Fe–N<sub>4</sub> and Co–N<sub>4</sub> dual sites for boosting oxygen electroreduction in Zn–air batteries
Dan Wang, Hao Xu, Peixia Yang, Xiangyu Lu, Jingyuan Ma, Ruopeng Li, Lihui Xiao, Jinqiu Zhang, Maozhong An
Abstract
A facile MOF-mediated approach is proposed to synthesize FeCo–N–C catalyst <italic>via</italic> one-step impregnation-pyrolysis without any post-treatment. The dual-metal site (Fe–N<sub>4</sub> & Co–N<sub>4</sub>) can synergistically boost the ORR activity in the Zn–air batteries.
Topics & Concepts
Boosting (machine learning)CatalysisPyrolysisDual (grammatical number)OxygenMetalMaterials scienceChemistryInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringComputer scienceMetallurgyEngineeringOrganic chemistryArtificial intelligenceLiteratureArtElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchFuel Cells and Related Materials