FeCo alloy/N,S co-doped carbon aerogel derived from directionalcasting cellulose nanofibers for rechargeable liquid flow and flexible Zn–air batteries

作     者：Yiwen Zhang Xifeng Zhang Yuting Li Juan Wang Sibudjing Kawi Qin Zhong Yiwen Zhang;Xifeng Zhang;Yuting Li;Juan Wang;Sibudjing Kawi;Qin Zhong

作者机构：School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing University of Science and TechnologyNanjing 210094China Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringNational University of SingaporeSingapore 117582Singapore 

出 版 物：《Nano Research》 (纳米研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2023年第16卷第5期

页      面：6870-6880页

核心收录：

学科分类：081704[工学-应用化学] 07[理学] 070304[理学-物理化学(含∶化学物理)] 08[工学] 0817[工学-化学工程与技术] 0703[理学-化学] 

基　　金：the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.30920041108) 

主　　题：carbon aerogel bifunctional electrocatalyst FeCo alloy directional freeze-casting rechargeable zinc–air batteries flexible batteries 

摘      要：Bifunctional oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)and oxygen evolution reaction(OER)electrocatalysts with the advantages of excellent activity and stability are the vital components of air cathodes for rechargeable Zn–air batteries(ZABs).Herein,the carbon aerogel with honeycomb-like structure,N and S double doping and loaded with FeCo alloy nanoparticles(NSCA/FeCo)was prepared successfully as cathodes for rechargeable liquid flow and two-dimensional flexible ZABs by clever directional *** interaction between the bimetallic alloy and the double-doped carbon with specifical structure,large surface,great conductivity endows NSCA/FeCo with effective ORR/OER active sites and small charge/mass transport barrier,thus achieving outstanding bifunctional catalytic *** NSCA/FeCo displays a half-wave potential of+0.85 V(*** hydrogen electrode(RHE))for ORR and an overpotential of 335 mV at a current density of 10 mA·cm^(−2)for OER,which is even comparable to the performance of noble-metal catalysts in relevant fields(Pt/C for ORR and RuO_(2)for OER).Consequently,the rechargeable liquid flow ZABs assembled with NSCA/FeCo showed excellent performance(maximum power density:132.0 mW·cm^(−2),specific capacity:804.5 Wh·kg^(−1)at 10 mA·cm^(−2),charge and discharge cycle stability of more than 250 cycles).Furthermore,the flexible NSCA/FeCo-based ZABs have a maximum power density of 43.0 mW·cm^(−2),outstanding charging–discharge stability of more than 450 cycles,exhibit good flexibility under different bending ***,this work has provided an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for OER/ORR and a promising strategy of air cathodes for rechargeable and wearable ZABs.