A ΔE = 0.63 V Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalyst Enables High‐Rate and Long‐Cycling Zinc–Air Batteries

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 33; no. 15; pp. e2008606 - n/a
• Main Authors: Zhao, Chang‐Xin, Liu, Jia‐Ning, Wang, Juan, Ren, Ding, Yu, Jia, Chen, Xiao, Li, Bo‐Quan, Zhang, Qiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Benchmarks; bifunctional electrocatalysts; Chemical evolution; Current density; Cycles; electrocatalysis; Electrocatalysts; Energy storage; Hydroxides; Iridium; Iron compounds; Life span; Materials science; Metal air batteries; Nickel compounds; oxygen evolution reaction; oxygen reduction reaction; Rechargeable batteries; rechargeable zinc–air batteries; Storage batteries; Zinc; Zinc-oxygen batteries; oxygen evolution reaction; bifunctional electrocatalysts; rechargeable zinc-air batteries; oxygen reduction reaction; electrocatalysis

Rechargeable zinc–air batteries constitute promising next‐generation energy storage devices due to their intrinsic safety, low cost, and feasibility to realize high cycling current density and long cycling lifespan. Nevertheless, their cathodic reactions involving oxygen reduction and oxygen evoluti...