Journal
JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY
Volume 68, Issue -, Pages 113-123Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2021.09.014
Keywords
Oxygen reduction reaction; Oxygen evolution reaction; Core-shell Mott-Schottky; Defective carbon architecture; Neutral Zn-air batteries
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21775142]
- Sino-German Center for Research Promotion [GZ 1351]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province [ZR2020ZD10]
- Research Funds for the Central Universities [202061031]
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It is significant to understand how to improve electron transfer and ion/oxygen transport in catalyzing oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction (ORR and OER) for the rational construction of high-efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts. In this study, a novel three-in-one catalyst, Co9S8/Co-rGO, was synthesized, which exhibited abundant Mott-Schottky heterogeneous-interfaces, well-defined core-shell nanostructure, and defective carbon architecture. The integrated core-shell Mott-Schottky Co9S8/Co-rGO catalyst delivered robust and efficient rechargeable ZABs performance in neutral solution electrolytes.
It is significant for the rational construction of the high-efficient bifunctional electrocatalysts for in-depth understandings of how to improve the electron transfer and ion/oxygen transport in catalyzing oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction (ORR and OER), but still full of vital challenges. Herein, we synthesize the novel three-in-one catalyst that engineers core-shell Mott-Schottky Co9S8/Co heterostructure on the defective reduced graphene oxide (Co9S8/Co-rGO). The Co9S8/Co-rGO catalyst exhibits abundant Mott-Schottky heterogeneous-interfaces, the well-defined core-shell nanostructure as well as the defective carbon architecture, which provide the multiple guarantees for enhancing the electron transfer and ion/oxygen transport, thus boosting the catalytic ORR and OER activities in neutral electrolyte. As expected, the integrated core-shell Mott-Schottky Co9S8/Co-rGO catalyst delivers the most robust and efficient rechargeable ZABs performance in neutral solution electrolytes accompanied with a power density of 59.5 mW cm(-2) and superior cycling stability at 5 mA cm(-2) over 200 h. This work not only emphasizes the rational designing of the high-efficient bifunctional oxygen catalysts from the fundamental understanding of accelerating the electron transfer and ion/oxygen transport, but also sheds light on the practical application prospects in more friendly environmentally neutral rechargeable ZABs. (C) 2021 Science Press and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Published by Elsevier Journals. All rights reserved.
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