Photoactive Zn–air batteries using spinel-type cobalt oxide as a bifunctional photocatalyst at the air cathode

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (42) ◽  
pp. 5855-5858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chanikarn Tomon ◽  
Sangchai Sarawutanukul ◽  
Salatan Duangdangchote ◽  
Atiweena Krittayavathananon ◽  
Montree Sawangphruk

Spinel-type cobalt oxide (Co3O4) was synthesized and used as a photoactive bifunctional electrocatalyst towards the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at the air cathode of zinc–air batteries (ZABs).

Author(s):  
Xin Yu Gao ◽  
Xingwei Sun ◽  
Jia Hui Guo ◽  
Ya Nan Teng ◽  
Lei Liu ◽  
...  

The exploration of bifunctional oxygen electrode towards oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is the bottlenecks for the development of rechargeable zinc-air battery as a clean...


Author(s):  
Fen Li ◽  
Qin Tengteng ◽  
Yuping Sun ◽  
Renjun Jiang ◽  
Jiangfeng Yuan ◽  
...  

Developing high-performance bifunctional electrocatalysts for both the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a significant challenge for the implementation of rechargeable Zn-air batteries. Herein, MnO2 nanotubes...


Nanoscale ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 9628-9639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huimin Liu ◽  
Xinning Huang ◽  
Zhenjie Lu ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Yaming Zhu ◽  
...  

The commercialization of metal–air batteries requires efficient, low-cost, and stable bifunctional electrocatalysts for reversible electrocatalysis of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER).


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lili Fan ◽  
Zixi Kang ◽  
Mengfei Li ◽  
Daofeng Sun

Among various kinds of materials that have been investigated as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) emerge as...


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 620-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Islam M. Mosa ◽  
Sourav Biswas ◽  
Abdelhamid M. El-Sawy ◽  
Venkatesh Botu ◽  
Curtis Guild ◽  
...  

Understanding the origin of manganese oxide activity for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a key step towards rationally designing of highly active catalysts capable of competing with the widely used, state-of-art noble metal catalysts.


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