Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 256, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.117893
Keywords
Bifunctional electrocatalysts; Flexible electrode; MOF derivative; Co4N; Zn-air battery
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21838003, 51621002]
- Social Development Program of Shanghai [17DZ1200900]
- Shanghai Scientific and Technological Innovation Project [18JC1410600]
- National Program for Support of Top-Notch Young Professionals
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [222201718002]
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The sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics in air cathode severely refrain the development of the reversible Zn-air battery. Herein, we report the design and synthesis of co-doped Fe-Co4N@N-C nanosheet array derived from MOF precursor on carbon cloth as the dual-functional electrocatalyst to boost the reaction kinetics. The Fe, N co-doping significantly promotes the generation of abundant Pyridinic-N-M active sites for ORR due to the strong coordination effect between metal center and pyridinic nitrogen. The enriched Co3+ sites concurrently motivate the formation of targeted *OOH intermediates during OER with decreased charge transfer resistance. Such electrocatalyst therefore delivers high catalytic activity for both ORR and OER. When applied as air cathode for liquid Zn-air battery, the device exhibits a high specific energy density of 934 Wh kg(-1) with excellent cycling stability, which is superior to the referenced Pt and Ru-based Zn-air batteries. Flexible solid-state Zn-air battery can also achieve a high volumetric power density of 72 mW cm(-3) and good cycling durability under different bending states. This work gives a facile and cost-efficient strategy to construct bifunctional flexible electrode with enriched active sites for Zn-air batteries.
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