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NANOSCALE
Volume 10, Issue 28, Pages 13626-13637Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c8nr03162b
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [U1510120]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [CUSF-DH-D-2018075]
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T Central to commercializing metal-air batteries is the development of highly efficient and stable catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this study, a composite catalyst with a unique interpenetrating network (denoted as NiCo2O4@MnO2-CNTs-3) was synthesized and exhibited better bifunctional activity (E = 0.87 V) and durability than both Pt/C and Ir/C catalysts. The improved performance arises from three factors: (i) MnO2 promotes the ORR while NiCo2O4 facilitates the OER; (ii) carbon nanotubes improve the electronic conductivity; and (iii) the highly porous structure enables the adsorption-desorption of O-2 and enhances the structural stability. As a result, the primary and rechargeable Zn-air battery affords a high power density and specific capacity (722 mA h g(-1)), an outstanding discharge stability (255 mW cm(-2) after 1000 cycles) and a high cycling stability (over 2280 cycles). Electron microscopy and electrochemical analysis revealed that the degradation of the rechargeable Zn-air battery performance resulted from the damage of the air electrode and the hydrogen evolution reaction on the zinc electrode. A flexible Zn-air battery employing a solid-state electrolyte showed an exciting stability (540 cycles) and high power density (85.9 mW cm(-2)), suggesting that the anion exchange membrane effectively prevents the migration of Zn2+ ions and the deposition of carbonates.
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