The on-demand engineering of metal-doped porous carbon nanofibers as efficient bifunctional oxygen catalysts for high-performance flexible Zn–air batteries
Khang Ngoc Dinh, Zengxia Pei, Ziwen Yuan, Van Chinh Hoang, Wei Li, Qianwei Huang, Xiaozhou Liao, Chuntai Liu, Yuan Chen, Qingyu Yan
Abstract
A dual-functional metal template achieves on-demand control of metal–N–C sites, porous structures, and surface wettability in a carbon nanofiber catalyst, enabling flexible zinc–air batteries with outstanding performance under various mechanical deformations.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceBifunctionalNanofiberWettingZincCatalysisPorosityChemical engineeringMetalCarbon fibersCarbon nanofiberOxygenOxygen evolutionNanotechnologyComposite materialCarbon nanotubeMetallurgyChemistryElectrochemistryComposite numberElectrodeEngineeringOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryAdvanced battery technologies researchElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication