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Qiuyan Jin, Liping Xiao, Weidong He, Hao Cui, Chengxin Wang. Self-supported metal (Fe, Co, Ni)-embedded nitrogen-doping carbon nanorod framework as trifunctional electrode for flexible Zn-air batteries and switchable water electrolysis. Green Energy&Environment, 2023, 8(6): 1644-1653. doi: 10.1016/j.gee.2022.03.008
Citation: Qiuyan Jin, Liping Xiao, Weidong He, Hao Cui, Chengxin Wang. Self-supported metal (Fe, Co, Ni)-embedded nitrogen-doping carbon nanorod framework as trifunctional electrode for flexible Zn-air batteries and switchable water electrolysis. Green Energy&Environment, 2023, 8(6): 1644-1653. doi: 10.1016/j.gee.2022.03.008
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Self-supported metal (Fe, Co, Ni)-embedded nitrogen-doping carbon nanorod framework as trifunctional electrode for flexible Zn-air batteries and switchable water electrolysis

doi: 10.1016/j.gee.2022.03.008

  • a. State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China;

  • b. The Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants Nos. 51972349, U1801255 and 91963210).

  • Received date 23 December 2021, Accepted date 22 March 2022, RevRecd date 08 March 2022, Publish date 30 March 2022,
    Abstract
  • To meet the practical demand of wearable/portable electronics, developing high-efficiency and durable multifunctional catalyst and in-situ assembling catalysts into electrodes with flexible features are urgently needed but challenging. Herein, we report a simple route to fabricate bendable multifunctional electrodes by in-situ carbonization of metal ion absorbed polyaniline precursor. Alloy nanoparticles encapsulated in graphite layer are uniformly distributed in the N-doping carbon nanorod skeleton. Profiting from the favorable free-standing structure and the cooperative effect of metallic nanoparticles, graphitic layer and N doped-carbon architecture, the trifunctional electrodes exhibit prominent activities and stability toward HER, OER and ORR. Notably, due to the protection of carbon layer, the electrocatalysts show the reversible catalytic HER/OER properties. The overall water splitting device can continuously work for 12 h under frequent exchanges of cathode and anode. Importantly, the bendable metal air batteries fabricated by self-supported electrode not only displays the outstanding battery performance, achieving a decent peak power density (125 mW cm-2) and exhibiting favorable charge-discharge durability of 22 h, but also holds superb flexible stability. Specially, a lightweight self-driven water splitting unit is demonstrated with stable hydrogen production.

     

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