Journal
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 577, Issue -, Pages 494-502Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.05.041
Keywords
Zinc-air battery; Gas diffusion layer; Porous membrane; Polymer-derived ceramics; Freeze tape casting
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- German Research Foundation (DFG) within the BrazilianGerman Collaborative Research Initiative on Manufacturing [BRAGECRIM-WI 3131/5-1]
- DFG [GRK 1860]
- Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, India [DST/INSPIRE/04/2016/000530]
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Rational material designs play a vital role in the gas diffusion layer (GDL) by increasing the oxygen diffusion rate and, consequently, facilitating a longer cycle life for metal-air batteries. In this work, a new porous conductive ceramic membrane has been developed as a cathodic GDL for zinc-air battery (ZAB). The bilayered structure with a thickness of 390 um and an open porosity of 55% is derived from a preceramic precursor with the help of the freeze tape casting technique. The hydrophobic behaviour of the GDL is proved by the water contact angle of 137.5 degrees after the coating of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The electrical conductivity of 5.59 * 10(-3) S/CM is reached using graphite and MWCNT as filler materials. Tested in a ZAB system, the as-prepared GDL coated with commercial Pt-Ru/C catalyst shows an excellent cycle life over 200 cycles and complete discharge over 48 h by consuming oxygen from the atmosphere, which is comparable to commercial electrodes. The as-prepared electrode exhibits excellent ZAB performance due to the symmetric sponge-like structure, which facilitates the oxygen exchange rate and offers a short path for the oxygen ion/-electron kinetics. Thus, this work highlights the importance of a simple manufacturing process that significantly influences advanced ZAB enhancement. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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