A hybrid transition metal nanocrystal-embedded graphitic carbon nitride nanosheet system as a superior oxygen electrocatalyst for rechargeable Zn–air batteries
Wen‐Jun Niu, Jin‐Zhong He, Yaping Wang, Qiao‐Qiao Sun, Wen-Wu Liu, Lu-Yin Zhang, Mao‐Cheng Liu, Mingjin Liu, Yu‐Lun Chueh
Abstract
A general solid-phase pyrolysis method was developed to synthesize the hybrid transition metals nanocrystals-embedded graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets (M-CNNs) as highly efficient oxygen electrocatalyst for rechargeable Zn–air batteries (ZABs).
Topics & Concepts
NanosheetElectrocatalystNanocrystalGraphitic carbon nitrideMaterials scienceNanotechnologyTransition metalNitrideOxygen evolutionCarbon fibersMetalCatalysisElectrochemistryChemistryElectrodeMetallurgyComposite numberComposite materialPhotocatalysisOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryLayer (electronics)Advanced battery technologies researchElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies