Phase and morphology engineering of porous cobalt–copper sulfide as a bifunctional oxygen electrode for rechargeable Zn

Phase and morphology engineering of porous cobalt–copper sulfide as a bifunctional oxygen electrode for rechargeable Zn–air batteries

Published:2021 Issue:34 Volume:9 Page:18329-18337
ISSN:2050-7488
Container-title:Journal of Materials Chemistry A
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Mater. Chem. A

Author:

Zhuang Linzhou¹^ORCID,Tao Haolan¹,Xu Fang¹,Lian Cheng¹,Liu Honglai¹,Wang Keyu¹,Li Jiankun¹,Zhou Wei²^ORCID,Xu Zhi¹,Shao Zongping²^ORCID,Zhu Zhonghua³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China

2. State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, China

3. School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia

Abstract

Porous Co2Cu1–S is developed into a promising bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst via active-site electronic structure and morphology engineering. When applied as a cathode in Zn–air battery, it exhibits a high specific capacity and robust stability.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/TA/D1TA04701A

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