Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
Volume 4, Issue 22, Pages 8602-8609Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c6ta02150f
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21271005, 21431006, 21521001]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2014CB931800, 2013CB933900]
- Project of Anhui University [02303203-0054]
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The zinc-air battery is a promising energy device because of its high energy density and high safety. Developing efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in air electrode is of great importance for high-performance zinc air batteries. Herein, we first report N, P and Fe-tridoped nanoporous carbon ORR electrocatalysts derived from plant biomass corn silk. It is a cheap, accessible and recyclable biomass, which can offer a good basis for developing catalysts with low-cost and high yield production. The electrocatalysts were prepared by a hydrothermal process and a two step heat treatment process. The Fe element doped in the catalyst mainly came from FeCl3 and the P element came from corn silks. The N was from NH3 and corn silks. The biomass-derived catalyst exhibited a remarkably higher ORR activity, superior stability and tolerance to methanol poisoning effects in alkaline media than Pt/C catalyst. The catalyst also showed higher voltage and higher specific capacity than the Pt/C in a zinc air battery and it may be an alternative to Pt/C in the practical application of the zinc air battery. This study showed the possibility for rational design and preparation of high-performance electrocatalysts with a low-cost from a highly available and recyclable plant biomass.
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