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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lu, Xue Feng
• Chen, Ye
• Wang, Sibo
• Gao, Shuyan
• Lou, Xiong Wen (David)

Titel

Interfacing Manganese Oxide and Cobalt in Porous Graphitic Carbon Polyhedrons Boosts Oxygen Electrocatalysis for Zn–Air Batteries

Ist Teil von

• Advanced materials (Weinheim), 2019-09, Vol.31 (39), p.e1902339-n/a

Ort / Verlag

Germany: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

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Quelle

Wiley Online Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Rational design and synthesis of highly active and robust bifunctional non‐noble electrocatalysts for both oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are urgently required for efficient rechargeable metal–air batteries. Herein, abundant MnO/Co heterointerfaces are engineered in porous graphitic carbon (MnO/Co/PGC) polyhedrons via a facile hydrothermal‐calcination route with a bimetal–organic framework as the precursor. The in situ generated Co nanocrystals not only create well‐defined heterointerfaces with high conductivity to overcome the poor OER activity but also promote the formation of robust graphitic carbon. Owing to the desired composition and formation of the heterostructures, the resulting MnO/Co/PGC exhibits superior activity and stability toward both OER and ORR, which makes it an efficient air cathode for the rechargeable Zn–air battery. Importantly, the homemade Zn–air battery is able to deliver excellent performance including a peak power density of 172 mW cm−2 and a specific capacity of 872 mAh g−1, as well as excellent cycling stability (350 cycles), outperforming commercial mixed Pt/C||RuO2 catalysts. This work highlights the synergy from heterointerfaces in oxygen electrocatalysis, thus providing a promising approach for advanced metal–air cathode materials. Interface engineering of MnO and Co in porous graphitic carbon (MnO/Co/PGC) polyhedrons is realized by a one‐step pyrolysis of bimetal–organic frameworks. Owing to the active heterointerfaces and robust graphitic carbon, the MnO/Co/PGC exhibits extraordinary activity and stability toward both OER and ORR, making it a promising air cathode for efficient metal–air batteries.