Prolonging the lifespan of oxygen catalysts in Zn-air batteries was urgently required for the potential commercialization.Herein,two interactional active species were integrated into porous N-doped carbon microspheres...Prolonging the lifespan of oxygen catalysts in Zn-air batteries was urgently required for the potential commercialization.Herein,two interactional active species were integrated into porous N-doped carbon microspheres(Co-Fe-Ru/PNCS)to act as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts.Due to the electron transfer from Ru to Co/Fe element,the high value state of Ru could promote OER performance and reduce the charge voltage of the battery.An extended cycle stability of 200 h was achieved in Co-Fe-Ru/PNCS-based battery.Moreover,the quasi in-situ potentiodynamic sweep of air-electrode in battery cell confirmed it was the incorporation of Ru that avoided the passivation of Co/Fe-based nanoparticles.Accordingly,this novel electrocatalyst may provide a new strategy of designing durable bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for Zn-air batteries.展开更多
The catalysis of Au thin film could be improved by fabrication of array structures in large area.In this work,nanoimprint lithography has been developed tofabricate flexible Au micro-array(MA)electrodes with~100%cover...The catalysis of Au thin film could be improved by fabrication of array structures in large area.In this work,nanoimprint lithography has been developed tofabricate flexible Au micro-array(MA)electrodes with~100%coverage.Advanced electron microscopy characterisations have directly visualised the atomic-scale three-dimensional(3D)nanostructures with a maximum depth of 6 atomic layers.In-situ observation unveils the crystal growth in the form of twinning.High double layer capacitance brings about large number of active sites on the Au thin film and has a logarithmic relationship with mesh grade.Electrochemistry testing shows that the Au MAs perform much better ethanol oxidation reaction than the planar sample;MAs with higher mesh grade have a greater active site utilisation ratio(ASUR),which is important to build electrochemical double layer for efficient charge transfer.Further improvement on ASUR is expected for greater electrocatalytic performance and potential application in direct ethanol fuel cell.展开更多
基金support of the research start-up fund of Hubei University of Technology(No.XJ2021007701)Nature Science Foundation of Hubei Province(2021CFB291)。
文摘Prolonging the lifespan of oxygen catalysts in Zn-air batteries was urgently required for the potential commercialization.Herein,two interactional active species were integrated into porous N-doped carbon microspheres(Co-Fe-Ru/PNCS)to act as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts.Due to the electron transfer from Ru to Co/Fe element,the high value state of Ru could promote OER performance and reduce the charge voltage of the battery.An extended cycle stability of 200 h was achieved in Co-Fe-Ru/PNCS-based battery.Moreover,the quasi in-situ potentiodynamic sweep of air-electrode in battery cell confirmed it was the incorporation of Ru that avoided the passivation of Co/Fe-based nanoparticles.Accordingly,this novel electrocatalyst may provide a new strategy of designing durable bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for Zn-air batteries.
基金the MOE AcRF Tier 1 grant M4011528.The XRD and FEG-TEM characterisations were performed at Facility for Analysis,Characterisation,Testing and Simulation(FACTS)Labthe FEG-SEM/FIB characterisations were carried out at Microelectronics Reliability and Characterisation(MRC)Lab.
文摘The catalysis of Au thin film could be improved by fabrication of array structures in large area.In this work,nanoimprint lithography has been developed tofabricate flexible Au micro-array(MA)electrodes with~100%coverage.Advanced electron microscopy characterisations have directly visualised the atomic-scale three-dimensional(3D)nanostructures with a maximum depth of 6 atomic layers.In-situ observation unveils the crystal growth in the form of twinning.High double layer capacitance brings about large number of active sites on the Au thin film and has a logarithmic relationship with mesh grade.Electrochemistry testing shows that the Au MAs perform much better ethanol oxidation reaction than the planar sample;MAs with higher mesh grade have a greater active site utilisation ratio(ASUR),which is important to build electrochemical double layer for efficient charge transfer.Further improvement on ASUR is expected for greater electrocatalytic performance and potential application in direct ethanol fuel cell.
