Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wei Li, Bo Liu, Da Liu, Peifang Guo, Jing Liu, Ruirui Wang, Yanhui Guo, Xin Tu, Hongge Pan, Dalin Sun, Fang Fang, Renbing Wu
Summary: This study successfully addresses the challenges in engineering non-precious transition metal-based electrocatalysts for achieving optimal intrinsic activity, high density of active sites, and rapid mass transfer ability. The Fe0.5Co@HOMNCP composite catalyst exhibits extraordinary ORR activity and outperforms most Co-based catalysts reported to date. Moreover, it shows superior open-circuit voltage and power density when used as the air electrode in a zinc-air battery compared to a commercial Pt/C + IrO2 catalyst.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Peng Rao, Yalin Liu, Ya-Qiong Su, Mingjun Zhong, Kun Zhang, Junming Luo, Jing Li, Chunman Jia, Yijun Shen, Chong Shen, Xinlong Tian
Summary: This study developed a unique 3D core-shell nanostructure bifunctional oxygen catalyst with excellent electrocatalytic performance and stability, showing promising applications in metal-air batteries.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
A. K. Worku, D. W. Ayele, N. G. Habtu
Summary: This paper focuses on the importance of engineering efficient oxygen electrocatalysts for electrically rechargeable zinc-air batteries to drive oxygen electrochemical reactions, while summarizing the current technical challenges and future developments.
MATERIALS TODAY ADVANCES
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Minghe Luo, Wenping Sun, Ben Bin Xu, Hongge Pan, Yinzhu Jiang
Summary: This review emphasizes the importance of heterostructured air electrocatalysts developed through interface engineering in enhancing oxygen electrocatalysis performance, and highlights the potential relationship between interface chemistry and oxygen electrocatalysis kinetics.
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chang-Xin Zhao, Jia-Ning Liu, Juan Wang, Ding Ren, Jia Yu, Xiao Chen, Bo-Quan Li, Qiang Zhang
Summary: In this study, a noble-metal-free bifunctional electrocatalyst CoNC@LDH was fabricated, exhibiting outstanding performance in rechargeable zinc-air batteries. The catalyst showed remarkable bifunctional activity surpassing the traditional noble-metal-based benchmarks. Additionally, the catalyst achieved long lifespan and excellent cycling performance in the batteries.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Sangwoo Kim, Ji-Won Jung, DongHoon Song, Su-Ho Cho, Jiyeon Kim, Jun Kyu Kim, DongHwan Oh, Hainan Sun, EunAe Cho, Il-Doo Kim, WooChul Jung
Summary: The lack of bifunctional features of perovskite oxide for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) limits its use as a cathode catalyst for rechargeable Zn-air batteries (ZABs). In this study, cobalt-based nanoparticle decorated Sr0.95Nb0.1Co0.7Fe0.2O3-delta (S0.95NCF) is presented as a novel air-electrode catalyst, achieving significantly enhanced activity for OER and ORR. The newly designed catalyst also exhibits remarkable charge/discharge durability, making it a promising candidate for ZABs cathode.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhijun Li, Siqi Ji, Chang Xu, Leipeng Leng, Hongxue Liu, J. Hugh Horton, Lei Du, Jincheng Gao, Cheng He, Xiaoying Qi, Qian Xu, Junfa Zhu
Summary: Researchers have developed a new catalyst consisting of atomically dispersed iron atoms supported on a mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon material. This catalyst exhibits remarkable activity for both oxygen reduction and evolution reactions in a wide pH range. The zinc-air battery assembled with this catalyst outperforms the traditional Pt/C+RuO2 counterpart in terms of power density, capacity, and cycling stability. These findings highlight the importance of electronic structure engineering of metal sites in catalytic activity.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yuyang Wang, Yaping Gao, Lixia Ma, Yanzhong Xue, Zong-Huai Liu, Huali Cui, Nan Zhang, Ruibin Jiang
Summary: In this study, Fe-N4-C and NiFe-LDH clusters were successfully integrated into a NiFe-LDH/Fe,N-CB electrocatalyst. The electrocatalyst showed excellent bifunctional activity for the oxygen reduction reaction and the oxygen evolution reaction, making it suitable for large-scale commercialization of rechargeable Zn-air batteries.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mei Wang, Yi Long, Huifang Zhao, Wenjuan Zhang, Liyong Wang, Ruifeng Dong, Hua Hou, Huiqi Wang, Xiaoguang Wang
Summary: A scalable dealloying strategy was proposed to fabricate highly efficient Al-NiCo2O4 catalyst, which exhibited excellent catalytic activities for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions. It showed promising performance as a cathode catalyst in rechargeable zinc-air batteries, with high capacity, competitive power density, and long cycling stability.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zeming Lu, Hang Zhou, Bin Qian, Shun Wang, Yifeng Zheng, Lin Ge, Han Chen
Summary: In this study, A-site Y and B-site Fe co-doped La0.85Y0.15-Ni0.7Fe0.3O3 perovskite catalyst was prepared and evaluated for zinc-air batteries. The co-doping significantly improved the oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions of LaNiO3. The La0.85Y0.15Ni0.7Fe0.3O3 catalyst exhibited high performance and stability, making it a promising bifunctional air electrode catalyst for zinc-air batteries.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Pengxiang Zhang, Kang Sun, Yanyan Liu, Benji Zhou, Shuqi Li, Jingjing Zhou, Ao Wang, Lixia Xie, Baojun Li, Jianchun Jiang
Summary: This research creatively assembled two-dimensional nickel-iron hydroxide nanosheets on wood-derived biochar, creating a highly active and stable cathode catalyst. The resulting NiFe-LDH@NC exhibited excellent discharge performance and cycling stability in zinc-air batteries, showing promising potential for various applications.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Yajun Mi, Wei Wang, Yaxin Hao, Yumao Kang, Sarah Imhanria, Ziqiang Lei
Summary: In this study, a hybrid material FeNC-CoS2 was developed as a bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst, displaying excellent catalytic activity and durability. The assembled rechargeable zinc-air battery using this catalyst showed remarkable performance, indicating potential for future applications in clean energy conversion systems.
JOURNAL OF THE TAIWAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kun Wang, Zhenjiang Lu, Jing Lei, Zhaoyang Liu, Yizhao Li, Yali Cao
Summary: A versatile molten salt-assisted pyrolysis strategy was developed to construct ultrathin, porous carbon nanosheets supported Co single-atom catalysts (SACs). The SACs exhibited excellent bifunctional activity and stability and outperformed commercial catalysts in metal-air batteries.
Article
Materials Science, Composites
Sijing Zhang, Lei Yang, Tingting Yang, Yanchun Song, Ming Jia, Juan Yang, Yingkang Liu, Xiangyang Zhou, Jingjing Tang
Summary: This study reports an efficient FeNi-N-C@FeNi LDH catalyst with superior performance in both ORR and OER. The catalyst has a pomegranate-like structure composed of FeNi nanodots embedded in a carbon matrix and LDH outer layer. It shows great potential in practical applications for rechargeable zinc-air batteries.
COMPOSITES COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Electrochemistry
Hang Zhou, Wei Zhao, Zeming Lu, Shoucheng He, Bo Yin, Yifeng Zheng, Lin Ge, Han Chen
Summary: Efficient non-noble metal bifunctional cathode catalysts for zinc-air batteries are difficult to develop. In this study, Ba-doped LaCoO3 material was prepared and evaluated as a promising bifunctional electrocatalyst for zinc-air batteries. It exhibited excellent catalytic activity and stability, attributed to its larger specific surface area and increase in oxygen vacancy.
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Peican Wang, Yuqun Lin, Qin Xu, Lei Wan, Ziang Xu, Baoguo Wang
Summary: In this study, an autologous growth approach was used to synthesize FeOOH-decorated Fe-doped NiSe on NiFe foam as an efficient electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The designed electrocatalyst showed excellent electrocatalytic performance, remarkable stability, and superior aerophobicity. Experimental studies confirmed that Fe/NiOOH could serve as the intrinsic active sites for the OER, providing a new methodology for designing durable and efficient electrocatalysts.
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Hang-Yu Zhou, Shuai-Shuai Yan, Jun Li, Hao Dong, Pan Zhou, Lei Wan, Xiao-Xia Chen, Wei-Li Zhang, Ying-Chun Xia, Pei-Can Wang, Bao-Guo Wang, Kai Liu
Summary: The PEO-based solid electrolyte is limited by low anodic stability and flammability, which hinders the development of high-energy density and safe all-solid-state lithium batteries. However, the addition of decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) can improve the high-voltage resistance and flame-retardancy of the electrolyte, leading to high reversible capacity and Coulombic efficiency in Li/NCM811 batteries.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Qin Xu, Peican Wang, Lei Wan, Ziang Xu, Mst Zakia Sultana, Baoguo Wang
Summary: In this study, a hierarchical core-shell electrode with superhydrophilic/superaerophobic properties was successfully fabricated for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction. The formation mechanism of the core-shell structure was systematically investigated, revealing a unique phosphating process and rearrangement reaction. The electrocatalyst exhibited superior HER activity and long-term stability.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Lei Wan, Ziang Xu, Peican Wang, Peng-Fei Liu, Qin Xu, Baoguo Wang
Summary: Anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE) is a promising method for large-scale hydrogen production, but its performance is limited by catalyst reaction kinetics and mass transport. In this study, Fe0.2Ni0.8-P0.5S0.5 nanoisland arrays are reported as efficient bifunctional catalysts with ultralow overpotentials. The Fe0.2Ni0.8-P0.5S0.5 electrode exhibits superhydrophilicity and aerophobicity, facilitating the exposure of active sites and enhancing gas and electrolyte diffusion. AEMWE based on the Fe0.2Ni0.8-P0.5S0.5 electrodes demonstrates good stability and high efficiency.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yang Lu, Weili Zhang, Shengzhou Liu, Qingbin Cao, Shuaishuai Yan, Hao Liu, Wenhui Hou, Pan Zhou, Xuan Song, Yu Ou, Yong Li, Kai Liu
Summary: In this study, we propose a solvation tuning strategy by utilizing molecular steric effect to create a bulky coordinating structure in battery electrolyte design. The designed electrolyte generates an inorganic-rich solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) and cathode-electrolyte interphase (CEI), leading to excellent compatibility with both Li metal anodes and high-voltage cathodes. Under an ultrahigh voltage of 4.6 V, Li/NMC811 full-cells (N/P = 2.0) hold an 84.1% capacity retention over 150 cycles and industrial Li/NMC811 pouch cells realize an energy density of 495 Wh kg-1. This study provides innovative insights into Li+ solvation tuning for electrolyte engineering and offers a promising path toward developing high-energy Li metal batteries.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qingbin Cao, Lei Wan, Ziang Xu, Wenmin Kuang, Hao Liu, Xin Zhang, Weili Zhang, Yang Lu, Yujian Yao, Baoguo Wang, Kai Liu
Summary: A novel air cathode for rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs) is designed and synthesized by finely tuning the fluorinated nanopores of a covalent organic framework (COF). The COF nanosheets decorated with fluorinated alkyl chains provide well-defined O-2-transport channels and significantly enlarge the area of three-phase boundaries, promoting mass-transfer. The ZABs based on the COF-modified air cathode exhibit a small charge/discharge voltage gap, high peak power density, and stable cyclability. This work provides a feasible approach for the design of high-performance ZABs and expands the new application of COFs.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Pan Zhou, Wenhui Hou, Yingchun Xia, Yu Ou, Hang-Yu Zhou, Weili Zhang, Yang Lu, Xuan Song, Fengxiang Liu, Qingbin Cao, Hao Liu, Shuaishuai Yan, Kai Liu
Summary: In this study, a combination of solvents with a moderate donor number (DN) and LiNO3 as the sole salt was proposed, which achieved high reversibility of Li deposition/ stripping with a Coulombic efficiency as high as 99.6%.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wen-hui Hou, Pan Zhou, Honghui Gu, Yu Ou, Yingchun Xia, Xuan Song, Yang Lu, Shuaishuai Yan, Qingbin Cao, Hao Liu, Fengxiang Liu, Kai Liu
Summary: Researchers reported a rationally designed fluorinated carbamate-based electrolyte using LiNO3 as one of the main salts, which induced the preferable anion decomposition to achieve a homogeneous and inorganic (LiF, Li3N, Li2O)-rich solid electrolyte interphase (SEI). This electrolyte exhibited a high Coulombic efficiency, stable cycling, and promising performance in Li metal batteries.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shuaishuai Yan, Fengxiang Liu, Yu Ou, Hang-Yu Zhou, Yang Lu, Wenhui Hou, Qingbin Cao, Hao Liu, Pan Zhou, Kai Liu
Summary: This study synthesized lithium salts with trihalogenated aromatic groups as polymer electrolytes, which improved the stability of the solid electrolyte/electrode interface by generating a solid electrolyte interphase rich in LiF and LiBr. The experimental results showed that this electrolyte can achieve long-term stable operation and exhibit excellent electrochemical performance.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lei Wan, Ziang Xu, Qin Xu, Maobing Pang, Dongcheng Lin, Jing Liu, Baoguo Wang
Summary: Alkaline water electrolysis is a promising method to address the energy crisis, and membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) play a crucial role in determining the performance and durability of this process. Therefore, developing high-performance and low-cost MEAs is essential for promoting large-scale applications of alkaline water electrolysis. In this review, we discuss the state-of-the-art MEAs, including electrocatalysts, ion conductive membranes, and gas/liquid diffusion layers, as well as the progress in their preparation technologies. We also highlight the complex relationship between the electrocatalyst and main components with the performance of alkaline water electrolysis, and discuss the current challenges and future perspectives on MEA development.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Polymer Science
Jupeng Chen, Xiaolin Wu, Shaowen Zhang, Xiangqian Yan, Xiaolu Wu, Qingbin Cao, Huan Xu, Xiaofang Li
Summary: Commercially available palladium salts as single-component catalysts can polymerize various 1-chloro-2-phenylacetylenes in air without a cocatalyst, showing advantages of low cost, stability, environmental friendliness, and broad applicability.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Fei Gao, Runhan Yan, Yao Shu, Qingbin Cao, Li Zhang
Summary: This review primarily summarizes the recent research progress on tailoring metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with excellent catalytic behavior. MOFs have high porosity, large surface area, dispersed polymetallic sites, and modifiable linkers, making them promising candidates for catalysis.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lei Wan, Ziang Xu, Qin Xu, Peican Wang, Baoguo Wang
Summary: This study explores the improvement of alkaline electrolyzers' performance by enhancing the structure of the membrane electrode assembly. The introduction of a three-dimensional ordered structure leads to higher current density and longer stability. Moreover, alkaline electrolyzers fed with pure water also demonstrate good performance.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
