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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 604, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.154590
Keywords
FeCoNi alloy; Multilayered carbon nanotubes; Oxygen reduction reaction; Oxygen evolution reaction; Zn-air battery; Flexible Zn-air battery
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- Excellent Youth Science Foundation of Henan Province [202300410494]
- Distinguished Youth Science Foundation of Henan Province [202300410492]
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A series of multicomponent electrocatalysts FeCoNi-CNTs were prepared by pyrolysis of complexes of melamine and Co2+/Ni2+/Fe3+ salts, showing excellent catalytic properties and conductivity. As an electrode in Zn-air battery, FeCoNi-CNTs-2 catalyst exhibited high stability, power density and specific capacity, indicating superior catalytic performance.
A series of multicomponent electrocatalysts comprising trimetallic transitional alloy and nanoparticles embedded within multilayered-carbon nanotubes (FeCoNi-CNTs) have been prepared by pyrolysis of the complexes of melamine and Co2+/Ni2+/Fe3+ salts at different ratios under N-2 atmosphere. Combining diverse characterizations of the series of FeCoNi-CNTs revealed that multiple metal modes such as metallic species (Fe, Co, and Ni), M-N, M-O, and FeCoNi alloy are coexisted and evenly distributed in the carbon matrix. The control experiments and DFT calculations verified integration of superior electrocatalytic abilities of these metal active sites and enhanced conductivity of multilayered CNTs endowed the developed electrocatalysts with outperformed catalytic properties. When used FeCoNi-CNTs-2 catalyst (gained by adding 0.2 g transition metal salts and calcined at 700 degrees C) as electrode, the assembling Zn-air battery (ZAB) delivered a stable open circuit potential of 1.49 V, a high power density of 210.5 mW cm(-2) and specific capacity of 815.5 mA h g(Zn)(-1) at 10 mA cm(-2). The ZAB performances were higher than most reported metal compound-based electrocatalysts. Especially, the constructed solid ZAB exhibited high flexibility and showed a wide application potential as electron devices.
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