Recent Progress on Fe‐Based Single/Dual‐Atom Catalysts for Zn–Air Batteries DOI Creative Commons
Haoxuan Liu, Fangfang Yu, Kuan Wu

et al.

Small, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 18(43)

Published: Feb. 25, 2022

Abstract 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 density, low toxicity, abundance, and safety. It is highly desirable but still remains a huge challenge, however, achieve cheap efficient electrocatalysts promote commercialization. Recently, Fe‐based single‐atom dual‐atom catalysts (SACs DACs, respectively) emerged as powerful ZABs derived from maximum utilization atoms, excellent catalytic performance, price. In this review, some fundamental concepts in field are presented recent progress on reported SACs DACs summarized, mainly focusing relationship between structure performance at atomic level, with aim providing helpful guidelines future rational designs atomically dispersed active sites. Finally, advantages challenges also discussed.

Language: Английский

Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of N‐Doped Carbon–Cobalt Boride Heterointerfaces DOI

Vishal Jose,

Jean Marie Vianney Nsanzimana, Huimin Hu

et al.

Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 11(17)

Published: March 14, 2021

Abstract Compositional and structural engineering of metal‐metalloid materials can boost their electrocatalytic performance. Herein, a highly efficient stable system for the oxygen reduction reaction is obtained by creating heterointerfaces between N‐doped carbon cobalt boride nanosheets. Furthermore, detailed investigation on effect annealing temperature as well amount nitrogen sources conducted to tune The best electrocatalyst among prepared found have an onset potential 1.05 V half‐wave 0.94 V, which are 40 72 mV positive in comparison commercial Pt/C, respectively. Finally, zinc–air battery also assembled using catalyst.

Language: Английский

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Rechargeable Zn-air batteries: Recent trends and future perspectives DOI
Kee Wah Leong, Yifei Wang, Meng Ni

et al.

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 154, P. 111771 - 111771

Published: Oct. 26, 2021

Language: Английский

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Constructing a Hetero-interface Composed of Oxygen Vacancy-Enriched Co3O4 and Crystalline–Amorphous NiFe-LDH for Oxygen Evolution Reaction DOI
Junjun Lv,

Linmeng Wang,

Rushuo Li

et al.

ACS Catalysis, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 11(23), P. 14338 - 14351

Published: Nov. 12, 2021

The development of high-performance electrocatalysts is a highly efficient strategy to optimize the sluggish kinetic property oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, we synthesize kind nickel foam (NF)-supported electrocatalyst composed one-dimensional Co3O4 nanowire as core and two-dimensional NiFe-LDH nanosheet shell (denoted NiFe-60/Co3O4@NF). Fluorine introduced into precursor Co(OH)F Co3O4, which results in improved thermal stability significantly increased regularly distributed vacancies, while electrochemically deposited nanosheets possess crystalline/amorphous hybrid structure. As result, hetero-interface mainly constituting Ni species from contributes interaction between Co Fe facilitates electron transfer. Simultaneously, vacancies coordinatively unsaturated amorphous area also determined, finally completing backtracking. Benefiting these factors, only low overpotentials 221 257 mV are required deliver current densities 100 500 mA cm–2, respectively, with quite small Tafel slope 34.6 dec–1 during OER for well-designed NiFe-60/Co3O4@NF electrocatalyst.

Language: Английский

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205
Dual‐Phasic Carbon with Co Single Atoms and Nanoparticles as a Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalyst for Rechargeable Zn–Air Batteries DOI
Jincheng Li, Yu Meng, Lili Zhang

et al.

Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 31(42)

Published: July 20, 2021

Abstract The great interest in rechargeable Zn–air batteries (ZABs) arouses extensive research on low‐cost, high‐active, and durable bifunctional electrocatalysts to boost the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) evolution (OER). It remains a challenge simultaneously host high‐active independent ORR OER sites single catalyst. Herein dual‐phasic carbon nanoarchitecture consisting of single‐atom phase for nanosized is proposed. Specifically, Co atoms supported nanotubes (single‐atom phase) encapsulated zeolitic‐imidazole‐framework‐derived polyhedron (nanosized are integrated together via nanotube bridges. obtained catalyst shows small overpotential difference 0.74 V between potential at 10 mA cm −2 half‐wave potential. ZAB based demonstrates large power density 172 mW . Furthermore, it charge‐discharge gap 0.51 5 outstanding discharge‐charge cycling durability. This study provides feasible design concept achieve multifunctional catalysts promotes development ZABs.

Language: Английский

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198
Interfacial electronic modulation by Fe2O3/NiFe-LDHs heterostructures for efficient oxygen evolution at high current density DOI
Chengfei Li,

Lingjie Xie,

Jiawei Zhao

et al.

Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 306, P. 121097 - 121097

Published: Jan. 13, 2022

Language: Английский

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Graphene‐Supported Atomically Dispersed Metals as Bifunctional Catalysts for Next‐Generation Batteries Based on Conversion Reactions DOI
Biao Chen, Xiongwei Zhong, Guangmin Zhou

et al.

Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 34(5)

Published: Oct. 22, 2021

Next-generation batteries based on conversion reactions, including aqueous metal-air batteries, nonaqueous alkali metal-O2 and -CO2 metal-chalcogen metal-ion have attracted great interest. However, their use is restricted by inefficient reversible of active agents. Developing bifunctional catalysts to accelerate the reaction kinetics in both discharge charge processes urgently needed. Graphene-, or graphene-like carbon-supported atomically dispersed metal (G-ADMCs) been demonstrated show excellent activity various electrocatalytic making them promising candidates. Different from G-ADMCs for catalysis, which only require high one direction, rechargeable should provide discharging charging. This review provides guidance design fabrication next-generation reactions. The key challenges that prevent conversion, origin G-ADMCs, current principles highly analyzed highlighted each conversion-type battery. Finally, a summary outlook development G-ADMC materials with energy density efficiency are given.

Language: Английский

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170
Pd–PdO Nanodomains on Amorphous Ru Metallene Oxide for High‐Performance Multifunctional Electrocatalysis DOI
Viet‐Hung Do,

P. Prabhu,

Vishal Jose

et al.

Advanced Materials, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 35(12)

Published: Jan. 4, 2023

Developing highly efficient multifunctional electrocatalysts is crucial for future sustainable energy pursuits, but remains a great challenge. Herein, facile synthetic strategy used to confine atomically thin Pd-PdO nanodomains amorphous Ru metallene oxide (RuO2 ). The as-synthesized electrocatalyst (Pd2 RuOx-0.5 h) exhibits excellent catalytic activity toward the pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction (η10 = 14 mV in 1 m KOH, η10 12 0.5 H2 SO4 , and 22 PBS), alkaline oxygen 225 mV), overall water splitting (E10 1.49 V) with high mass operational stability. Further reduction endows material RuOx-2 promising activity, evidenced by halfway potential, four-electron selectivity, poison tolerance. enhanced attributed rational integration of favorable nanostructures, including 1) nanosheet morphology, 2) coexisting defective crystalline phases, 3) multi-component heterostructural features. These structural factors effectively regulate material's electronic configuration adsorption intermediates at active sites energetics.

Language: Английский

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167
Flexible carbon nanofiber film with diatomic Fe-Co sites for efficient oxygen reduction and evolution reactions in wearable zinc-air batteries DOI
Yiyan Wang, Zongge Li, Peng Zhang

et al.

Nano Energy, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 87, P. 106147 - 106147

Published: May 25, 2021

Language: Английский

Citations

142
Zn-Nx sites on N-doped carbon for aerobic oxidative cleavage and esterification of C(CO)-C bonds DOI Creative Commons
Chao Xie, Longfei Lin, Liang Huang

et al.

Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Aug. 10, 2021

Abstract Selective cleavage of C-C bonds is very important in organic chemistry, but remains challenging because their inert chemical nature. Herein, we report that Zn/NC-X catalysts, which Zn 2+ coordinate with N species on microporous N-doped carbon (NC) and X denotes the pyrolysis temperature, can effectively catalyze aerobic oxidative C(CO)-C quantitatively convert acetophenone to methyl benzoate a yield 99% at 100 °C. The Zn/NC-950 be applied for wide scope derivatives as well more alkyl ketones. Detail mechanistic investigations reveal catalytic performance attributed coordination between change electronic state metal, synergetic effect single sites surrounding atoms, structure high surface area structural defects NC.

Language: Английский

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139
Aqueous Zn‐based rechargeable batteries: Recent progress and future perspectives DOI Creative Commons
Mingjie Wu,

Gaixia Zhang,

Huaming Yang

et al.

InfoMat, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 4(5)

Published: Dec. 13, 2021

Abstract Benefiting from the advantageous features of high safety, abundant reserves, low cost, and energy density, aqueous Zn‐based rechargeable batteries (AZBs) have received extensive attention as promising candidates for storage. To achieve high‐performance AZBs with reversibility great efforts been devoted to overcoming their drawbacks by focusing on modification electrode materials electrolytes. Based different cathode electrolytes, development redox mechanisms are discussed in this review, including insertion/extraction chemistries (e.g., Zn 2+ , alkali metal ion, H + NH 4 so forth) dissolution/deposition reactions MnO 2 /Mn ), couples flow I 3 − /3I Br /Br forth), oxygen electrochemistry O /OH /O 2− carbon dioxide CO /CO, /HCOOH). In particular, basic reaction mechanisms, issues electrode, well design strategies systematically reviewed. Finally, remaining challenges faced summarized, perspectives further investigations proposed.

Language: Английский

Citations

136