Electrostatic spun hierarchically porous carbon matrix with CoSe2/Co heterostructure as bifunctional electrocatalysts for zinc-air batteries

Junfeng Huang, Qi Luo, Jizhao Zou, Xierong Zeng, Bingbing Chen, Hongliang Wu, Qijian Tang

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Abstract

N-doped carbon matrix with CoSe2/Co heterostructures was fabricated via a four-step method by using electrostatic spinning technology for bifunctional electrocatalysts with affluent active sites, hierarchical porosity and outstanding electrocatalytic performance. The optimized CoSe2/Co@NCNF-3 exhibited excellent bifunctional electrocatalytic performance with a Tafel slope of 76 mV/dec for ORR and a potential of 1.64 V vs. RHE at 10 mA/cm2 for OER. Furthermore, it also showed superior long-term stability and anti-methanol ability compared to those of commercial Pt/C and IrO2 catalysts. Application of CoSe2/Co@NCNF-3 in zinc-air battery was assembled with distinguished long-term cycling stability and high maximum power density (79 mW/cm2). Density functional theory calculation demonstrated that CoSe2/Co heterostructure boosted intermediate adsorption ability and also improved catalytic capacity for OER.

Original languageEnglish
Article number160056
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume875
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Sep 2021

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