• 文献标题:   Hydrophobic 3D Fe/N/S doped graphene network as oxygen electrocatalyst to achieve unique performance of zinc-air battery
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHEN YM, WANG H, LIU FS, GAI HJ, JI SA, LINKOV V, WANG RF
  • 作者关键词:   ndoped carbon, hierarchical porous carbon, hydrophobic, fe/n/c, oxygen reduction reaction, zincair battery
  • 出版物名称:   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
  • ISSN:   1385-8947 EI 1873-3212
  • 通讯作者地址:   Qingdao Univ Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   7
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.cej.2018.07.140
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Electrocatalysts' activity in oxygen reduction reaction can be regarded as crucial indicator for their expected performance in metal-air battery, where catalyst selection is limited by low conductivity and insufficient electrochemical activity of available materials. This drawback could be addressed by the development of three-dimensional (3D) hierarchically structured carbon. In this study, hydrophobic 3D Fe/N/S doped graphene network is synthesized as electrocatalysts for zinc-air batteries in molten mixed salts (NaCl/FeCl2). It was observed that NaCl could seal maximum possible quantity of N in 3D-N/S. This is accompanied by more pyridinic-N and graphitic-N groups being tailor made in 3D-Fe/N/S. When assembled as air breathing cathodes in zinc-air batteries, 3D-Fe/N/S material demonstrated open-circuit potential (OCP) of 1.507 V, which was more than 1.492 V in case of 3D-N/S and 1.489 V of 20% Pt/C. Similar pattern occurred at discharge current density 50 mA cm(-2) where a discharge voltage of 1.079 V observed in 3D-Fe/N/S was higher than 1.043 V of Pt/C and 1.040 V of 3D-N/S. Corresponding discharge power density maintained the same order, 3D-Fe/N/S (53.929 mW cm(-2)) > Pt/C (52.158 mW cm(-2)) > 3D-N/S (52.002 mWcm(-2)), rendering hydrophobic FeNx and N/S doped 3D-Fe/N/S better zinc-air battery electrode material than 20% Pt/C.