Stable oxygen reduction catalysts for enhancing rechargeability for zinc–air batteries: FeCoCu nanoparticles embedded in N-doped carbon matrices
N-doped carbon/FeCoCu catalysts exhibit excellent ORR performance, demonstrating outstanding rechargeability in Zn–air batteries. DFT calculations reveal enhanced conductivity and a favorable surface electronic structure for oxygen reactions.
Authors
- Wen Jie Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1118-8155)
- Isaac T. Olowookere
- Inosh Perera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7958-252X)
- Steven L. Suib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3073-311X)
- Qiang Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3889-1366)
- Yanliu Dang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1134-4397)
- Dilshan Silva
- Tianli Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1226-9088)
- Haiyan Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1407-9587)
Institutions
- University of Connecticut (US)
- Henan University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ta00482a
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.45
Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Basic Energy Sciences