• 文献标题:   Zinc-Air Battery: Understanding the Structure and Morphology Changes of Graphene-Supported CoMn2O4 Bifunctional Catalysts Under Practical Rechargeable Conditions
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   PRABU M, RAMAKRISHNAN P, NARA H, MOMMA T, OSAKA T, SHANMUGAM S
  • 作者关键词:   bifunctional catalyst, zincair battery, ambient condition, structural stability, surface morphology
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244 EI 1944-8252
  • 通讯作者地址:   DGIST
  • 被引频次:   80
  • DOI:   10.1021/am5047476
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Nitrogen-doped/undoped thermally reduced graphene oxide (N-rGO) decorated with CoMn2O4 (CMO) nanoparticles were synthesized using a simple one-step hydrothermal method. The activity and stability of this hybrid catalyst were evaluated by preparing air electrodes with both primary and rechargeable zinc-air batteries that consume ambient air. Further, we investigated the relationship between the physical properties and the electrochemical results for hybrid electrodes at various cycles using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, galvanodynamic charge-discharging and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The structural, morphological and electrocatalytic performances confirm that CMO/N-rGO is a promising material for safe, reliable, and long-lasting air cathodes for both primary and rechargeable zinc-air batteries that consume air under ambient condition.