Journal
CHEMICAL RESEARCH IN CHINESE UNIVERSITIES
Volume 36, Issue 3, Pages 479-487Publisher
HIGHER EDUCATION PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s40242-020-0056-8
Keywords
Defect; CoFe2O4; Oxygen reduction; Oxygen evolution; Zn-air battery
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Funding
- Australia Research Council [ARC DP200103043]
- 111 Project of China [B17020, B07016]
- ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award [ARC DE180101030]
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Developing efficient catalysts toward both oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction(OER) is the core task for rechargeable metal-air batteries. Although integration of two active components should be an effective method to produce the bifunctional catalysts in principle, traditional techniques still can not attain fine tunable surface structure during material-hybridization process. Herein, we present a facile short-time in-situ argon(Ar) plasma strategy to fabricate a high-performance bifunctional hybrid catalyst of vacancy-rich CoFe2O4 synergized with defective graphene(r-CoFe2O4@DG). Reflected by the low voltage gap of 0.79 V in two half-reaction measurements, the striking capability to catalyze ORR/OER endows it excellent and durable performance in rechargeable Zn-air batteries, with a maximum power density of 155.2 mW/cm(2) and robust stability(up to 60 h). Further experimental and theoretical studies validate its remarkable bifunctional energetics root from plasma-induced surface vacancy defects and interfacial charge polarization between DG and CoFe2O4. This work offers more opportunities for reliable clean energy systems by rational interfacial and defect engineering on catalyst design.
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