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Shen Y, Mao L, Lin R, Li Q, Qian J. The N-anchoring effect in NH 2-functionalized MOF-derived iron-carbon nanomaterials for oxygen reduction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:9250-9253. [PMID: 39118543 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc02873b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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The incorporation of an iron source into NH2-MOF-5, followed by thermal decomposition, yields a porous metal-carbon catalyst (MOF5A-Fe@NC). This catalyst possesses significant N content, a high degree of graphitization, and abundant Fe-Nx sites, which contribute to enhanced oxygen reduction. Specifically, the obtained MOF5A-Fe@NC demonstrates a positive onset potential (0.972 V), a substantial limiting current density (4.815 mA cm-2), and a small Tafel slope (58.7 mV dec-1), and maintains a high current retention of 96.3% after 10 hours.
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- Yanqiong Shen
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhaotong University, Zhaotong 657000, Yunnan, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhaotong University, Zhaotong 657000, Yunnan, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, P. R. China.
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Hu S, Wang K, Xu X, Wang Q. Co-doping regulation on Ni-based electrocatalysts to adjust the selectivity of oxygen reduction reaction for Zn-air batteries and H 2O 2 production. Dalton Trans 2024. [PMID: 39041789 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01625d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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Although Ni-based materials are widely used as electrocatalysts, it remains necessary to further explore their selectivity towards the four- or two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Herein, it is proposed to synthesize NiO@NCNTs (NCNTs = N-doped carbon nanotubes) using a metal-organic framework (MOF), [Ni(BZIDA)(H2O)]n (NiMOF, BZIDA = benzimidazole-5,6-dicarboxylic acid), as a precursor after calcination with dicyandiamide (DCDA). Regarding NiO@NCNTs, small NiO particles are distributed in NCNTs derived from DCDA homogeneously. NiO@NCNTs act as a typical two-electron electrocatalyst. The H2O2 production rate of NiO@NCNTs reaches 0.5 mol g-1 h-1 at 0.46 V (vs. RHE). After the doping of Co2+ in NiMOF, Co/NiO@NCNTs were synthesized using a similar method, with the four-electron character shown in ORR. A Zn-air battery was assembled by applying Co/NiO@NCNTs as the cathode material. When discharge occurs at 5 and 10 mA cm-2, its specific capacitance reaches 779.3 and 832.2 mA h g-1 with an energy density of 928.6 and 948.5 W h kg-1, respectively. Theoretical calculations suggest a variation in ORR selectivity between NiO@NCNTs and Co/NiO@NCNTs, which results from their different interactions with OOH*. This study demonstrates the effect of the structure on ORR selectivity for Ni-based electrocatalysts.
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- Songhan Hu
- Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China
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- Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China.
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Zhou T, Wu X, Liu S, Wang A, Liu Y, Zhou W, Sun K, Li S, Zhou J, Li B, Jiang J. Biomass-Derived Catalytically Active Carbon Materials for the Air Electrode of Zn-Air Batteries. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202301779. [PMID: 38416074 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Given the growing environmental and energy problems, developing clean, renewable electrochemical energy storage devices is of great interest. Zn-air batteries (ZABs) have broad prospects in energy storage because of their high specific capacity and environmental friendliness. The unavailability of cheap air electrode materials and effective and stable oxygen electrocatalysts to catalyze air electrodes are main barriers to large-scale implementation of ZABs. Due to the abundant biomass resources, self-doped heteroatoms, and unique pore structure, biomass-derived catalytically active carbon materials (CACs) have great potential to prepare carbon-based catalysts and porous electrodes with excellent performance for ZABs. This paper reviews the research progress of biomass-derived CACs applied to ZABs air electrodes. Specifically, the principle of ZABs and the source and preparation method of biomass-derived CACs are introduced. To prepare efficient biomass-based oxygen electrocatalysts, heteroatom doping and metal modification were introduced to improve the efficiency and stability of carbon materials. Finally, the effects of electron transfer number and H2O2 yield in ORR on the performance of ZABs were evaluated. This review aims to deepen the understanding of the advantages and challenges of biomass-derived CACs in the air electrodes of ZABs, promote more comprehensive research on biomass resources, and accelerate the commercial application of ZABs.
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- Ting Zhou
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Key and Open Lab on Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 95 Wenhua Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Key and Open Lab on Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Key and Open Lab on Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 95 Wenhua Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 95 Wenhua Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Key and Open Lab on Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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Liu X, Huo S, Xu X, Wang X, Zhang W, Chen Y, Wang C, JiahaoXie, Liu X, Chang H, Zou J. Carbon nanotube-encapsulated Co/Co 3Fe 7 heterojunctions as a highly-efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for rechargeable zinc-air batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 666:296-306. [PMID: 38603873 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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In oxygen electrocatalysis, how to rationally design low-cost catalysts with reasonable structure and long-term stability is a crucial issue. Here, an in-situ growth strategy is used to construct a shaped structure encapsulating a uniformly-dispersed Co/Co3Fe7 heterojunction in nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (Co/Co3Fe7@NCNTs). Hollow CoFe layered-double-hydroxide prisms act as sacrifices for in-situ growth of Co/Co3Fe7 nanoparticles, which also catalyze the growth of bamboo-like NCNTs. Tubular structure not only accelerates the charge transfer through the interactions between Co and Co3Fe7, but also limits the aggregation of the particles, thereby promoting the 4e- oxygen reduction/evolution reactions (ORR/OER) kinetics and stabilizing the bifunctional activity. Co/Co3Fe7@NCNTs-800 (pyrolyzed at 800 °C) shows exceptional ORR activity (half-wave potential of 0.89 V) and methanol tolerance. Meanwhile, Co/Co3Fe7@NCNTs-800 shows a small OER overpotential of 280 mV, which increases by only 9 mV after 1000 cyclic voltammetry (CV) cycles. The outstanding bifunctionality (potential gap of 0.62 V) is ascribed to the electronic structure modulation at the Co/Co3Fe7 heterointerface. Notably, it also has a high performance as an air-cathode for rechargeable zinc-air battery, showing high power density (165 mW cm-2) and specific capacity (770.5 m Ah kg-1). This work provides a new reference for promoting the development of alloy catalysts with heterogeneous interfaces.
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- Xiaofeng Liu
- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Nanotechnology and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Nanotechnology and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Nanotechnology and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Nanotechnology and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Nanotechnology and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Nanotechnology and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Chemistry and Fine Chemical Engineering Jieyang Center, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Nanotechnology and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Nanotechnology and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Laboratory of Chemistry and Fine Chemical Engineering Jieyang Center, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Nanotechnology and Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China.
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Liu J, Luo Z, Wu J, Qian D, Liao W, Waterhouse GIN, Chen X. Iron-Cobalt Phosphide Encapsulated in a N-Doped Carbon Framework as a Promising Low-Cost Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst for Zinc-Air Batteries. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:12681-12689. [PMID: 38922608 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) plays a vital role in many next-generation electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices, motivating the search for low-cost ORR electrocatalysts possessing high activity and excellent durability. In this work, we demonstrate that iron-cobalt phosphide (FeCoP) nanoparticles encapsulated in a N-doped carbon framework (FeCoP@NC) represent a very promising catalyst for the ORR in alkaline media. The core-shell structured FeCoP@NC catalyst offered outstanding ORR activity with a half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.86 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and excellent stability in a 0.1 M KOH electrolyte, outperforming commercial Pt/C and many recently reported noble-metal-free ORR electrocatalysts. The superiority of FeCoP@NC as an ORR electrocatalyst relative to Pt/C was further verified in prototype zinc-air batteries (ZABs), with the aqueous and flexible ZABs prepared using FeCoP@NC offering excellent stability, impressive open circuit voltages (1.56 and 1.44 V, respectively), and high maximum power densities (183.5 and 69.7 mW cm-2, respectively). Density functional theory calculations revealed that encapsulating FeCoP nanoparticles in N-doped carbon shells resulted in favorable electron penetration effects, which synergistically regulated the adsorption/desorption of ORR intermediates for optimal ORR performance while also boosting the electronic conductivity. Our findings offer valuable new insights for rational design of transition metal phosphide-based catalysts for the ORR and other electrochemical applications.
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- Jinlong Liu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Hunan Jomo Technology Co Ltd, Changsha 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Hunan Jomo Technology Co Ltd, Changsha 410083, China
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Zhou P, Li Z, Zhao Y, Zhao B, Jiang W, Chen X, Wang J, Yang R, Zuo C. Hybridization of bimetallic cobalt-molybdenum oxide multihole nanosheets with selenium adulteration as advanced bifunctional electrocatalysts for boosting overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 675:302-312. [PMID: 38972118 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting produces green and pollution-free hydrogen as a clean energy carrier, which can effectively alleviate energy crisis. In this paper, bimetallic and selenium doped cobalt molybdate (Se-CoMoO4) nanosheets with rough surface are resoundingly prepared. The multihole Se-CoMoO4 nanosheets display ultrathin and rectangular architecture with the dimensions of ∼ 3.5 μm and 700 nm for length and width, respectively. The Se-CoMoO4 electrocatalyst shows remarkable water electrolysis activity and stability. The overpotentials of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are 270 and 63.3 mV at 10 mA cm-2, along with low Tafel slopes of 51.6 and 62.0 mV dec-1. Furthermore, the Se-CoMoO4 couple electrolyzer merely requires a cell voltage of 1.48 V to achieve 10 mA cm-2 current density and presents no apparent attenuation for 30 h. This investigation declares that the hybridization of transition bimetallic oxide with nonmetallic adulteration can afford a tactic for the preparation of bifunctional non-precious metal-based electrocatalysts.
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- Peng Zhou
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, PR China; Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface Active Agent and Auxiliary, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, PR China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, PR China; Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface Active Agent and Auxiliary, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, PR China
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Liu Y, Zhu Q, Zhang L, Xu Q, Li X, Hu G. Nickel-Induced charge transfer in semicoherent Co-Ni/Co 6Mo 6C Heterostructures for reversible oxygen electrocatalysis. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 674:361-369. [PMID: 38941930 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.06.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2024] [Revised: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/30/2024]
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To achieve high-performance Zn-air batteries (ZABs), the development of bifunctional air electrodes capable of efficiently mediating both the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is imperative. In this study, we present an N-doped carbon hollow nanorod encapsulating a semi-coherent Co-Ni/Co6Mo6C heterojunction, tailored for reversible oxygen catalysis. This nanohybrid demonstrated an ORR half-wave potential of 0.907 V alongside an OER overpotential of η10 = 352 mV. When incorporated into ZABs, this catalyst exhibited extraordinary performance metrics, including a high-power density of 343.7 mW/cm2, a specific capacity of 681 mAh/gZn, and enhanced durability. The distinctive electric field within the heterojunction facilitated electron transfer across the semi-coherent interface during reversible oxygen electrocatalysis, enhancing the adsorption and release of active intermediates. Thus, this heightened ORR-OER catalytic efficiency culminated in superior ZABs performance. Our findings afford a pivotal design paradigm for the advancement of productive bifunctional catalysts within the field of energy conversion technologies.
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- Yan Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Specialty Polymers, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, Anhui 232001, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Specialty Polymers, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, Anhui 232001, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Specialty Polymers, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, Anhui 232001, PR China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Specialty Polymers, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, Anhui 232001, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, PR China.
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- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650504, PR China.
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Guo Q, Yuan R, Zhao Y, Yu Y, Fu J, Cao L. Performance of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanoparticles Carrying FeNiCu as Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2400830. [PMID: 38778739 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Catalysts for zinc-air batteries (ZABs) must be stable over long-term charging-discharging cycles and exhibit bifunctional catalytic activity. In this study, by doping nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) materials with three metal atoms (Fe, Ni, and Cu), a single-atom-distributed FeNiCu-NC bifunctional catalyst is prepared. The catalyst includes Fe(Ni-doped)-N4 for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), Fe(Cu-doped)-N4 for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and the NiCu-NC catalytic structure for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in the nitrogen-doped carbon nanoparticles. This single-atom distribution catalyst structure enhances the bifunctional catalytic activity. If a trimetallic single-atom catalyst is designed, it will surpass the typical bimetallic single-atom catcalyst. FeNiCu-NC exhibits outstanding performance as an electrocatalyst, with a half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.876 V versus RHE, overpotential (Ej = 10) of 253 mV versus RHE at 10 mA cm-2, and a small potential gap (ΔE = 0.61 V). As the anode in a ZAB, FeNiCu-NC can undergo continuous charge-discharged cycles for 575 h without significant attenuation. This study presents a new method for achieving high-performance, low-cost ZABs via trimetallic single-atom doping.
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- Qiao Guo
- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian, 116028, China
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- Fuel Cell System and Engineering Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Fuel Cells & Hybrid Power Sources, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Fuel Cell System and Engineering Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Fuel Cells & Hybrid Power Sources, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Fuel Cell System and Engineering Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Fuel Cells & Hybrid Power Sources, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Institute of Material Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian, 116028, China
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- Fuel Cell System and Engineering Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Fuel Cells & Hybrid Power Sources, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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Liu X, Yang X, Zhao Z, Fang T, Yi K, Chen L, Liu S, Wang R, Jia X. Isolated Binary Fe-Ni Metal-Nitrogen Sites Anchored on Porous Carbon Nanosheets for Efficient Oxygen Electrocatalysis through High-Temperature Gas-Migration Strategy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:18703-18712. [PMID: 38591147 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c17193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Atomically dispersed dual-site catalysts can regulate multiple reaction processes and provide synergistic functions based on diverse molecules and their interfaces. However, how to synthesize and stabilize dual-site single-atom catalysts (DACs) is confronted with challenges. Herein, we report a facile high-temperature gas-migration strategy to synthesize Fe-Ni DACs on nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheets (FeNiSAs/NC). FeNiSAs/NC exhibits a high half-wave potential (0.88 V) for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and a low overpotential of 410 mV at 10 mA cm-2 for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). As an air electrode for Zn-air batteries (ZABs), it shows better performances in aqueous ZABs and excellent stability and flexibility in solid-state ZABs. The high specific surface area (1687.32 m2/g) of FeNiSAs/NC is conducive to electron transport. Density functional theory (DFT) reveals that the Fe sites are the active center, and Ni sites can significantly optimize the free energy of the oxygen-containing intermediate state on Fe sites, contributing to the improvement of ORR and the corresponding OER activities. This work can provide guidance for the rational design of DACs and understand the structure-activity relationship of SACs with multiple active sites for electrocatalytic energy conversion.
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- Xinghuan Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecophysics and Department of Physics, College of Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, P. R. China
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Gopalakrishnan M, Kao-ian W, Rittiruam M, Praserthdam S, Praserthdam P, Limphirat W, Nguyen MT, Yonezawa T, Kheawhom S. 3D Hierarchical MOF-Derived Defect-Rich NiFe Spinel Ferrite as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Redox Reactions in Zinc-Air Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:11537-11551. [PMID: 38361372 PMCID: PMC11184548 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c17789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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The strategy of defect engineering is increasingly recognized for its pivotal role in modulating the electronic structure, thereby significantly improving the electrocatalytic performance of materials. In this study, we present defect-enriched nickel and iron oxides as highly active and cost-effective electrocatalysts, denoted as Ni0.6Fe2.4O4@NC, derived from NiFe-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for oxygen reduction reactions (ORR) and oxygen evolution reactions (OER). XANES and EXAFS confirm that the crystals have a distorted structure and metal vacancies. The cation defect-rich Ni0.6Fe2.4O4@NC electrocatalyst exhibits exceptional ORR and OER activities (ΔE = 0.68 V). Mechanistic pathways of electrochemical reactions are studied by DFT calculations. Furthermore, a rechargeable zinc-air battery (RZAB) using the Ni0.6Fe2.4O4@NC catalyst demonstrates a peak power density of 187 mW cm-2 and remarkable long-term cycling stability. The flexible solid-state ZAB using the Ni0.6Fe2.4O4@NC catalyst exhibits a power density of 66 mW cm-2. The proposed structural design strategy allows for the rational design of electronic delocalization of cation defect-rich NiFe spinel ferrite attached to ultrathin N-doped graphitic carbon sheets in order to enhance active site availability and facilitate mass and electron transport.
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- Mohan Gopalakrishnan
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Center
of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- High-Performance
Computing Unit (CECC-HCU), Center of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic
Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn
University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Rittiruam
Research Group, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Center
of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- High-Performance
Computing Unit (CECC-HCU), Center of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic
Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn
University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Center
of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Synchrotron
Light Research Institute, 111 University Avenue, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand
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- Division
of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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- Division
of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Bio-Circular-Green-economy
Technology & Engineering Center (BCGeTEC), Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Center
of Excellence on Advanced Materials for Energy Storage, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Nazir G, Rehman A, Lee JH, Kim CH, Gautam J, Heo K, Hussain S, Ikram M, AlObaid AA, Lee SY, Park SJ. A Review of Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries: Recent Progress and Future Perspectives. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2024; 16:138. [PMID: 38421464 PMCID: PMC10904712 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01328-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are gaining attention as an ideal option for various applications requiring high-capacity batteries, such as portable electronics, electric vehicles, and renewable energy storage. ZABs offer advantages such as low environmental impact, enhanced safety compared to Li-ion batteries, and cost-effectiveness due to the abundance of zinc. However, early research faced challenges due to parasitic reactions at the zinc anode and slow oxygen redox kinetics. Recent advancements in restructuring the anode, utilizing alternative electrolytes, and developing bifunctional oxygen catalysts have significantly improved ZABs. Scientists have achieved battery reversibility over thousands of cycles, introduced new electrolytes, and achieved energy efficiency records surpassing 70%. Despite these achievements, there are challenges related to lower power density, shorter lifespan, and air electrode corrosion leading to performance degradation. This review paper discusses different battery configurations, and reaction mechanisms for electrically and mechanically rechargeable ZABs, and proposes remedies to enhance overall battery performance. The paper also explores recent advancements, applications, and the future prospects of electrically/mechanically rechargeable ZABs.
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- Ghazanfar Nazir
- Department of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Engineering, Hybrid Materials Research Center (HMC), Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-Ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Engineering, Hybrid Materials Research Center (HMC), Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Engineering, Hybrid Materials Research Center (HMC), Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, Republic of Korea
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- Solar Cell Applications Research Lab, Department of Physics, Government College University Lahore, Lahore, 54000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon, 22212, Republic of Korea.
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Zhu S, Liu Y, Gong Y, Sun Y, Chen K, Liu Y, Liu W, Xia T, Zheng Q, Gao H, Guo H, Wang R. Boosting Bifunctional Catalysis by Integrating Active Faceted Intermetallic Nanocrystals and Strained Pt-Ir Functional Shells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2305062. [PMID: 37803476 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202305062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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PtIr-based nanostructures are fascinating materials for application in bifunctional oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysis. However, the fabrication of PtIr nanocatalysts with clear geometric features and structural configurations, which are crucial for enhancing the bifunctionality, remains challenging. Herein, PtCo@PtIr nanoparticles are precisely designed and fabricated with a quasi-octahedral PtCo nanocrystal as a highly atomically ordered core and an ultrathin PtIr atomic layer as a compressively strained shell. Owing to their geometric and core-shell features, the PtCo@PtIr nanoparticles deliver approximately six and eight times higher mass and specific activities, respectively, as an ORR catalyst than a commercial Pt/C catalyst. The half-wave potential of PtCo@PtIr exhibits a negligible decrease by 9 mV after 10 000 cycles, indicating extraordinary ORR durability because of the ordered arrangement of Pt and Co atoms. When evaluated using the ORR-OER dual reaction upon the introduction of Ir, PtCo@PtIr exhibits a small ORR-OER overpotential gap of 679 mV, demonstrating its great potential as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for fabricating fuel cells. The findings pave the way for designing precise intermetallic core-shell nanocrystals as highly functional catalysts.
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- Shiyu Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Zhongyuan Critical Metals Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, the University of Queensland, ST Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China
- Institute of Quantum Materials and Physics, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Magneto-Photoelectrical Composite and Interface Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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Saha P, Shaheen Shah S, Ali M, Nasiruzzaman Shaikh M, Aziz MA, Saleh Ahammad AJ. Cobalt Oxide-Based Electrocatalysts with Bifunctionality for High-Performing Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries. CHEM REC 2024; 24:e202300216. [PMID: 37651034 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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In recent years, the rapid growth in renewable energy applications has created a significant demand for efficient energy storage solutions on a large scale. Among the various options, rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs) have emerged as an appealing choice in green energy storage technology due to their higher energy density, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness. Regarding this fact, a spotlight is shaded on air electrode for constructing high-performance ZABs. Cobalt oxide-based electrocatalysts on the air electrode have gained significant attention due to their extraordinary features. Particularly, exploration and integration of bifunctional behavior for energy storage has remarkably promoted both ORR and OER to facilitate the overall performance of the battery. The plot of this review is forwarded towards in-depth analysis of the latest advancements in electrocatalysts that are based on cobalt oxide and possess bifunctional properties along with an introduction of the fundamental aspects of ZABs, Additionally, the topic entails an examination of the morphological variations and mechanistic details mentioning about the synthesis processes. Finally, a direction is provided for future research endeavors through addressing the challenges and prospects in the advancement of next-generation bifunctional electrocatalysts to empower high-performing ZABs with bifunctional cobalt oxide.
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- Protity Saha
- Department of Chemistry, Jagannath University, Dhaka, 1100, Bangladesh
- present address: Department of Environmental Science, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), Dhaka, 1216, Bnagladesh
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8520, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Jagannath University, Dhaka, 1100, Bangladesh
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Islam S, Nayem SMA, Anjum A, Shaheen Shah S, Ahammad AJS, Aziz MA. A Mechanistic Overview of the Current Status and Future Challenges in Air Cathode for Aluminum Air Batteries. CHEM REC 2024; 24:e202300017. [PMID: 37010435 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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Aluminum air batteries (AABs) are a desirable option for portable electronic devices and electric vehicles (EVs) due to their high theoretical energy density (8100 Wh K-1 ), low cost, and high safety compared to state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, numerous unresolved technological and scientific issues are preventing AABs from expanding further. One of the key issues is the catalytic reaction kinetics of the air cathode as the fuel (oxygen) for AAB is reduced there. Additionally, the performance and price of an AAB are directly influenced by an air electrode integrated with an oxygen electrocatalyst, which is thought to be the most crucial element. In this study, we covered the oxygen chemistry of the air cathode as well as a brief discussion of the mechanistic insights of active catalysts and how they catalyze and enhance oxygen chemistry reactions. There is also extensive discussion of research into electrocatalytic materials that outperform Pt/C such as nonprecious metal catalysts, metal oxide, perovskites, metal-organic framework, carbonaceous materials, and their composites. Finally, we provide an overview of the present state, and possible future direction for air cathodes in AABs.
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- Santa Islam
- Department of Chemistry, Jagannath University, Dhaka, 1100, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry, Jagannath University, Dhaka, 1100, Bangladesh
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- Physics Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM, Box 5047, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8520, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Jagannath University, Dhaka, 1100, Bangladesh
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
- K.A.CARE Energy Research & Innovation Center, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Lv XW, Wang Z, Lai Z, Liu Y, Ma T, Geng J, Yuan ZY. Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries: Advances, Challenges, and Prospects. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2306396. [PMID: 37712176 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202306396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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Rechargeable zinc-air batteries (Re-ZABs) are one of the most promising next-generation batteries that can hold more energy while being cost-effective and safer than existing devices. Nevertheless, zinc dendrites, non-portability, and limited charge-discharge cycles have long been obstacles to the commercialization of Re-ZABs. Over the past 30 years, milestone breakthroughs have been made in technical indicators (safety, high energy density, and long battery life), battery components (air cathode, zinc anode, and gas diffusion layer), and battery configurations (flexibility and portability), however, a comprehensive review on advanced design strategies for Re-ZABs system from multiple angles is still lacking. This review underscores the progress and strategies proposed so far to pursuit the high-efficiency Re-ZABs system, including the aspects of rechargeability (from primary to rechargeable), air cathode (from unifunctional to bifunctional), zinc anode (from dendritic to stable), electrolytes (from aqueous to non-aqueous), battery configurations (from non-portable to portable), and industrialization progress (from laboratorial to practical). Critical appraisals of the advanced modification approaches (such as surface/interface modulation, nanoconfinement catalysis, defect electrochemistry, synergistic electrocatalysis, etc.) are highlighted for cost-effective flexible Re-ZABs with good sustainability and high energy density. Finally, insights are further rendered properly for the future research directions of advanced zinc-air batteries.
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- Xian-Wei Lv
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Fibers and Energy Storage, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Fibers and Energy Storage, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Centre for Computational Chemistry and Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- School of Science, RMIT University Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Fibers and Energy Storage, School of Material Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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Qin J, Yang Z, Xing F, Zhang L, Zhang H, Wu ZS. Two-Dimensional Mesoporous Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion: Current Status, Chemical Synthesis and Challenging Perspectives. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-022-00177-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Wang H, Pei Y, Wang K, Zuo Y, Wei M, Xiong J, Zhang P, Chen Z, Shang N, Zhong D, Pei P. First-Row Transition Metals for Catalyzing Oxygen Redox. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2304863. [PMID: 37469215 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202304863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Rechargeable zinc-air batteries are widely recognized as a highly promising technology for energy conversion and storage, offering a cost-effective and viable alternative to commercial lithium-ion batteries due to their unique advantages. However, the practical application and commercialization of zinc-air batteries are hindered by the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Recently, extensive research has focused on the potential of first-row transition metals (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu) as promising alternatives to noble metals in bifunctional ORR/OER electrocatalysts, leveraging their high-efficiency electrocatalytic activity and excellent durability. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the recent advancements in the mechanisms of ORR/OER, the performance of bifunctional electrocatalysts, and the preparation strategies employed for electrocatalysts based on first-row transition metals in alkaline media for zinc-air batteries. The paper concludes by proposing several challenges and highlighting emerging research trends for the future development of bifunctional electrocatalysts based on first-row transition metals.
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- Hengwei Wang
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of British Columbia, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Wu Q, Xie T, Zhang L, Ding H, Gao H, Jiang J, Xu G. N,S co-doped porous carbon with Co 9S 8 prepared with a Co-FF-derived Co 3O 4 template: a bi-functional electrocatalyst for rechargeable zinc-air batteries. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:14435-14442. [PMID: 37771313 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02439c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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To achieve broad commercialization of rechargeable metal-air batteries, the development of non-precious metal-based bi-functional oxygen electrocatalysts is critical. In this study, we prepared N,S co-doped porous carbon materials containing Co9S8 nanoparticles (Co9S8/NSC) through a one-step pyrolysis process. The process involved the pyrolysis of a polydopamine (PDA) coated Co-formic acid framework (Co-FF) derived Co3O4 and thiourea. The improved catalyst Co9S8/NSC-1 exhibited satisfactory long-term durability and superior oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity, the half-wave potential (E1/2) of the ORR reached 0.83 V, and the OER overpotential at 10 mA cm-2 (η10) was 300 mV. The zinc-air battery (ZAB) based on Co9S8/NSC-1 assembly had a maximum power density of 102.0 mW cm-2 and the cycle life reached 500 cycles. The material preparation method was simple, environmentally friendly and inexpensive, providing a feasible strategy for the development of non-precious metal-based electrocatalysts.
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- Qihao Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources; College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, Xinjiang, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources; College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, Xinjiang, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources; College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, Xinjiang, PR China.
- College of Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, Xinjiang, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources; College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, Xinjiang, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources; College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, Xinjiang, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources; College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, Xinjiang, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources; College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830046, Xinjiang, PR China.
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Zhang P, Chen K, Li J, Wang M, Li M, Liu Y, Pan Y. Bifunctional Single Atom Catalysts for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries: From Dynamic Mechanism to Rational Design. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2303243. [PMID: 37283478 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ever-growing demands for rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs) call for efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts. Among various electrocatalysts, single atom catalysts (SACs) have received increasing attention due to the merits of high atom utilization, structural tunability, and remarkable activity. Rational design of bifunctional SACs relies heavily on an in-depth understanding of reaction mechanisms, especially dynamic evolution under electrochemical conditions. This requires a systematic study in dynamic mechanisms to replace current trial and error modes. Herein, fundamental understanding of dynamic oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction mechanisms for SACs is first presented combining in situ and/or operando characterizations and theoretical calculations. By highlighting structure-performance relationships, rational regulation strategies are particularly proposed to facilitate the design of efficient bifunctional SACs. Furthermore, future perspectives and challenges are discussed. This review provides a thorough understanding of dynamic mechanisms and regulation strategies for bifunctional SACs, which are expected to pave the avenue for exploring optimum single atom bifunctional oxygen catalysts and effective ZABs.
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- Peng Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China
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Tang W, Mai J, Liu L, Yu N, Fu L, Chen Y, Liu Y, Wu Y, van Ree T. Recent advances of bifunctional catalysts for zinc air batteries with stability considerations: from selecting materials to reconstruction. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:4368-4401. [PMID: 37638171 PMCID: PMC10448312 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00074e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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With the growing depletion of traditional fossil energy resources and ongoing enhanced awareness of environmental protection, research on electrochemical energy storage techniques like zinc-air batteries is receiving close attention. A significant amount of work on bifunctional catalysts is devoted to improving OER and ORR reaction performance to pave the way for the commercialization of new batteries. Although most traditional energy storage systems perform very well, their durability in practical applications is receiving less attention, with issues such as carbon corrosion, reconstruction during the OER process, and degradation, which can seriously impact long-term use. To be able to design bifunctional materials in a bottom-up approach, a summary of different kinds of carbon materials and transition metal-based materials will be of assistance in selecting a suitable and highly active catalyst from the extensive existing non-precious materials database. Also, the modulation of current carbon materials, aimed at increasing defects and vacancies in carbon and electron distribution in metal-N-C is introduced to attain improved ORR performance of porous materials with fast mass and air transfer. Finally, the reconstruction of catalysts is introduced. The review concludes with comprehensive recommendations for obtaining high-performance and highly-durable catalysts.
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- Wanqi Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 210009 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
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- Hunan Bolt Power New Energy Co., Ltd Dianjiangjun Industrial Park, Louxing District Loudi 417000 Hunan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), School of Energy Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 P. R. China
- Hunan Bolt Power New Energy Co., Ltd Dianjiangjun Industrial Park, Louxing District Loudi 417000 Hunan China
- School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University Nanjing 210096 China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Venda Thohoyandou 0950 South Africa
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Xu C, Guo C, Liu J, Hu B, Chen H, Li G, Xu X, Shu C, Li H, Chen C. Bioinspired Hydrophobicity Coupled with Single Fe-N 4 Sites Promotes Oxygen Diffusion for Efficient Zinc-Air Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2207675. [PMID: 36897005 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202207675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The poor oxygen diffusion and sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics at multiphase interfaces in the cathode suppress the practical application of zinc-air batteries. Developing effective strategies to tackle the issue is of great significance for overcoming the performance bottleneck but remains challenging. Here, a multiscale hydrophobic surface is designed on the iron single-atom catalyst via a gas-phase fluorination-assisted method inspired by the structure of gas-trapping mastoids on lotus leaves. The hydrophobic Fe-FNC attains a higher peak power density of up to 226 mW cm-2 , a long durability of up close to 140 h, and better cyclic durability of up to 300 cycles compared to the corresponding Pt/C-based Zn-air battery. Experiments and theoretical calculations indicate that the formed more triple-phase interfaces and exposed isolated Fe-N4 sites are proposed as the governing factors in boosting electrocatalytic ORR activity and remarkable cycling durability for Zn-air batteries.
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- Chuanlan Xu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, 402160, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, 402160, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, 402160, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, 402160, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, 402160, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, 402160, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Materials Surface & Interface Science, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, 402160, China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 401331, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China
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Zhang D, Zhang Q, Peng C, Long Z, Zhuang G, Kramer D, Komarneni S, Zhi C, Xue D. Recent advances in developing multiscale descriptor approach for the design of oxygen redox electrocatalysts. iScience 2023; 26:106624. [PMID: 37138778 PMCID: PMC10149376 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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Oxygen redox electrocatalysis is the crucial electrode reaction among new-era energy sources. The prerequisite to rationally design an ideal electrocatalyst is accurately identifying the structure-activity relationship based on the so-called descriptors which link the catalytic performance with structural properties. However, the quick discovery of those descriptors remains challenging. In recent, the high-throughput computing and machine learning methods were identified to present great prospects for accelerating the screening of descriptors. That new research paradigm improves cognition in the way of oxygen evolution reaction/oxygen reduction reaction activity descriptor and reinforces the understanding of intrinsic physical and chemical features in the electrocatalytic process from a multiscale perspective. This review summarizes those new research paradigms for screening multiscale descriptors, especially from atomic scale to cluster mesoscale and bulk macroscale. The development of descriptors from traditional intermediate to eigen feature parameters has been addressed which provides guidance for the intelligent design of new energy materials.
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- Dantong Zhang
- Multiscale Crystal Materials Research Center, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Multiscale Crystal Materials Research Center, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Multiscale Crystal Materials Research Center, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Corresponding author
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- Multiscale Crystal Materials Research Center, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, 18, Chaowang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 310032, China
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- Helmut-Schmidt-University, University of the Armed Forces, Hamburg 22043, Germany
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- Materials Research Institute, Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
- Corresponding author
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- Multiscale Crystal Materials Research Center, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Corresponding author
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Guo XS, Huang ZY, Qi XW, Si LP, Zhang H, Liu HY. The optimization of iron porphyrin@MOF-5 derived Fe N C electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in zinc-air batteries. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2023.117381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Wang Y, Gao Y, Ma L, Xue Y, Liu ZH, Cui H, Zhang N, Jiang R. Atomically Dispersed Fe-N 4 Sites and NiFe-LDH Sub-Nanoclusters as an Excellent Air Cathode for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:16732-16743. [PMID: 36972415 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c23232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The sluggish four-electron processes of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) limit the development of rechargeable Zn-air batteries (RZABs). Highly efficient ORR/OER bifunctional electrocatalysts are therefore highly desired for the commercialization of RZABs in large scale. Herein, the Fe-N4-C (ORR active sites) and NiFe-LDH clusters (OER active sites) are successfully integrated within a NiFe-LDH/Fe,N-CB electrocatalyst. The NiFe-LDH/Fe,N-CB electrocatalyst is first prepared by the introduction of Fe-N4 into carbon black (CB), followed by the growth of NiFe-LDH clusters. The cluster nature of NiFe-LDH effectively avoids the blocking of Fe-N4-C ORR active centers and affords excellent OER activity. The NiFe-LDH/Fe,N-CB electrocatalyst thus exhibits an excellent bifunctional ORR and OER performance, with a potential gap of only 0.71 V. The NiFe-LDH/Fe,N-CB-based RZAB exhibits an open-circuit voltage of 1.565 V and a specific capacity of 731 mAh gZn-1, which is much better than the RZAB composed of Pt/C and IrO2. Particularly, the NiFe-LDH/Fe,N-CB-based RZAB displays excellent long-term charging/discharging cyclic stability and rechargeability. Even at a large charging/discharging current density (20 mA cm-2), the charging/discharging voltage gap is only ∼1.33 V and exhibits an increase smaller than 5% after 140 cycles. This work provides a new low-cost bifunctional ORR/OER electrocatalyst with high activity and superior long-term stability and will be helpful to the commercialization of RZAB in large scale.
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- Yuyang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yanan University, Yan'an 716000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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Liu W, Niu X, Feng J, Yin R, Ma S, Que W, Dai J, Tang J, Wu F, Shi W, Liu X, Cao X. Tunable Heterogeneous FeCo Alloy-Mo 0.82N Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Temperature-Adapted Zn-Air Batteries. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:15344-15352. [PMID: 36920344 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c21616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The practical applications of temperature-tolerant Zn-air batteries (ZABs) rely on highly active and stable bifunctional catalysts that accelerate cathodic oxygen reduction (ORR) and oxygen evolution (OER) reactions. Herein, we successfully integrated fascinating transition metal nitrides and FeCo alloys through a simple coordination assembly and pyrolysis process. Importantly, the alloy-to-nitride ratio in the heterogeneous catalyst can be carefully regulated through the subsequent etching process. Moreover, the composition-dependent ORR/OER performance of the FeCo-Mo0.82N catalysts was revealed. Aqueous ZABs using the optimized FeCo-Mo0.82N-60 as a cathode exhibit a high peak power density of 149.7 mW cm-2 and an impressive stability of 600 h with a low charge-discharge voltage gap decay rate of 0.025 mV h-1, which exceeds those of most of recent reports. Furthermore, the FeCo-Mo0.82N-60-based flexible ZABs display a small specific capacity degradation (3%) from 40 to -10 °C, demonstrating excellent temperature tolerance.
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- Wenxian Liu
- College of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- Center for Membrane and Water Science & Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-Ferrous Metals and Materials, School of Resource, Environments and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, P. R. China
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Wu W, Chen R, Chen S, Wang Z, Cheng N. Optimizing d-Orbital Electronic Configuration via Metal-Metal Oxide Core-Shell Charge Donation for Boosting Reversible Oxygen Electrocatalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2300621. [PMID: 36932934 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Tuning the d-orbital electronic configuration of active sites to achieve well-optimized adsorption strength of oxygen-containing intermediates toward reversible oxygen electrocatalysis is desirable for efficient rechargeable Zn-Air batteries but extremely challenging. Herein, this work proposes to construct a Co@Co3 O4 core-shell structure to regulate the d-orbital electronic configuration of Co3 O4 for the enhanced bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis. Theoretical calculations first evidence that electron donation from Co core to Co3 O4 shell could downshift the d-band center and simultaneously weak spin state of Co3 O4 , result in the well-optimized adsorption strength of oxygen-containing intermediates on Co3 O4 , thus contributing a favor way for oxygen reduction/evolution reaction (ORR/OER) bifunctional catalysis. As a proof-of-concept, the Co@Co3 O4 embedded in Co, N co-doped porous carbon derived from thickness controlled 2D metal-organic-framework is designed to realize the structure of computational prediction and further improve the performance. The optimized 15Co@Co3 O4 /PNC catalyst exhibits the superior bifunctional oxygen electrocatalytic activity with a small potential gap of 0.69 V and a peak power density of 158.5 mW cm-2 in ZABs. Moreover, DFT calculations shows that the more oxygen vacancies on Co3 O4 contribute too strong adsorption of oxygen intermediates which limit the bifunctional electrocatalysis, while electron donation in the core-shell structure can alleviate the negative effect and maintain superior bifunctional overpotential.
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- Wei Wu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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Mi H, Li L, Zeng C, Jin Y, Zhang Q, Zhou K, Liu J, Wang H. Cuboid-like phosphorus-doped metal-organic framework-derived CoSe 2 on carbon cloth as an advanced bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for rechargeable zinc-air batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 633:424-431. [PMID: 36462265 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.11.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are regarded as attractive devices for electrochemical energy storage and conversion due to their outstanding electrochemical performance, low price, and high safety. However, it remains a challenge to design a stable and efficient bifunctional oxygen catalyst that can accelerate the reaction kinetics and improve the performance of ZABs. Herein, a phosphorus-doped transition metal selenide/carbon composite catalyst derived from metal-organic frameworks (P-CoSe2/C@CC) is constructed by a self-supporting carbon cloth structure through a simple solvothermal process with subsequent selenization and phosphatization. The P-CoSe2/C@CC exhibits a low overpotential of 303.1 mV at 10 mA cm-2 toward the oxygen evolution reaction and an obvious reduction peak for the oxygen reduction reaction. The abovementioned electrochemical performances for the P-CoSe2/C@CC are attributed to the specific architecture, the super-hydrophilic surface, and the P-doping effect. Remarkably, the homemade zinc-air battery based on our P-CoSe2/C@CC catalyst shows an expected peak power density of 124.4 mW cm-2 along with excellent cycling stability, confirming its great potential application in ZABs for advanced bifunctional electrocatalysis.
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- Hongtian Mi
- Key Laboratory for New Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Institution of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Key Laboratory for New Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Institution of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Key Laboratory for New Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Institution of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Key Laboratory for New Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Institution of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China; Beijing Guyue New Materials Research Institute, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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- Key Laboratory for New Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Institution of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Key Laboratory for New Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Institution of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Key Laboratory for New Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Institution of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- Key Laboratory for New Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, Institution of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
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Chen Z, Dong S, Wang M, Hu Z, Chen H, Han Y, Yuan D. Construction of 3D Hierarchical Co 3O 4@CoFe-LDH Heterostructures with Effective Interfacial Charge Redistribution for Rechargeable Liquid/Solid Zn-Air Batteries. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:2826-2837. [PMID: 36710494 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Constructing three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical heterostructures is an appealing but challenging strategy to improve the performance of catalysts for electrical energy devices. Here, an efficient and robust flexible self-supporting catalyst, interface coupling of ultrathin CoFe-LDH nanosheets and Co3O4 nanowire arrays on the carbon cloth (CC/Co3O4@CoFe-LDH), was proposed for boosting oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in rechargeable liquid/solid Zn-air batteries (ZABs). The strong interfacial interaction between the CoFe-LDH and Co3O4 heterostructures stimulated the charge redistribution in their coupling regions, which improved the electron conductivity and optimized the adsorption free energy of OER intermediates, ultimately boosting the intrinsic OER performance. Besides, the 3D hierarchical nanoarray structure facilitated the exposure of catalytically active centers and rapid electron/mass transfer during the OER process. As such, the CC/Co3O4@CoFe-LDH catalyst achieved excellent OER catalytic activity in alkaline medium, with a small overpotential of 237 mV at 10 mA cm-2, a low Tafel slope of 35.43 mV dec-1, and long-term durability of up to 48 h, significantly outperforming the commercial RuO2 catalyst. More impressively, the liquid and flexible solid-state ZABs assembled by the CC/Co3O4@CoFe-LDH hybrid catalyst as the OER catalyst presented a stable open circuit voltage, large power density, superb cycling life, and satisfactory flexibility, indicating great potential applications in energy technology. This work provides a good guidance for the development of advanced electrocatalysts with heterostructures and an in-depth understanding of electronic modulation at the heterogeneous interface.
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- Zihao Chen
- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071 Shandong, P. R. China
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- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071 Shandong, P. R. China
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- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071 Shandong, P. R. China
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- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071 Shandong, P. R. China
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- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071 Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071 Shandong, P. R. China
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- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071 Shandong, P. R. China
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Liu H, Jiang L, Khan J, Wang X, Xiao J, Zhang H, Xie H, Li L, Wang S, Han L. Decorating Single-Atomic Mn Sites with FeMn Clusters to Boost Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202214988. [PMID: 36401754 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202214988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The regulation of electron distribution of single-atomic metal sites by atomic clusters is an effective strategy to boost their intrinsic activity of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Herein we report the construction of single-atomic Mn sites decorated with atomic clusters by an innovative combination of post-adsorption and secondary pyrolysis. The X-ray absorption spectroscopy confirms the formation of Mn sites via Mn-N4 coordination bonding to FeMn atomic clusters (FeMnac /Mn-N4 C), which has been demonstrated theoretically to be conducive to the adsorption of molecular O2 and the break of O-O bond during the ORR process. Benefiting from the structural features above, the FeMnac /Mn-N4 C catalyst exhibits excellent ORR activity with half-wave potential of 0.79 V in 0.5 M H2 SO4 and 0.90 V in 0.1 M KOH as well as preeminent Zn-air battery performance. Such synthetic strategy may open up a route to construct highly active catalysts with tunable atomic structures for diverse applications.
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- Heng Liu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- Hangzhou Yanqu Information Technology Co. Ltd., Hangzhou, 310003, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082, P. R. China
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Kitano S, Sato Y, Tagusari R, Zhu R, Kowalski D, Aoki Y, Habazaki H. Facile synthesis approach of bifunctional Co–Ni–Fe oxyhydroxide and spinel oxide composite electrocatalysts from hydroxide and layered double hydroxide composite precursors †. RSC Adv 2023; 13:10681-10692. [PMID: 37025668 PMCID: PMC10071814 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra08096f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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Zinc–air batteries (ZABs) are promising candidates for the next-generation energy storage systems, however, their further development is severely hindered by kinetically sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Facile synthesis approaches of highly active bifunctional electrocatalysts for OER and ORR are required for their practical applications. Herein, we develop a facile synthesis procedure for composite electrocatalysts composed of OER-active metal oxyhydroxide and ORR-active spinel oxide containing Co, Ni and Fe from composite precursors consisting of metal hydroxide and layered double hydroxide (LDH). Both hydroxide and LDH are simultaneously produced by a precipitation method with a controlled molar ratio of Co2+, Ni2+ and Fe3+ in the reaction solution, and calcination of the precursor at a moderate temperature provides composite catalysts of metal oxyhydroxides and spinel oxides. The composite catalyst shows superb bifunctional performances with a small potential difference of 0.64 V between a potential of 1.51 V vs. RHE at 10 mA cm−2 for OER and a half-wave potential of 0.87 V vs. RHE for ORR. The rechargeable ZAB assembled with the composite catalyst as an air-electrode exhibits a power density of 195 mA cm−2 and excellent durability of 430 hours (1270 cycles) of a charge–discharge cycle test. Simple and durable: the multi-metal oxyhydroxide and spinal oxide composite catalyst containing Co, Fe and Ni are synthesized from hydroxide and layered double hydroxide composite precursors and shows excellent bifunctional ORR/OER activities.![]()
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- Sho Kitano
- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido UniversitySapporoHokkaido 060-8628Japan+81-92-802-6735+81-92-802-6874
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido UniversitySapporoHokkaido 060-8628Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido UniversitySapporoHokkaido 060-8628Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido UniversitySapporoHokkaido 060-8628Japan
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- Biological and Chemical Research Centre (CNBCh), Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsawul. Żwirki i Wigury 10102-089WarsawPoland
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido UniversitySapporoHokkaido 060-8628Japan+81-92-802-6735+81-92-802-6874
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido UniversitySapporoHokkaido 060-8628Japan+81-92-802-6735+81-92-802-6874
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Zhang X, Yu P, Xing G, Xie Y, Zhang X, Zhang G, Sun F, Wang L. Iron Single Atoms-Assisted Cobalt Nitride Nanoparticles to Strengthen the Cycle Life of Rechargeable Zn-Air Battery. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2205228. [PMID: 36328702 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The development of nonprecious metal catalysts with both oxygen reduction and evolution reactions (ORR/OER) is very important for Zn-air batteries (ZABs). Herein, a Co5.47 N particles and Fe single atoms co-doped hollow carbon nanofiber self-supporting membrane (H-CoFe@NCNF) is synthesized by a coaxial electrospinning strategy combined with pyrolysis. X-ray absorption fine spectroscopy analyses confirm the state of the cobalt nitride and Fe single atoms. As a result, H-CoFe@NCNF exhibits a superior bifunctional performance of Eonset = 0.96 V for ORR, and Ej = 10 = 1.68 V for OER. Density functional theory calculations show that H-CoFe@NCNF has a moderate binding strength to oxygen due to the coexistence of nanoparticle and single atoms. Meanwhile, the Co site is more favorable to the OER, while the Fe site facilitates the ORR, and the proton and charge transfer between N and metal atoms further lower the reaction barriers. The liquid ZAB composed of H-CoFe@NCNF has a charge-discharge performance of ≈1100 h and a peak power density of 205 mW cm-2 . The quasi-solid-state ZAB assembled by the self-supporting membrane of H-CoFe@NCNF is proven to operate stably in any bending condition.
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- Xu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, 150025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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Wang M, Long Y, Zhao H, Zhang W, Wang L, Dong R, Hou H, Wang H, Wang X. Dealloying-Derived Porous Spinel Oxide for Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysis and Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries: Promotion of Activity Via Hereditary Al-Doping. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202201518. [PMID: 36042569 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202201518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The large-scale fabrication of highly efficient and low-cost bifunctional catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is critical to the development of rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs). Herein, a scalable dealloying strategy was proposed to obtain hierarchically porous spinel-type oxide with minor hereditary Al doping. Benefiting from the well-structured porosity and native dopant, O-np-Ni5 Co10 (Al), namely Al-NiCo2 O4 , exhibited excellent electrocatalytic ORR and OER activities, giving a small potential gap of 0.71 V. The rechargeable ZAB with O-np-Ni5 Co10 (Al) as cathode catalyst delivered a high specific capacity of 757 mAh g-1 , a competitive peak power density of 142 mW cm-2 , and a long-term discharge-charge cycling stability. Furthermore, density functional theory calculations evidenced that appropriate Al doping into NiCo2 O4 could significantly reduce the Gibbs free energy difference to 1.71 eV. This work is expected to inspire the design of performance-oriented bifunctional electrocatalysts for wider applications in renewable energy systems.
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- Mei Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Energy and Power Engineering & School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Energy and Power Engineering & School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Energy and Power Engineering & School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, P. R. China
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- Department de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Energy and Power Engineering & School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Energy and Power Engineering & School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Energy and Power Engineering & School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Energy and Power Engineering & School of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, P. R. China
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Chang H, Cong S, Wang L, Wang C. Research Progress of Bifunctional Oxygen Reactive Electrocatalysts for Zinc-Air Batteries. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:nano12213834. [PMID: 36364610 PMCID: PMC9657497 DOI: 10.3390/nano12213834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Zinc-air batteries (ZABs) have several advantages, including high energy density, cheap price and stable performances with good application prospects in the field of power batteries. The charging and discharging reactions for the air cathode of ZABs are the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER), respectively, which play an important role in the whole performance of ZAB. Due to the cost and limited reserves of highly active precious metal catalysts, it is crucial to design alternative efficient and stable dual-functional non-precious metal catalysts. In the present review, we present a systematic summary of the recent progress in the use of transition metal-based electrocatalysts as alternatives to precious metals for the positive poles of ZAB air. Combined with state-of-the-art in situ characterization technologies, a deep understanding of the catalytic mechanism of OER/ORR provided unique insights into the precise design of excellent synthetic non-precious metal catalysts from the perspective of atomic structure. This review further shows that the hybrid electric battery is a new strategy to improve the efficiency of the hybrid electric battery, which could be available to alleviate the problem of resource shortage. Finally, the challenges and research trends for the future development of ZABs were clearly proposed.
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- Haiyang Chang
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
- Correspondence: (L.W.); or (C.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
- Jieyang Branch of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Jieyang 515200, China
- Correspondence: (L.W.); or (C.W.)
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Zhang G, Liu X, Wang L, Xing G, Tian C, Fu H. Copper Collector Generated Cu +/Cu 2+ Redox Pair for Enhanced Efficiency and Lifetime of Zn-Ni/Air Hybrid Battery. ACS NANO 2022; 16:17139-17148. [PMID: 36130105 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c07542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Although Zn-Ni/air hybrid batteries exhibit improved energy efficiency, power density, and stability compared with Zn-air batteries, they still cannot satisfy the high requirements of commercialization. Herein, the Cu+/Cu2+ redox pair generated from a copper collector has been introduced to construct the hybrid battery system by combining Zn-air and Zn-Cu/Zn-Ni, in which CuXO@NiFe-LDH and Co-N-C dodecahedrons are respectively adopted as oxygen evolution (OER) and oxygen reduction (ORR) electrodes. For fabricating CuXO@NiFe-LDH, the Cu foam collector is oxidized to in situ form 1D CuXO nanoneedle arrays, which could generate the Cu+/Cu2+ redox pair to enhance battery efficiency by providing an extra charging-discharging voltage plateau to reduce the charging voltage and increase the discharge voltage. Then, the 2D NiFe hydrotalcite nanosheets grow on the nanoneedle arrays to obtain 3D interdigital structures, facilitating the intimate contact of the ORR/OER electrode and electrolyte by providing a multichannel structure. Thus, the battery system could endow a high energy efficiency (79.6% at 10 mA cm-2), an outstanding energy density (940 Wh kg-1), and an ultralong lifetime (500 h). Significantly, it could stably operate under harsh environments, such as oxygen-free and any humidity. In situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) combined with ex situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses demonstrate the reversible process of Cu-O-Cu ↔ Cu-O and Ni-O ↔ Ni-O-O-H during the charging/discharging, which are responsible for the enhanced efficiency and lifetime of battery.
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- Guangying Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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Liu H, Yu F, Wu K, Xu G, Wu C, Liu HK, Dou SX. Recent Progress on Fe-Based Single/Dual-Atom Catalysts for Zn-Air Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2106635. [PMID: 35218294 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202106635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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As one of the most competitive candidates for large-scale energy storage, zinc-air batteries (ZABs) have attracted great attention due to their high theoretical specific energy density, low toxicity, high abundance, and high safety. It is highly desirable but still remains a huge challenge, however, to achieve cheap and efficient electrocatalysts to promote their commercialization. Recently, Fe-based single-atom and dual-atom catalysts (SACs and DACs, respectively) have emerged as powerful candidates for ZABs derived from their maximum utilization of atoms, excellent catalytic performance, and low price. In this review, some fundamental concepts in the field of ZABs are presented and the recent progress on the reported Fe-based SACs and DACs is summarized, mainly focusing on the relationship between structure and performance at the atomic level, with the aim of providing helpful guidelines for future rational designs of efficient electrocatalysts with atomically dispersed active sites. Finally, the great advantages and future challenges in this field of ZABs are also discussed.
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- Haoxuan Liu
- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting & Electronic Materials, Australian Institute of Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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Chen Y, Qiao S, Tang Y, Du Y, Zhang D, Wang W, Zhang H, Sun X, Liu C. Double-Faced Atomic-Level Engineering of Hollow Carbon Nanofibers as Free-Standing Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts for Flexible Zn-Air Battery. ACS NANO 2022; 16:15273-15285. [PMID: 36075101 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c06700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Flexible solid-state zinc-air batteries (ZABs) with low cost, excellent safety, and high energy density has been considered as one of ideal power sources for portable and wearable electronic devices, while their practical applications are still hindered by the kinetically sluggish cathodic oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions (ORR/OER). Herein, a Janus-structured flexible free-standing bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst, with OER-active O, N co-coordinated Ni single atoms and ORR-active Co3O4@Co1-xS nanosheet arrays being separately integrated at the inner and outer walls of flexible hollow carbon nanofibers (Ni-SAs/HCNFs/Co-NAs), is reported. Benefiting from the sophisticated topological structure and atomic-level-designed chemical compositions, Ni-SAs/HCNFs/Co-NAs exhibits outstanding bifunctional catalytic activity with the ΔE index of 0.65 V, representing the current state-of-the-art flexible free-standing bifunctional ORR/OER electrocatalyst. Impressively, the Ni-SAs/HCNFs/Co-NAs-based liquid ZAB show a high open-circuit potential (1.45 V), high capacity (808 mAh g-1 Zn), and extremely long life (over 200 h at 10 mA cm-2), and the assembled flexible all-solid-state ZABs have excellent cycle stability (over 80 h). This work provides an efficient strategy for developing high-performance bifunctional ORR/OER electrocatalysts for commercial applications.
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- Yuqing Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science & Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science & Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, People's Republic of China
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Zhou Z, Zheng X, Liu M, Liu P, Han S, Chen Y, Lan B, Sun M, Yu L. Engineering Amorphous/Crystalline Structure of Manganese Oxide for Superior Oxygen Catalytic Performance in Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200612. [PMID: 35686961 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Although amorphous materials are popular in oxygen electrocatalysis, their performance requires further improvement to meet the need for rechargeable zinc-air batteries. In this work, an amorphous/crystalline layered manganese oxide (ACMO) was designed, and its unique amorphous/crystalline homogeneous structure activated its oxygen reduction activity with a positive half-wave potential of 0.81 V and oxygen evolution activity with a moderate overpotential of 407 mV at 10 mA cm-2 . Moreover, the amorphous/crystalline structure endowed ACMO with excellent stability. While employed as the air-electrode material for rechargeable zinc-air batteries, ACMO overcame the poor cycling stability of manganese oxide and cycled stably for 1000 cycles (≈17 days) at 10 mA cm-2 . Besides, it delivered a high power density of 159.7 mW cm-2 and a narrow voltage gap of 0.66 V. This work gives an insight into designing oxide materials with amorphous/crystalline structure and feasible guidance for harmonizing electrochemical activity and stability.
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- Zihao Zhou
- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006, Guangzhou, P. R. China
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications (EMT), 1650, Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec, J3X 1P7, Canada
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment, Jiaying University, 514015, Meizhou, P. R.China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, 510006, Guangzhou, P. R. China
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Lin SY, Zhang X, Sang SY, Zhang L, Feng JJ, Wang AJ. Bio-derived FeNi alloy confined in N-doped carbon nanosheets as efficient air electrodes for Zn-air battery. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 628:499-507. [PMID: 35933867 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.07.180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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It is imperative to design and manufacture electrocatalysts towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) for popularization of rechargeable Zn-air batteries. Herein, FeNi alloy confined in N-doped carbon nanosheets (FeNi@NCSs) was harvested via a facile complexation-pyrolysis strategy from the mixture of guanine and metal chlorides. After strictly exploring the pyrolysis temperature and metal types, the resulted FeNi@NCSs showed greatly improved performances on both the ORR (onset potential of 0.93 V and half-wave potential of 0.84 V) and OER (overpotential of 318 mV at 10 mA cm-2 and 379 mV at 100 mA cm-2). Further, the FeNi@NCSs based Zn-air battery exhibited a higher open circuit voltage (1.496 V), a larger power density (128.8 mW cm-2), and prominent durability (360 cycles, 120 h). This study provides an appealing approach to utilize biomass for synthesis of low-cost and high-efficiency electrocatalysts in energy associated systems.
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- Shi-Yi Lin
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
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Cao M, Liu Y, Sun K, Li H, Lin X, Zhang P, Zhou L, Wang A, Mehdi S, Wu X, Jiang J, Li B. Coupling Fe 3 C Nanoparticles and N-Doping on Wood-Derived Carbon to Construct Reversible Cathode for Zn-Air Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202014. [PMID: 35644887 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Electrochemical reduction of oxygen plays a critical role in emerging electrochemical energy technologies. Multiple electron transfer processes, involving adsorption and activation of O2 and generation of protons from water molecules, cause the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Herein, a double-active-site catalyst of Fe3 C nanoparticles coupled to paulownia wood-derived N-doped carbon (Fe3 C@NPW) is fabricated via an active-site-uniting strategy. One site on Fe3 C nanoparticles contributes to activating water molecules, while another site on N-doped carbon is responsible for activating oxygen molecules. Benefiting from the synergistic effect of double active sites, Fe3 C@NPW delivers a remarkable catalytic activity for ORR with a half-wave potential of 0.87 V (vs. RHE) in alkaline electrolyte, outperforming commercial Pt/C catalyst. Moreover, zinc-air batteries (ZABs) assembled with Fe3 C@NPW as a catalyst on cathode achieve a large specific capacity of 804.4 mA h gZn-1 and a long-term stability of 780 cycles. The model solid-state ZABs also display satisfactory performances with an open-circuit voltage of 1.39 V and a high peak power density of 78 mW cm-2 . These outstanding performances reach the level of first-rank among the non-noble metal electrode materials. This work offers a promising approach to creating double-active-site catalysts by the active-site-uniting strategy for energy conversion fields.
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- Mengmeng Cao
- Research Center of Green Catalysis, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Research Center of Green Catalysis, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 95 Wenhua Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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- Research Center of Green Catalysis, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Research Center of Green Catalysis, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Research Center of Green Catalysis, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Research Center of Green Catalysis, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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- Research Center of Green Catalysis, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, The Women University, Kutchery Campus, L.M.Q. Road, Multan, 66000, Pakistan
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- Research Center of Green Catalysis, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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- Research Center of Green Catalysis, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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Tang W, Teng K, Guo W, Gu F, Li B, Qi R, Liu R, Lin Y, Wu M, Chen Y. Defect-Engineered Co 3 O 4 @Nitrogen-Deficient Graphitic Carbon Nitride as an Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for High-Performance Metal-Air Batteries. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202194. [PMID: 35665997 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The ability to craft high-efficiency and non-precious bifunctional oxygen catalysts opens an enticing avenue for the real-world implementation of metal-air batteries (MABs). Herein, Co3 O4 encapsulated within nitrogen defect-rich g-C3 N4 (denoted Co3 O4 @ND-CN) as a bifunctional oxygen catalyst for MABs is prepared by graphitizing the zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF)-67@ND-CN. Co3 O4 @ND-CN possesses superb bifunctional catalytic performance, which facilitates the construction of high-performance MABs. Concretely, the rechargeable zinc-air battery based on Co3 O4 @ND-CN shows a superior round-trip efficiency of ≈60% with long-term durability (over 340 cycles), exceeding the battery with the state-of-the-art noble metals. The corresponding lithium-oxygen battery using Co3 O4 @ND-CN exhibits an excellent maximum discharge/charge capacity (9838.8/9657.6 mAh g-1 ), an impressive discharge/charge overpotential (1.14 V/0.18 V), and outstanding cycling stability. Such compelling electrocatalytic processes and device performances of Co3 O4 @ND-CN originate from concurrent compositional (i.e., defect-engineering) and structural (i.e., wrinkled morphology with abundant porosity) elaboration as well as the well-defined synergy between Co3 O4 and ND-CN, which produce an advantageous surface electronic environment corroborated by theoretical modeling. By extension, a rich diversity of other metal oxides@ND-CN with adjustable defects, architecture, and enhanced activities may be rationally designed and crafted for both scientific research on catalytic properties and technological development in renewable energy conversion and storage systems.
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- Wenhao Tang
- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, P. R. China
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Xu C, Niu Y, Gong S, Liu X, Xu M, Liu T, Chen Z. Integrating Bimetal Alloy into N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes@Nanowires Superstructure for Zn-Air Batteries. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200312. [PMID: 35275443 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Exploring bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts with low cost and high performance is critical to the development of rechargeable zinc-air batteries, but it still remains a huge challenge. In this work, a "coordination construction-pyrolysis/self-catalyzed growth" approach was employed to fabricate branches@trunks-like, N-doped carbon nanotubes@nanowires superstructure with uniformly incorporated CoFe alloy nanoparticles (CoFe@CNTs-NWs). The rational design of such hierarchical architecture could effectively enlarge the exposure of active sites, modulate their electronic structure, and assist the electron transfer and mass diffusion, thus benefiting both ORR and OER. The resultant CoFe@CNTs-NWs displayed prominent bifunctional electrocatalytic activity and stability with a minimized oxygen overpotential of 0.71 V. When used as a cathode for zinc-air batteries, it provided a high peak power density of 131 mW cm-2 and remarkable charge-discharge stability for at least 400 cycles (130 h). This study presents a successful demonstration for optimizing the electrocatalytic performance by elaborate nanostructure and carbon matrix hybridization with simultaneous modulation of electronic structure, thus providing a new avenue to the rational design of transition metal-based oxygen electrocatalysts.
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- Chen Xu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P. R. China
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Chen J, Qian G, Chu B, Jiang Z, Tan K, Luo L, Li B, Yin S. Tuning d-Band Center of Pt by PtCo-PtSn Heterostructure for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction Performance. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2106773. [PMID: 35064640 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202106773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The development of efficient and stable Pt-based catalysts is significant but challenging for fuel cells. Herein, Sn and Co elements are introduced into Pt to form PtCo-PtSn/C heterostructure for enhancing the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Electrochemical results indicate that it has remarkable ORR intrinsic activity with a high mass activity (1,158 mA mg-1 Pt) at 0.9 V in HClO4 solution, which is 2.18-, 6.81-, and 9.98-fold higher than that of PtCo/C, PtSn/C, and Pt/C. More importantly, the catalytic activity attenuation for PtCo-PtSn/C is only 27.4% after 30 000 potential cycles, showing high stability. Furthermore, theoretical calculations reveal that the enhancement is attributed to charge transfer and the unique structure of PtCo-PtSn/C heterostructure, which regulate the d-band center of Pt and prevent non-noble metals from further dissolution. This work thus opens a way to design and prepare highly efficient Pt-based alloy catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
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- Jinli Chen
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Physical Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guangxi University, 100 Daxue Road, Nanning, 530004, China
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Xie X, Sun P, Liu W, Gong T, Lv X, Fang L, Wei Y, Sun X. Novel Fe 2.55Sb 2 alloy nanoparticles incorporated in N-doped carbon as a bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for rechargeable Zn–air batteries. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj01697d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Novel Fe2.55Sb2 alloy nanoparticles are incorporated in N-doped carbon as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for rechargeable Zn-air battery.
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- Xing Xie
- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
- Hubei Three Gorges Laboratory, Yichang, Hubei 443007, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
- Hubei Three Gorges Laboratory, Yichang, Hubei 443007, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optical and Electronic Materials and Devices, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Inorganic Nonmetallic Crystalline and Energy Conversion Materials, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
- Hubei Three Gorges Laboratory, Yichang, Hubei 443007, China
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Jiang D, Wang H, Wu S, Sun X, Li J. Flexible Zinc-Air Battery with High Energy Efficiency and Freezing Tolerance Enabled by DMSO-Based Organohydrogel Electrolyte. SMALL METHODS 2022; 6:e2101043. [PMID: 35041284 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202101043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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With the emergence of various flexible electronics, the flexible zinc-air battery (ZAB) is considered a promising energy source with low cost, high energy density, and safety. However, gel electrolytes that improve the freezing tolerance and energy efficiency of ZABs are rarely explored. Herein, an organohydrogel electrolyte (OHE) is fabricated by soaking poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid)/polyacrylamide (PAMPS/PAAm) double-network hydrogel in aqueous KOH electrolyte with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) additive. The prepared OHE exhibits high mechanical strength and excellent ionic conductivity. In addition, the introduction of DMSO effectively improves freezing tolerance and electrochemical performance especially in energy efficiency of ZABs due to that DMSO can break the hydrogen bonds between water molecules and alter the path of the conventional oxygen evolution reaction in ZAB simultaneously. Compared with the control hydrogel electrolyte, the optimized OHE enables flexible ZABs to not only exhibit an exceptionally low charge voltage of 1.63 V, high energy efficiency of 74.2%, and long cycling life of 177 cycles, but also to operate with an excellent specific capacity of 562 mAh g-1 and energy density of 523.4 Wh kg-1 at -40 °C. Moreover, the obtained flexible ZABs keep a stable output under deformations and extreme low temperature, manifesting a great potential for functional wearable devices.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Materials Interface Science, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China
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