<i>In situ</i>construction of FeCo alloy nanoparticles embedded in nitrogen-doped bamboo-like carbon nanotubes as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for Zn–air batteries
Junxue Chen, Jie Zhu, Sijia Li, Zhong‐Lin Li, Chengzhi Wu, Ding Wang, Zhihong Luo, Yibing Li, Kun Luo
Abstract
We demonstrate the in situ construction of embedded FeCo alloy nanoparticles in Nitrogen-doped bamboo-like carbon nanotubes with a large power density of 200.4 mW cm −2 and a robust cycling performance over 445 h for Zn-air battery.
Topics & Concepts
BifunctionalElectrocatalystMaterials scienceAlloyNanoparticleCarbon nanotubeCarbon fibersDopingNitrogenNanotechnologyChemical engineeringCatalysisElectrodeMetallurgyElectrochemistryChemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryComposite numberOptoelectronicsEngineeringPhysical chemistryAdvanced battery technologies researchElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionConducting polymers and applications