Controllable construction of CoP nanoparticles anchored on a nitrogen-doped porous carbon as an electrocatalyst for highly efficient oxygen reduction in Zn-air batteries

YAN Xiao-li; WANG Kui; HAO Shu-wei; ZHOU Guang-da; YANG Hao-wei; ZHANG Hua; GUO Jun-jie

doi:10.1016/S1872-5805(24)60848-6

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YAN Xiao-li, WANG Kui, HAO Shu-wei, ZHOU Guang-da, YANG Hao-wei, ZHANG Hua, GUO Jun-jie. Controllable construction of CoP nanoparticles anchored on a nitrogen-doped porous carbon as an electrocatalyst for highly efficient oxygen reduction in Zn-air batteries. New Carbon Mater.. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(24)60848-6

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YAN Xiao-li, WANG Kui, HAO Shu-wei, ZHOU Guang-da, YANG Hao-wei, ZHANG Hua, GUO Jun-jie. Controllable construction of CoP nanoparticles anchored on a nitrogen-doped porous carbon as an electrocatalyst for highly efficient oxygen reduction in Zn-air batteries. New Carbon Mater.. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(24)60848-6

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YAN Xiao-li, WANG Kui, HAO Shu-wei, ZHOU Guang-da, YANG Hao-wei, ZHANG Hua, GUO Jun-jie. Controllable construction of CoP nanoparticles anchored on a nitrogen-doped porous carbon as an electrocatalyst for highly efficient oxygen reduction in Zn-air batteries. New Carbon Mater.. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(24)60848-6

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Controllable construction of CoP nanoparticles anchored on a nitrogen-doped porous carbon as an electrocatalyst for highly efficient oxygen reduction in Zn-air batteries

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(24)60848-6

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Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China

Funds: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (12305332), Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province (202203021221089), Science and Technology Innovation Talent Team Project of Shanxi Province (202304051001010), Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi (2019L0253), and Program for the Innovative Talents of Higher Education Institutions of Shanxi (PTIT)

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Corresponding author: YAN Xiao-li, Lecturer. E-mail: yanxiaoli@tyut.edu.cn; GUO Jun-jie, Professor. E-mail: guojunjie@tyut.edu.cn
Received Date: 2024-01-11
Accepted Date: 2024-03-29
Rev Recd Date: 2024-03-28

Available Online: 2024-04-02

Abstract

Abstract

Exploring cost-efficient and high-efficient noble metal-free catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions (ORRs) involved in sustainable energy devices still remains a great challenge. Transition-metal phosphides supported on heteroatom-doped carbons have presented a potential as alternative candidates of precious metals due to their tunable electronic structures and boosted catalytic performance. Herein, phosphating was adopted to construct CoP nanoparticles (NPs) anchored on a nitrogen-doped porous carbon framework (CoP@NC) from Co NPs loaded on NC using PH₃ gas released from NaH₂PO₂during heat treatment. The dodecahedral structure of Co NPs is retained in their transformation to CoP NPs. The CoP@NC electrocatalyst shows remarkable ORR activity with a half-wave potential up to 0.92 V under alkaline conditions, which is attributed to the synergistic coupling between the well dispersed CoP nanoparticles on the nitrogen-doped carbon support and the efficient mass transport in the porous structure. Zinc-air batteries assembled with the CoP@NC electrocatalyst as an cathode displays a high open-circuit voltage of 1.51 V and power density of 210.1 mW cm⁻². This work provides a novel strategy to develop low-cost catalysts with excellent ORR performance to promote their practical application in metal-air batteries.
- Electrocatalysts,
- Co-based catalysts,
- Metal phosphides,
- ORR,
- Zinc-air battery

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