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Nie G, Zhang Z, Wang T, Wang C, Kou Z. Electrospun One-Dimensional Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction: Insights into Structure-Activity Relationship. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:37961-37978. [PMID: 34372661 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c08798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is an efficiency-determining process at the cathode in several energy storage and conversion devices, typically such as metal-air batteries and fuel cells. To date, a considerable amount of ORR electrocatalysts have been purposely exploited to address the key issues of high overpotentials and sluggish electrochemical kinetics. Electrospinning is a popular additive manufacturing technology, enabling the production of one-dimensional (1D) electrocatalysts with outstanding chemical stability and structural diversity. However, compared with the well-studied composite/structural design as well as performance advancement, insights into structure-activity relationship are yet to be settled. To clarify this key issue, herein, a dedicated review on the structure-activity relationship between the 1D architectures of electrospun electrocatalysts and their catalytic ORR property is presented. First, the development and principles of electrospinning technique, the composition regulation- and structure design-oriented fundamentals are summarized by imputing the perspectives of mechanistic understanding. Then, the typical examples of nanofiber-shaped and nanofiber-supported electrocatalysts with different compositions and structures for ORR are implemented to establish different structure-activity relationship by comparative studies. Finally, we also identify some ongoing challenges and present future perspectives to direct the precise manipulation of structure-activity relationship for further activation and optimization of electrospun 1D electrocatalysts.
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- Guangdi Nie
- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles (Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens), College of Textiles and Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles (Shandong Center for Engineered Nonwovens), College of Textiles and Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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- Alan G. MacDiarmid Institute, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, People's Republic of China
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Liu Y, Zhang T, Duan YE, Dai X, Tan Q, Chen Y, Liu Y. N,O-codoped carbon spheres with uniform mesoporous entangled Co 3O 4 nanoparticles as a highly efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction in a Zn-air battery. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 604:746-756. [PMID: 34293532 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.07.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Highly efficient electrochemical catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions (ORRs) are urgently needed for various energy conversion and storage devices to overcome sluggish ORR kinetics. Here, N,O-codoped carbon spheres with uniform mesopores and a high specific surface area were used as supports for decorating Co3O4 nanoparticles via a facile immersion route. In addition to the benefit of ions and gas mass transfer, the abundant mesopores present in the three-dimensional (3D) carbon spheres also confine and isolate the Co3O4 nanoparticles growing in it, which help to provide rich Co3O4 active sites. The resulting hybrid material exhibits superior ORR activity in terms of even-better half-wave potential and stability than that of commercial Pt/C (40 wt%) in 0.1 M KOH electrolyte. To verify its catalytic activity, the hybrid material was employed as the cathode catalyst in a flexible solid-state zinc-air battery, which achieves a high power density of 227 mW cm-2; this power density is much higher than that of a Pt/C catalytic zinc-air battery (133 mW cm-2) under identical conditions. The improvement in catalytic activity in both aqueous and nonaqueous electrolytes can be attributed to the abundant active sites of the entangled Co3O4 nanoparticles, as well as the novel N,O-codoped carbon structure.
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- Yan Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China.
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Yan X, Ha Y, Wu R. Binder-Free Air Electrodes for Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries: Recent Progress and Future Perspectives. SMALL METHODS 2021; 5:e2000827. [PMID: 34927848 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202000827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Designing an efficient air electrode is of great significance for the performance of rechargeable zinc (Zn)-air batteries. However, the most widely used approach to fabricate an air electrode involves polymeric binders, which may increase the interface resistance and block electrocatalytic active sites, thus deteriorating the performance of the battery. Therefore, binder-free air electrodes have attracted more and more research interests in recent years. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in designing and fabricating binder-free air electrodes for electrically rechargeable Zn-air batteries. Beginning with the fundamentals of Zn-air batteries and recently reported bifunctional active catalysts, self-supported air electrodes for liquid-state and flexible solid-state Zn-air batteries are then discussed in detail. Finally, the conclusion and the challenges faced for binder-free air electrodes in Zn-air batteries are also highlighted.
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- Xiaoxiao Yan
- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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Wang HF, Chen L, Pang H, Kaskel S, Xu Q. MOF-derived electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution and hydrogen evolution reactions. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:1414-1448. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00906j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 721] [Impact Index Per Article: 180.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The morphology and composition design of MOF-derived carbon-based materials and their applications for electrocatalytic ORR, OER and HER are reviewed.
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- Hao-Fan Wang
- AIST-Kyoto University Chemical Energy Materials Open Innovation Laboratory (ChEM-OIL)
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Kyoto 606-8501
- Japan
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- AIST-Kyoto University Chemical Energy Materials Open Innovation Laboratory (ChEM-OIL)
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Kyoto 606-8501
- Japan
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Yangzhou University
- Yangzhou 225009
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Technische Universität Dresden and Fraunhofer IWS
- Dresden
- Germany
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- AIST-Kyoto University Chemical Energy Materials Open Innovation Laboratory (ChEM-OIL)
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- Kyoto 606-8501
- Japan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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Li J, Xia W, Wang T, Zheng L, Lai Y, Pan J, Jiang C, Song L, Wang M, Zhang H, Chen N, Chen G, He J. A Facile Route for Constructing Effective Cu-N x Active Sites for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Chemistry 2019; 26:4070-4079. [PMID: 31633249 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The coordination number between copper and nitrogen in copper/nitrogen-based electrocatalysts is important for boosting the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, it is difficult to control unsaturated copper/nitrogen constructions as well as to compare their ORR performances in similar carbon matrices in a simple yet efficient manner. In this study, we have easily attained two types of Cu+ -N2 and Cu2+ -N4 constructions simply by etching pyrolyzed Cu-doped zeolitic imidazolate framework nanoleaves (Cu-ZIF-L) with sulfuric acid or nitric acid, respectively. X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectra were recorded to further confirm the different copper/nitrogen constructions after the different acid treatments. Electrochemical studies have demonstrated that Cu+ -N2 sites are more active in boosting the ORR performance than Cu2+ -N4 sites. Furthermore, Cu-N/C-H2 SO4 , used as an air cathode in a zinc-air battery, exhibited excellent performance and stability.
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- Jingjing Li
- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of, Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, Nanjing University of, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 210016, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of, Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, Nanjing University of, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 210016, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of, Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, Nanjing University of, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 210016, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of, Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, Nanjing University of, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 210016, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of, Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, Nanjing University of, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 210016, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of, Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, Nanjing University of, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 210016, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of, Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, Nanjing University of, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 210016, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of, Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, Nanjing University of, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 210016, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of, Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, Nanjing University of, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 210016, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of, Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, Nanjing University of, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 210016, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.,University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of, Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies, Nanjing University of, Aeronautics and Astronautics, 210016, Nanjing, P. R. China
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Wu C, Song L, Li L, Xia W, Jiang C, Gao B, Du Y, Wang T, He J. In Situ Synthesis of Ultrathin Graphene‐Like Nanosheets as a Highly Effective Oxygen Catalyst for Zinc−Air Batteries. ChemElectroChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201900996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Chao Wu
- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy ConversionNanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 210016 Nanjing P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy ConversionNanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 210016 Nanjing P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy ConversionNanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 210016 Nanjing P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy ConversionNanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 210016 Nanjing P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy ConversionNanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 210016 Nanjing P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy ConversionNanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 210016 Nanjing P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy ConversionNanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 210016 Nanjing P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy ConversionNanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 210016 Nanjing P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Materials and Technology for Energy ConversionNanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 210016 Nanjing P. R. China
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