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An Isolated Zinc–Cobalt Atomic Pair for Highly Active and Durable Oxygen Reduction.
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Angewandte Chemie International Edition . 2/25/2019, Vol. 58 Issue 9, p2622-2626. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- A competitive complexation strategy has been developed to construct a novel electrocatalyst with Zn‐Co atomic pairs coordinated on N doped carbon support (Zn/CoN‐C). Such architecture offers enhanced binding ability of O2, significantly elongates the O−O length (from 1.23 Å to 1.42 Å), and thus facilitates the cleavage of O−O bond, showing a theoretical overpotential of 0.335 V during ORR process. As a result, the Zn/CoN‐C catalyst exhibits outstanding ORR performance in both alkaline and acid conditions with a half‐wave potential of 0.861 and 0.796 V respectively. The in situ XANES analysis suggests Co as the active center during the ORR. The assembled zinc–air battery with Zn/CoN‐C as cathode catalyst presents a maximum power density of 230 mW cm−2 along with excellent operation durability. The excellent catalytic activity in acid is also verified by H2/O2 fuel cell tests (peak power density of 705 mW cm−2). Discrete zinc/cobalt bimetallic sites were supported on N‐doped carbon (Zn/CoN‐C) through a competitive complexation stretegy. The as‐prepared Zn/CoN‐C catalyst exhibits outstanding ORR performance in both alkaline and acid conditions, and the assembled Zn–air batteries and H2/O2 fuel cell show excellent power density and stability, which demonstrate suitability for practical applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14337851
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 134777150
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201810175