The influence of ruthenium substitution in LaCoO<sub>3</sub> towards bi-functional electrocatalytic activity for rechargeable Zn–air batteries
Shivaraju Guddehalli Chandrappa, Prabu Moni, Dehong Chen, Guruprakash Karkera, Kunkanadu R. Prakasha, Rachel A. Caruso, A. S. Prakash
Abstract
The rechargeable zinc–air battery is a clean technology for energy storage applications but is impeded by the slow kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) during its cycling.
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Battery (electricity)Oxygen evolutionRutheniumOxygen reduction reactionOxygenEnergy storageCyclingZincKineticsSubstitution (logic)Oxygen reductionChemistryChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceElectrodeCatalysisComputer scienceMetallurgyElectrochemistryPhysical chemistryThermodynamicsOrganic chemistryEngineeringArchaeologyQuantum mechanicsHistoryProgramming languagePhysicsPower (physics)Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchFuel Cells and Related Materials