Recycling cobalt in spent lithium ion batteries to design CoN/HPCF/CoN electrocatalysts for advanced zinc–air batteries
Yibin Wang, Lan Xiao, Yingjie Zhang, Mian Li, Tingting Liu
Abstract
Recycling spent lithium ion batteries and catkin biomass to design a hollow and porous CoN/HPCF/CoN bifunctional electrocatalyst. The CoN/HPCF/CoN derived zinc–air battery reveals a high peak power density of 161.6 mW cm −2 with excellent stability.
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CobaltBifunctionalBattery (electricity)Lithium (medication)Materials scienceZincElectrocatalystChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryElectrodeChemistryCatalysisMetallurgyElectrochemistryPower (physics)Organic chemistryEngineeringPhysical chemistryMedicineEndocrinologyQuantum mechanicsPhysicsAdvancements in Battery MaterialsAdvanced battery technologies researchAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies