A pore-confined strategy for synthesizing CoFe nanoparticles in mesoporous biocarbon matrix as advanced bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for zinc-air battery  

作　　者：Xiang-Jun Zheng Hong-Yu Gong Na Zhang Wen-Hua Shi Qing Sun Yu-Hang Qian Li-Kun Jiang Xue-Cheng Cao Rui-Zhi Yang Chang-Zhou Yuan 

机构地区：[1]School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering,Jiangsu University of Science and Technology,Zhenjiang 212003,China [2]Advanced Materials Institute,Qilu University of Technology(Shandong Academy of Sciences),Jinan 250014,China [3]Automotive Engineering Research Institute,Jiangsu University,Zhenjiang 212013,China [4]College of Energy,Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS,Soochow University,Suzhou 215006,China [5]School of Materials Science and Engineering,University of Jinan,Jinan 250014,China

出　　处：《Rare Metals》2024年第11期5757-5768,共12页稀有金属（英文版）

基　　金：financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2022ME218);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52102260,52171211 and 52202243);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Nos.2022M711545 and 2022M711371)。

摘　　要：Designing rational transition-metal/carbon composites with highly dispersed and firmly anchored nanoparticles(NPs)to prevent agglomeration and shedding is crucial for realizing excellent electrocatalytic performances.Herein,a biomass pore-confined strategy based on mesoporous willow catkin is explored to obtain uniformly dispersed CoFe NPs in N-doped carbon nanotubes and hollow carbon fibers(CoFe@N-CNTs/HCFs).The resultant catalyst exhibits enhanced electrocatalytic performance,which affords a half-wave potential of 0.86 V(vs.RHE)with a limited current density of 6.0 mA·cm^(-2)for oxygen reduction reaction and potential of 1.67 V(vs.RHE)at 10 mA·cm^(-2)in 0.1 M KOH for oxygen evolution reaction.When applied to rechargeable zinc-air batteries,a maximum power density of 340 mW·cm^(-2)and long-term cyclic durability over 800 h are achieved.Such superior bifunctional electrocatalytic activities are ascribed to the biocarbon matrix with abundant mesopores and unobstructed hollow channels,CoFe NPs with high dispersion and controllable nanoscale and the hybrid composite with optimized electronic structure.This work presents an effective approach for constraining the size and dispersion of NPs in a low-cost biocarbon substrate,offering valuable insights for designing advanced oxygen electrocatalysts.

关 键 词：CoFe nanoparticles Biocarbon Pore-confined strategy Bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst Zinc-air battery 

分 类 号：TQ426[化学工程] TM911.41[电气工程—电力电子与电力传动]