Bimetal Oxides Anchored on Carbon Nanotubes/Nanosheets as High‐Efficiency and Durable Bifunctional Oxygen Catalyst for Advanced Zn–Air Battery: Experiments and DFT Calculations

• Published in: Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Vol. 20; no. 43; pp. e2402104 - n/a
• Main Authors: Ruan, Qi‐Dong, Zhao, Yun‐Cai, Feng, Rui, Haq, Mahmood Ul, Zhang, Lu, Feng, Jiu‐Ju, Gao, Yi‐Jing, Wang, Ai‐Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2024
• Subjects: bifunctional catalyst; bimetal oxides; Bimetals; Carbon nanotubes; carbon nanotubes/nanosheets; Catalysts; Charge density; Chemical reduction; Density functional theory; Durability; Electrocatalysts; Energy conversion efficiency; Flux density; Manganese oxides; Metal air batteries; Nanosheets; Oxygen evolution reactions; Oxygen reduction reactions; Pyrolysis; two‐step pyrolysis strategy; Zinc-oxygen batteries; Zn–air battery; Zn–air battery; carbon nanotubes/nanosheets; bifunctional catalyst; two‐step pyrolysis strategy; bimetal oxides

To meet increasing requirement for innovative energy storage and conversion technology, it is urgent to prepare effective, affordable, and long‐term stable oxygen electrocatalysts to replace precious metal‐based counterparts. Herein, a two‐step pyrolysis strategy is developed for controlled synthesi...