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Fe-N-C catalysts decorated with oxygen vacancies-rich CeOx to increase oxygen reduction performance for Zn-air batteries.
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Journal of Colloid & Interface Science . May2023, Vol. 637, p10-19. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- [Display omitted] Platinum group metal (PGM)-free catalysts represented by nitrogen and iron co-doped carbon (Fe-N-C) catalysts are desirable and critical for metal-air batteries, but challenges still exist in performance and stability. Here, cerium oxides (CeO x) are incorporated into a two-dimensional Fe-N-C catalyst (FeNC-Ce-950) via a host-guest strategy. The Ce4+/Ce3+ redox system creates a large number of oxygen vacancies for rapid O 2 adsorption to accelerate the kinetics of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Consequently, the as-synthesized FeNC-Ce-950 catalyst exhibits a half-wave potential (E 1/2) of 0.921 V and negligible decay (<2 mV for Δ E 1/2) after 5,000 accelerated durability cycles, significantly outperforming most of ORR catalysts reported in recent years and precious metal counterparts. When applied in a zinc-air battery, it demonstrates a peak power density of 175 mW cm−2 and a specific capacity of 757 mAh g Zn −1. This study also provides a reference for the exploration of Fe-N-C catalysts decorated with variable valence metal oxides. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00219797
- Volume :
- 637
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Colloid & Interface Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 161878631
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2023.01.057