Hu Hui, Ling Xiaofei, Tan Chaogui, Lin Jianguo, Han Xiaopeng, Hu Wenbin
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, China.
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite and Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Front Chem. 2020 Nov 9;8:575288. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2020.575288. eCollection 2020.
Reasonable design and development of a low-cost and high-efficiency bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is essential for promoting the development of Zinc-air battery technology. Herein, we obtained an integrated catalytic electrode, NiFe nanoparticles supported on nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) directly grown on the carbon cloth (designated as NiFe@NC/CC), by pyrolysis of bimetallic NiFe metal-organic framework (MOF) precursor. There is a synergistic effect between nickel and iron component, which enhances the bifunctional catalytic activity. In addition, the underlying carbon cloth is conducive to the efficient electron transfer and also benefits the uniform loading of catalytically active materials. Thus, the integrated electrode shows good OER/ORR dual-functional catalytic performance, and the OER overpotential is much lower than that of the traditional drop-coating electrode and precious metal catalyst (IrO). Moreover, the NiFe@NC/CC integrated electrode used in zinc-air batteries shows good flexibility and cycle stability. Our findings provide a new avenue for the development of efficient and stable bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts.
合理设计和开发一种用于析氧反应(OER)和氧还原反应(ORR)的低成本、高效率双功能电催化剂对于推动锌空气电池技术的发展至关重要。在此,我们通过双金属镍铁金属有机框架(MOF)前驱体的热解,获得了一种集成催化电极,即直接生长在碳布上的负载于氮掺杂碳(NC)上的镍铁纳米颗粒(命名为NiFe@NC/CC)。镍和铁组分之间存在协同效应,增强了双功能催化活性。此外,底层的碳布有利于高效电子转移,也有利于催化活性材料的均匀负载。因此,该集成电极表现出良好的OER/ORR双功能催化性能,且OER过电位远低于传统滴涂电极和贵金属催化剂(IrO)。此外,用于锌空气电池的NiFe@NC/CC集成电极表现出良好的柔韧性和循环稳定性。我们的研究结果为开发高效稳定的双功能氧电催化剂提供了一条新途径。
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