graphene with promising conductivity and transparency can be obtained from the spent graphite in Zn–C battery waste.
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- Bagas Prakoso
- Material Science and Engineering Research Group
- Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Institut Teknologi Bandung
- Bandung 40132
- Indonesia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- National University of Singapore
- Singapore
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)
- A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)
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- Material Science and Engineering Research Group
- Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Institut Teknologi Bandung
- Bandung 40132
- Indonesia
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- Material Science and Engineering Research Group
- Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Institut Teknologi Bandung
- Bandung 40132
- Indonesia
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- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Research Group
- Faculty Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Institut Teknologi Bandung
- Bandung 40132
- Indonesia
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- Material Science and Engineering Research Group
- Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Institut Teknologi Bandung
- Bandung 40132
- Indonesia
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)
- A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)
- Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)
- A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research)
- Singapore
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- Material Science and Engineering Research Group
- Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Institut Teknologi Bandung
- Bandung 40132
- Indonesia
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FeS 2/C Nanowires as an Effective Catalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction by Electrolytic Water Splitting. MATERIALS 2019; 12:ma12203364. [PMID: 31618909 PMCID: PMC6829240 DOI: 10.3390/ma12203364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Electrolytic water splitting with evolution of both hydrogen (HER) and oxygen (OER) is an attractive way to produce clean energy hydrogen. It is critical to explore effective, but low-cost electrocatalysts for the evolution of oxygen (OER) owing to its sluggish kinetics for practical applications. Fe-based catalysts have advantages over Ni- and Co-based materials because of low costs, abundance of raw materials, and environmental issues. However, their inefficiency as OER catalysts has caused them to receive little attention. Herein, the FeS2/C catalyst with porous nanostructure was synthesized with rational design via the in situ electrochemical activation method, which serves as a good catalytic reaction in the OER process. The FeS2/C catalyst delivers overpotential values of only 291 mV and 338 mV current densities of 10 mA/cm2 and 50 mA/cm2, respectively, after electrochemical activation, and exhibits staying power for 15 h.
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Xiao Y, Deng S, Li M, Zhou Q, Xu L, Zhang H, Sun D, Tang Y. Immobilization of Fe-Doped Ni 2P Particles Within Biomass Agarose-Derived Porous N,P-Carbon Nanosheets for Efficient Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysis. Front Chem 2019; 7:523. [PMID: 31448255 PMCID: PMC6691339 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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A feasible and green sol-gel method is proposed to fabricate well-distributed nano-particulate Fe-Ni2P incorporated in N, P-codoped porous carbon nanosheets (Fe-Ni2P@N,P-CNSs) using biomass agarose as a carbon source, and ethylenediamine tetra (methylenephosphonic acid) (EDTMPA) as both the N and P source. The doped Fe in Ni2P is essential for a substantial increase in intrinsic catalytic activity, while the combined N,P-containing porous carbon matrix with a better degree of graphitization endows the prepared Fe-Ni2P@N,P-CNSs catalyst with a high specific surface area and improved electrical conductivity. Benefiting from the specific chemical composition and designed active site structure, the as-synthesized Fe-Ni2P@N,P-CNSs manifests a satisfying catalytic performance toward both oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in an alkaline solution, with low overpotential, small Tafel slope and long-term durability, relative to the counterparts (Fe-free Ni12P5/Ni2P2O7@N,P-CNSs and CNSs) with single components and even comparable to Pt/C and RuO2 catalysts. The present work broadens the exploration of efficient bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts using earth abundant biomass as carbon sources based on non-noble metals for low cost renewable energy conversion/storage.
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- Yifan Xiao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- College of Overseas Education, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China
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Chandrasekaran S, Yao L, Deng L, Bowen C, Zhang Y, Chen S, Lin Z, Peng F, Zhang P. Recent advances in metal sulfides: from controlled fabrication to electrocatalytic, photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting and beyond. Chem Soc Rev 2019; 48:4178-4280. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00664d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 540] [Impact Index Per Article: 108.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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This review describes an in-depth overview and knowledge on the variety of synthetic strategies for forming metal sulfides and their potential use to achieve effective hydrogen generation and beyond.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials
- Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen 518060
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen 518060
- China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Bath
- Bath
- UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Bath
- Bath
- UK
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen 518060
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
- USA
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Guangzhou University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen 518060
- China
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Wang ZD, Bai CK, Chen XY, Wang BD, Lu GL, Sun H, Liu ZN, Huang H, Liang S, Zang HY. Co/Co9S8 nanoparticles coupled with N,S-doped graphene-based mixed-dimensional heterostructures as bifunctional electrocatalysts for the overall oxygen electrode. Inorg Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qi00796b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
A Co/Co9S8/rGO/MWCNT composite catalyst was designed and fabricated via a combined hydrothermal reaction with a calcination method for the ORR/OER.
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