Biomass-derived cobalt/carbon hierarchically structured composites for efficient oxygen electrocatalysis and zinc–air batteries
Jing Chen, Shaoxuan Yang, Zhengping Zhang, Feng Wang
Abstract
In this work, we constructed a biomass-derived composite (denoted as Co@Co–N,S–C), which exhibited excellent efficient bifunctional performance for ORR/OER, as well as an outstanding performance when employed in secondary zinc–air batteries.
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BifunctionalElectrocatalystCobaltZincOxygen evolutionCatalysisCarbon fibersBiomass (ecology)Materials scienceComposite numberOxygenChemical engineeringComposite materialChemistryElectrodeMetallurgyElectrochemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringPhysical chemistryOceanographyGeologyElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchFuel Cells and Related Materials