Optimizing electronic synergy of atomically dispersed dual-metal Ni–N<sub>4</sub> and Fe–N<sub>4</sub> sites with adjacent Fe nanoclusters for high-efficiency oxygen electrocatalysis
Haibing Meng, Bin Wu, Dantong Zhang, Xuhai Zhu, Songzhu Luo, Ya You, Kai Chen, Juncai Long, Jiexin Zhu, Liping Liu, Shibo Xi, Tristan Petit, Dingsheng Wang, Xian‐Ming Zhang, Zhichuan J. Xu, Liqiang Mai
Abstract
The electronic synergy of Fe nanoclusters and Ni/Fe–N 4 single-atomic sites optimizes the adsorption/desorption of oxygenated intermediates and reduces the energy barrier of the oxygen electrocatalysis, boosting the Zn–air batteries performance.
Topics & Concepts
NanoclustersElectrocatalystMaterials scienceOxygenDesorptionMetalAdsorptionOxygen evolutionNanotechnologyChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryChemistryPhysical chemistryMetallurgyElectrodeElectrochemistryEngineeringOrganic chemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication