INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
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2022
·Vol. 46
·期 11
·16075-16081
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IF 4.672
Yang Yang,Haoran Zhang,Xun Zhu,Dingding Ye,Rong Chen,Qiang Liao
Summary Tremendous research has focused on the wearable electronic device, leading to the basic requirement of suitable power sources. Herein, we report one bendable paper-based zinc-air battery with a novel hollow channel structure. It achieves a maximum power density of 138 mW/cm 2 , outperforming the state-of-art paper-based batteries reported previously. The boosted performance is assigned to the low charge transfer resistance and facilitated mass transfer from the hollow structure. It demonstrates the positive design of microchannel structure is profitable for the power-generation enhancement, and offers a possible route to commercialize the paper-based power generators.
研究领域:
电化学能源
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柔性电子学
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材料科学
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纳米能源
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生物医学工程
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DOI
高影响因子
RSC Advances
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2021
·Vol. 11
·期 16
·9450-9458
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IF 3.361
Rui Zhang,Zheng Wang,Lin Zhu,Weixin Lv,Wei Wang
For the electrochemical reduction of oxygen the development of heteroatom-doped carbon-based transition metal catalysts has become a recognized strategy to replace traditional noble metal catalysts. In this work a catalyst consisting of CoFe nanoparticles encapsulated in N-doped carbon-based materials (NC) supported by carbon nanotubes (CNTs), i.e. Fe3Co1@NC/CNTs, was modified via treatment with a phosphate salt to synthesize a P-Fe3Co1@NC/CNTs catalyst. The P-Fe3Co1@NC/CNTs exhibits with 5.29 mA cm−2 an enhanced current density which is comparable to a Pt/C catalyst. In addition, a stability and methanol resistance better than the Pt/C catalyst were observed which is ascribed to the carbon encapsulation and the synergies between the two transition metals. Finally, the reaction mechanism of P-doping was studied and discussed. These results provide possible directions for carbon-based catalysts and doping with heteroatoms for the improvement of catalytic activity. Moreover, the zinc–air battery assembled with P-Fe3Co1@NC/CNTs as the air-cathode exhibited a high-power density of 73 mW cm−2, which is comparable to that of Pt/C (71 mW cm−2) and a specific capacity of 763 mA h g−1. The prepared catalyst could potentially serve to take the place of precious metal catalysts in rechargeable Zn–air batteries.
研究领域:
电催化
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材料化学
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能源化学
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纳米材料
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电化学能源存储
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燃料电池
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金属-空气电池
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DOI
高影响因子
Journal of Energy Chemistry
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2020
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IF 7.216
Xiaojing Jiang,Jianian Chen,Fenglei Lyu,Chen Cheng,Qixuan Zhong,Xuchun Wang,Ayaz Mahsud,Liang Zhang,Qiao Zhang
Controllable fabrication of Fe-N-C based single-atom catalysts (SACs) for enhanced electrocatalytic performance is highly desirable but still challenging. Here, an in situ surface-confined strategy was demonstrated for the synthesis of single atomic Fe-N 4 on N-doped carbon nanoleaves (L-FeNC). The in situ generated Zn 3 [Fe(CN) 6 ] 2 could not only serve as a protection layer against collapse of nanoleaves but also provide abundant Fe source for the formation of Fe-N moieties during pyrolysis, leading to high surface area and high graphitization degree of L-FeNC simultaneously. Benefiting from abundant Fe-N 4 active sites, enhanced mass and charge transfer, the as-prepared L-FeNC manifested a half-wave potential of 0.89 V for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in 0.1 M KOH. A maximum power density of 140 mW cm −2 and stable discharge voltage even after operation for 50,000 s have been demonstrated when the L-FeNC was used as air cathode for Zn-air battery. This work not only provided a unique surface-confined strategy for the synthesis of two-dimensional nanocarbons, but also demonstrated the significant benefit from rational design and engineering of Fe-N-C SACs, thus offering great opportunities for fabrication of efficient energy conversion and storage devices.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储与转换
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纳米科技
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催化化学
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DOI
高影响因子
EES Catalysis
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2023
·Vol. 1
·期 3
·312-321
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IF 0
Yiqiao Wang,Siyuan Pan,Huan Li,Dewang Li,Yong Guo,Sijia Chi,Chuannan Geng,Shichao Wu,Quan-Hong Yang
Despite lithium–air batteries having unprecedented theoretical energy supremacy, rambling Li2O2 growth typically impedes O2 diffusion and electron transfer, causing low capacity, poor charging kinetics and short cycle life. Herein, we propose synergistic catalysis in the cathode by engineering the crystal facet of Fe2O3 nanoplates and introducing a visible light-excited photochemical effect. The growth of Li2O2 is regulated with a uniform distribution, mitigating local product aggregation and thus reducing the barriers of O2 diffusion and electron transfer. The improved reaction kinetics lead to ∼420% capacity improvement, low charge potential, superior rate performance, and long-term stability (300 cycles) in actual air. We reveal a mechanism that photoelectrons around each catalyst node and the resultant homogeneous internal electric field increase charge transfer, decrease soluble intermediates, and enable high electrochemical reversibility of amorphous Li2O2 with an ordered process. This study provides inspiring insights for future research into controlling product ordering in Li–air batteries.
研究领域:
电化学
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纳米材料科学
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能源化学
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催化化学
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电池技术
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DOI
Nano Energy
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2020
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IF 16.602
Qingyan Zhou,Zhen Zhang,Jiajun Cai,Bing Liu,Yunlong Zhang,Xiaofei Gong,Xulei Sui,Aiping Yu,Lei Zhao,Zhenbo Wang,Zhongwei Chen
Rational design and construction of highly efficient and durable non-noble-metal bifunctional catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial to promote the widespread implementation of rechargeable Zn-air batteries. Herein, a bifunctional catalyst comprising Co nanoparticles uniformly embedded in hollow nitrogen doped carbon tubes (Co@hNCTs) is fabricated by a facile tube-directed templating strategy. In this strategy, surfactant-treated polypyrrole (PPy) nanotubes serve as the structure-guiding templates for efficient capture of Co 2+ , realizing the in-situ growth of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks-67 (ZIF-67) nanocrystals on PPy nanotubes . Sodium laurylsulfonate acts as anionic surfactant to endow PPy nanotubes with functional electronegative surface and strong anchoring effect toward ZIF-67, playing the pivotal role in binding of ZIF-67 nanocrystals with PPy nanotubes potently. Consequently, the developed catalyst presents a superior ORR activity with the half-wave potential of 0.87 V excellent durability with only a 7 mV loss of half-wave potential after 5000 cycles. The catalyst also exhibits superior catalytic performance for OER. When serving as an air electrode in Zn-air batteries, a large power density of 149 mW cm −2 and long-term cyclability for over 500 h are realized in ambient air, implying the great potential in practical application.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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能源存储
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催化化学
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纳米材料
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DOI
高影响因子
Small
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2020
·Vol. 16
·期 43
·2004614
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IF 11.459
Xian Wang,Anrui Dong,Ziyi Zhu,Lulu Chai,Junyang Ding,Li Zhong,Ting-Ting Li,Yue Hu,Jinjie Qian,Shaoming Huang
In the preparation of nanomaterials, the kinetics and thermodynamics in the reaction can significantly affect the structures and phases of nanocrystals. Therefore, people are keen to adopt various synthetic strategies to accurately assemble the target nanocrystals, and reveal the underlying mechanism of the formation of specific structures. In this work, the total reaction time is adjusted to let the prepared MnCo Prussian blue analogous (MnCoPBA) crystals show four evolving morphological changes at different stages with the assistance of sodium dodecyl sulfate. Furthermore, it is clearly observed that the epitaxial growth along the (100) plane on the shell of MnCoPBA nanocrystals is favored, and the thermodynamics and kinetics in the morphology change process are analyzed in detail. Through the simple pyrolysis, MnCoPBA crystals can be successfully converted into the corresponding carbon composites, of which Mn 2 Co 2 C nanoparticles are evenly distributed in highly graphitized carbon matrix. Among them, PBA-III-700 performs good oxygen reduction reaction performance in alkaline solution with the half-wave potential of 0.801 V and diffusion-limited current density of 5.36 mA cm −2 , and its zinc-air battery exhibits the peak power density of 103.4 mW cm −2 competitive with commercial Pt/C.
研究领域:
材料化学
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纳米科学与技术
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电化学
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能源材料
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无机功能材料
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DOI
高影响因子
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2021
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IF 13.273
Yinwei Fu,Xiaofeng Lei,Huiming Yin,Xizheng Liu
Flexible lithium–air batteries (LABs) with a redox mediator (RM) in the electrolyte demonstrate enhanced round-trip efficiency. However, their cycle performance is unsatisfactory due to severe corrosion of the Li metal anode. Herein, we propose a two step gelatinization strategy to fabricate a gradient RMs (including LiI, TMPD, and DMPZ) gel electrolyte, in which the bare electrolyte gelatinization on the Li surface and then the electrolyte contained RMs sequentially gelled on the formed gel. The RMs mainly distributed at the surface and anchored at the cathode side. By suppressing the shuttle of RMs in the electrolyte and alleviating the passivation of the Li anode, the mid-charging potentials can reach 3.44 and 4.08 V at the 15th cycle with and without the LiI mediator, respectively. The energy efficiency is 63% even at the 150th cycle, whereas the corresponding energy efficiency are only 47% and 51% for the LABs with liquid and normal gel electrolytes, respectively. Moreover, the cycle life of the battery containing the gradient gel electrolyte is three times longer than that with the liquid electrolyte. The gel electrolyte further offers the flexibility of the device, and the laminated cells thus fabricated can readily operate under harsh bending conditions.
研究领域:
电化学
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能源材料
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纳米材料
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界面化学
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储能技术
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先进电池
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功能高分子
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柔性电子
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DOI
高影响因子
Journal of Energy Chemistry
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2019
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IF 5.162
Bo Lv,Sha Zeng,Wei Yang,Jian Qiao,Chao Zhang,Chengfeng Zhu,Minghai Chen,Jiangtao Di,Qingwen Li
Recently, the development of high-performance bifunctional oxygen catalysts integrated with flexible conductive scaffolds for rechargeable metal-air batteries has attracted considerable interest, driving by fast-growing wearable electronics . Herein, we report a flexible bifunctional oxygen catalyst thin film consisting of Co–N–C bifunctional catalysts embedding in carbon nanotube (CNT) networks. The catalyst is readily prepared by pyrolysis of cobalt-based zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIF-67) that are in-situ synthesized in CNT networks. Such catalyst film demonstrates very high catalytic activities for oxygen reduction (onset potential: 0.91 V, and half-wave potential: 0.87 V vs. RHE) and oxygen evolution (10 mA cm −2 at 1.58 V) reactions, high methanol tolerance property, and long-term stability (97% current retention). Moreover, our integrated catalyst film shows very good structure flexibility and robustness. Based on the obtained film air electrodes, flexible Zn–air batteries demonstrate low charging and discharging overpotentials (0.82 V at 1 mA cm −1 ) and excellent structure stability in the bending tests . These results indicate that presently reported catalyst films are potential air electrodes for flexible metal–air batteries.
研究领域:
材料科学
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电化学
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纳米能源
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先进功能材料
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可再生能源
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DOI
高影响因子
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