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ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c13871
Keywords
oxygen reduction reaction; electrocatalyst; Mott; Schottky heterostructure; defect; aluminum; air battery
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In this work, heterostructural Co/MnO nanoparticles encapsulated in a N-doped carbon electrocatalyst were prepared via one-step pyrolysis. The interfacial synergy of a Co/MnO Mott-Schottky (M-S) heterostructure leads to boosted conductivity, formation of an M-S barrier, and a reduced oxygen reduction energy barrier for excited electrons, resulting in Pt/C competitive oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) performance. Furthermore, the Co/MnO-based aluminum-air battery displays good discharge performance, demonstrating good feasibility for practical application.
The rational design of non-noble metal-based electrocatalysts for an efficient oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is an important research topic to promote the advancement of aluminum-air batteries. In this work, heterostructural Co/MnO nanoparticles encapsulated in a N-doped carbon electrocatalyst were prepared via one-step pyrolysis utilizing different reduction potentials of Co and Mn ions, and the heterointerface between the two phases was confirmed. The prepared catalyst displays Pt/C competitive ORR performance because of the interfacial synergy of a Co/MnO Mott-Schottky (M-S) heterostructure, which leads to boosted conductivity, formation of an M-S barrier, and a reduced oxygen reduction energy barrier for excited electrons. Furthermore, the Co/MnO-based aluminum-air battery displays good discharge performance, demonstrating good feasibility for practical application.
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