Litchi-like porous Fe/N/C spheres with atomically dispersed FeNx promoted by sulfur as highly efficient oxygen electrocatalysts for Zn-air batteries

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作者
Wei, Qiliang [1 ]
Zhang, Gaixia [1 ]
Yang, Xiaohua [1 ]
Fu, Yanqing [1 ]
Yang, Guanhua [1 ]
Chen, Ning [2 ]
Chen, Weifeng [2 ]
Sun, Shuhui [1 ]
机构
[1] Inst Natl Rech Sci Energie Mat & Telecommun, 1650 Blvd Lionel Boulet, Varennes, PQ J3X 1S2, Canada
[2] CLS, 44 Innovat Blvd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2V3, Canada
基金
加拿大创新基金会; 加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会; 加拿大健康研究院;
关键词
REDUCTION REACTION; N-X; CARBON; IRON; PERFORMANCE; SITES; CATALYSTS; TEMPLATE; BOOST;
D O I
10.1039/c7ta08746b
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The fabrication of carbon-based electrocatalysts that are highly active and stable as well as with plenty of pores for mass transport is essential for high-performance metal-air batteries. Herein, a new simple route involving sulfur (S) as a "promoter" was developed to achieve a litchi-like porous Fe/N/C catalyst with abundant FeNx species. The obtained electrocatalyst exhibits a large surface area with a high pore volume and shows high activity for oxygen reduction. Moreover, a Zn-air battery device adopting this S-promoted litchi-like Fe/N/C catalyst shows superior power density (double that of the untreated counterpart).
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页码:4605 / 4610
页数:6
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