Molten salt assisted fabrication of Fe@FeSA-N-C oxygen electrocatalyst for high performance Zn-air battery | |
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學年 | 110 |
學期 | 1 |
出版(發表)日期 | 2021-10-01 |
作品名稱 | Molten salt assisted fabrication of Fe@FeSA-N-C oxygen electrocatalyst for high performance Zn-air battery |
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著者 | Wenjun Zhang; Kaicai Fan; Cheng-Hao Chuang; Porun Liu; Jian Zhao; Dongchen Qi; Lingbo Zong; Lei Wang |
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著錄名稱、卷期、頁數 | Journal of Energy Chemistry 61, p.612-621 |
摘要 | Non-noble-metal-based electrocatalysts with superior oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity to platinum (Pt) are highly desirable but their fabrications are challenging and thus impeding their applications in metal-air batteries and fuel cells. Here, we report a facile molten salt assisted two-step pyrolysis strategy to construct carbon nanosheets matrix with uniformly dispersed Fe3N/Fe nanoparticles and abundant nitrogen-coordinated Fe single atom moieties (Fe@FeSA-N-C). Thermal exfoliation and etching effect of molten salt contribute to the formation of carbon nanosheets with high porosity, large surface area and abundant uniformly immobilized active sites. Aberration-corrected high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) image, X-ray absorption fine spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicate the generation of Fe (mainly Fe3N/Fe) and FeSA-N-C moieties, which account for the catalytic activity for ORR. Further study on modulating the crystal structure and composition of Fe3N/Fe nanoparticles reveals that proper chemical environment of Fe in Fe3N/Fe notably optimizes the ORR activity. Consequently, the presence of abundant FeSA-N-C moieties, and potential synergies of Fe3N/Fe nanoparticles and carbon shells, markedly promote the reaction kinetics. The as-developed Fe@FeSA-N-C-900 electrocatalyst displays superior ORR performance with a half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.83 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and a diffusion limited current density of 5.6 mA cm2. In addition, a rechargeable Zn-air battery device assembled by the Fe@FeSA-N-C-900 possesses remarkably stable performance with a small voltage gap without obvious voltage loss after 500 h of operation. The facile synthesis strategy for the high-performance composites represents another viable avenue to stable and low-cost electrocatalysts for ORR catalysis. |
關鍵字 | Molten salt;Oxygen reduction reaction;Long-term durability;Zn-air batteries |
語言 | en_US |
ISSN | 2095-4956 |
期刊性質 | 國外 |
收錄於 | SCI |
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審稿制度 | 否 |
國別 | USA |
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出版型式 | ,電子版 |
相關連結 |
機構典藏連結 ( http://tkuir.lib.tku.edu.tw:8080/dspace/handle/987654321/120719 ) |
SDGS | 優質教育,可負擔的潔淨能源,產業創新與基礎設施,氣候行動 |