Cobalt-based multicomponent nanoparticles supported on N-doped graphene as advanced cathodic catalyst for zinc–air batteries

Shanjing Liu; Xiaohan Wan; Yue Sun; Shiqi Li; Xingmei Guo; Ming Li; Rui Yin; Qinghong Kong; Jing Kong; Junhao Zhang

doi:10.1007/s12613-022-2498-0

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Shanjing Liu, Xiaohan Wan, Yue Sun, Shiqi Li, Xingmei Guo, Ming Li, Rui Yin, Qinghong Kong, Jing Kong, and Junhao Zhang, Cobalt-based multicomponent nanoparticles supported on N-doped graphene as advanced cathodic catalyst for zinc–air batteries, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 29(2022), No. 12, pp. 2212-2220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-022-2498-0

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Shanjing Liu, Xiaohan Wan, Yue Sun, Shiqi Li, Xingmei Guo, Ming Li, Rui Yin, Qinghong Kong, Jing Kong, and Junhao Zhang, Cobalt-based multicomponent nanoparticles supported on N-doped graphene as advanced cathodic catalyst for zinc–air batteries, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 29(2022), No. 12, pp. 2212-2220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-022-2498-0

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Cobalt-based multicomponent nanoparticles supported on N-doped graphene as advanced cathodic catalyst for zinc–air batteries

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Xingmei Guo E-mail: guoxm@just.edu.cn

Junhao Zhang E-mail: jhzhang6@just.edu.cn
Received: 4 March 2022; Revised: 10 April 2022; Accepted: 15 April 2022; Available online: 15 April 2022

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To improve the efficiency of cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in zinc–air batteries (ZABs), an adsorption–complexation–calcination method was proposed to generate cobalt-based multicomponent nanoparticles comprising Co, Co₃O₄ and CoN, as well as numerous N heteroatoms, on graphene nanosheets (Co/Co₃O₄/CoN/NG). The Co/Co₃O₄/CoN nanoparticles with the size of less than 50 nm are homogeneously dispersed on N-doped graphene (NG) substrate, which greatly improve the catalytic behaviors for ORR. The results show that the half-wave potential is as high as 0.80 V vs. RHE and the limiting current density is 4.60 mA∙cm⁻², which are close to those of commercially available platinum/carbon (Pt/C) catalysts. Applying as cathodic catalyst for ZABs, the battery shows large specific capacity and open circuit voltage of 843.0 mAh∙g⁻¹ and 1.41 V, respectively. The excellent performance is attributed to the efficient two-dimensional structure with high accessible surface area and the numerous multiple active sites provided by highly scattered Co/Co₃O₄/CoN particles and doped nitrogen on the carbon matrix.
- adsorption–complexation–calcination;
- cobalt-based multicomponent nanoparticles;
- N-doped graphene;
- oxygen reduction reaction;
- zinc–air batteries

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