MOF-derived NiCo2S4 and carbon hybrid hollow spheres compactly concatenated by electrospun carbon nanofibers as self-standing electrodes for aqueous alkaline Zn batteries

Author(s):  
Jiaqi Yu ◽  
Daoping Cai ◽  
Junhui Si ◽  
Hongbing Zhan ◽  
Qian-Ting Wang

The development of high-performance cathode materials is of great importance for aqueous alkaline Zn batteries (AZBs) but also remains great challenging. Herein, we demonstrate the rational design and synthesis of...

CrystEngComm ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (48) ◽  
pp. 9336-9347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingyun Ma ◽  
Longwei Yin ◽  
Tairu Ge

We report on the rational design and synthesis of three dimensional (3D) Cu-doped NiO architectures with an adjustable chemical component, surface area, and hierarchically porous structure as anodes for lithium ion battery.


2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pragati A. Shinde ◽  
Vaibhav C. Lokhande ◽  
Amar M. Patil ◽  
Taeksoo Ji ◽  
Chandrakant D. Lokhande

AbstractTo enhance the energy density and power performance of supercapacitors, the rational design and synthesis of active electrode materials with hierarchical mesoporous structure is highly desired. In the present work, fabrication of high-performance hierarchical mesoporous WO


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 7250-7256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Chen ◽  
Jiang Zhou ◽  
Guozhao Fang ◽  
Yan Tang ◽  
Xiaoping Tan ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (44) ◽  
pp. 25262-25267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziyi Cao ◽  
Hang Chu ◽  
Hong Zhang ◽  
Yuancai Ge ◽  
Raizel Clemente ◽  
...  

Rational design and synthesis of cathode materials with a well-defined nanostructure and superior performances have always been of paramount importance for rechargeable zinc ion batteries.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 593-599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huaiqing Wang ◽  
Hongzhang Zhang ◽  
Yi Cheng ◽  
Kai Feng ◽  
Xianfeng Li ◽  
...  

A F− doping strategy was adopted for the first time to achieve both high rate performance and less hydrogen evolution of the LTP anode in aqueous lithium ion batteries.


2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (33) ◽  
pp. 17106-17112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-qing Niu ◽  
Xiu-li Wang ◽  
Dong-huang Wang ◽  
Yi Li ◽  
Yi-jun Zhang ◽  
...  

Due to the rational design, the Co(OH)2@S/CCB electrode exhibits enhanced electrochemical performances compared with the bare S/CCB electrode.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yajun Qiu ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Jing Jin ◽  
Jiaqiang Sun ◽  
Haolin Tang ◽  
...  

AbstractRational design and synthesis of superior electrocatalysts for ethanol oxidation is crucial to practical applications of direct ethanol fuel cells. Here, we report that the construction of Pd-Zn dual sites with well exposure and uniformity can significantly improve the efficiency of ethanol electro-oxidation. Through synthetic method control, Pd-Zn dual sites on intermetallic PdZn nanoparticles, Pd-Pd sites on Pd nanoparticles and individual Pd sites are respectively obtained on the same N-doped carbon coated ZnO support. Compared with Pd-Pd sites and individual Pd sites, Pd-Zn dual sites display much higher activity for ethanol electro-oxidation, exceeding that of commercial Pd/C by a factor of ~24. Further computational studies disclose that Pd-Zn dual sites promote the adsorption of ethanol and hydroxide ion to optimize the electro-oxidation pathway with dramatically reduced energy barriers, leading to the superior activity. This work provides valuable clues for developing high-performance ethanol electro-oxidation catalysts for fuel cells.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (35) ◽  
pp. 29982-29991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Yan Zhao ◽  
Shunsheng Cao ◽  
Zhengliang Yin ◽  
Li Cheng ◽  
...  

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weimin Zhang ◽  
Yuqing Liu ◽  
Lipeng Zhang ◽  
Jun Chen

Recently, zinc–air batteries (ZABs) have been receiving attention due to their theoretically high energy density, excellent safety, and the abundance of zinc resources. Typically, the performance of the zinc air batteries is determined by two catalytic reactions on the cathode—the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Therefore, intensive effort has been devoted to explore high performance electrocatalysts with desired morphology, size, and composition. Among them, single-atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as attractive and unique systems because of their high electrocatalytic activity, good durability, and 100% active atom utilization. In this review, we mainly focus on the advance application of SACs in zinc air batteries in recent years. Firstly, SACs are briefly compared with catalysts in other scales (i.e., micro- and nano-materials). A main emphasis is then focused on synthesis and electrocatalytic activity as well as the underlying mechanisms for mono- and dual-metal-based SACs in zinc air batteries catalysis. Finally, a prospect is provided that is expected to guide the rational design and synthesis of SACs for zinc air batteries.


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