Fe-Co Co-Doped 1D@2D Carbon-Based Composite As an Efficient Catalyst for Zn-Air Batteries

Overview

Journal Molecules

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2024 May 25

PMID 38792210

Authors

Ziwei Deng

Wei Liu

Junyuan Zhang

Shuli Bai

Changyu Liu

Mengchen Zhang

Chao Peng

Xiaolong Xu

Jianbo Jia

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Abstract

A Fe-Co dual-metal co-doped N containing the carbon composite (FeCo-HNC) was prepared by adjusting the ratio of iron to cobalt as well as the pyrolysis temperature with the assistance of functionalized silica template. FeCo-HNC, which was formed with 1D carbon nanotubes and 2D carbon nanosheets including a rich mesoporous structure, exhibited outstanding oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalytic activities. The ORR half-wave potential is 0.86 V (vs. reversible hydrogen electrode, RHE), and the OER overpotential is 0.76 V at 10 mA cm with the FeCo-HNC catalyst. It also displayed superior performance in zinc-air batteries. This method provides a promising strategy for the fabrication of efficient transition metal-based carbon catalysts.

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