Recent progress of transition metal-based bifunctional electrocatalysts for rechargeable zinc–air battery application

Y Kumar, M Mooste, K Tammeveski - Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Rechargeable zinc–air battery (RZAB) is one of the most promising energy-storage devices
for our renewable energy economy. However, many hurdles limit its practical application …

Atomically dispersed multi-site catalysts: bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts boost flexible zinc–air battery performance

S Wang, M Zhang, X Mu, S Liu, D Wang… - Energy & Environmental …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of efficient bifunctional catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)
and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) during charge–discharge cycling is crucial to the …

Engineering Self‐Supported Hydrophobic–Aerophilic Air Cathode with CoS/Fe3S4 Nanoparticles Embedded in S, N Co‐Doped Carbon Plate Arrays for Long‐Life …

L Yan, B **e, C Yang, Y Wang, J Ning… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The highly sluggish kinetics of oxygen reduction/evolution reactions (ORR/OER) at air
cathodes lead to problems such as low power density and unsatisfactory cycling life with …

Polypyrrole template-assisted synthesis of tubular Fe-NC nanostructure-based electrocatalysts for efficient oxygen reduction reaction in rechargeable zinc–air battery

Y Shen, S He, Y Zhuang, S Huang… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
One-dimensional metal/N-doped carbons have exhibited promise for use as efficient
catalysts of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). In this work, Fe, N-doped carbon …

Interface modulation induced by the 1T Co-WS2 shell nanosheet layer at the metallic NiTe2/Ni core–nanoskeleton: Glib electrode-kinetics for HER, OER, and ORR

DR Paudel, UN Pan, RB Ghising, PP Dhakal, VA Dinh… - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The metallic (1T) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are known for their superior
electrocatalytic performance, due to their high conductivity, active basal-planes, and …

Manipulating the morphology of 3D flower-like CoMn2O4 bimetallic catalyst for enhancing the activation of peroxymonosulfate toward the degradation of selected …

TB Nguyen, CP Huang, R Doong, MH Wang… - Chemical engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
A 3D flower-like CoMn 2 O 4 catalyst was synthesized via hydrothermal-calcination
technique as peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activator for the remediation of pharmaceuticals …

Material design and surface chemistry for advanced rechargeable zinc–air batteries

S Lee, J Choi, M Kim, J Park, M Park, J Cho - Chemical Science, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Zinc–air batteries (ZABs) have been considered as a next-generation battery system with
high energy density and abundant resources. However, the sluggish multi-step reaction of …

Facilitating reactant accessibility to heterometallic phosphide with superhydrophilic interfaces for efficient electrochemical production of ammonia and lactic acid

L Yan, R Sun, S Mahmood, L Bai, Y Zhong… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrocatalytic ammonia production requires high-performance catalysts for high-efficiency
cathodic nitrate reduction reaction (NO 3 RR) and rapid oxidation reaction. Herein, an …

Biphasic Nanoalloys‐Based Trifunctional Monolith for High‐Performance Flexible Zn‐Air Batteries and Self‐Driven Water Splitting

X Yang, H Mao, Z Zhou, K Li, C Li, Q Ye… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sufficient integration of multiple active moieties and correlated heterostructure engineering
are pivotal to optimize the reaction kinetics and the intrinsic activities of heterogeneous …

Unravelling the trifunctional electrochemical properties of WSe2 nanosheets for self-powered hydrogen production

P Pazhamalai, K Krishnamoorthy, R Swaminathan… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Two dimensional materials have received increasing recognition for their utility in
electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices, as well as for self-powered …