Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 448, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.227385
Keywords
Manganese dioxide; Oxygen reduction reaction; Electrocatalyst; Super P Li; Zn-air battery
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21673051]
- Guangdong Science and Technology Department [2019B050300007]
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Facile green and scalable synthesis of low-cost nonprecious metal electrocatalysts which favor a four-electron pathway for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are in great need for high-performance metal-air batteries. Herein, an ultrasonication-assisted synthesis method of preparing MnO2 nanosheets anchored on carbon black (MnO2/Super P Li) ORR catalyst is proposed. Three kinds of MnO2 nanostructures can be controlled and conformably deposited on Super P Li backbone. The MnO2/Super P Li composites facilitates a four-electron ORR process and demonstrates superior stability than the benchmark catalyst Pt/C in alkaline solutions. Moreover, the Zn-air battery using one of the MnO2/Super P Li catalysts displays a specific capacity of 705 mA h(-1) and the voltage platform is almost unchanged after discharge for 180 h. The high ORR activity of the hybrid catalyst can be attributed to the MnO2 nanosheets uniformly grown on the Super P Li three dimensional (3D) framework and the appropriate Mn(III)/Mn(IV) of the MnO2/Super P Li composite which can magically catalyze the reduction of hydrogen peroxide. Due to the high ORR activity and the superior stability, low cost MnO2/Super P Li catalysts lends itself well to potential applications in renewable energy conversion devices.
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