Boosting oxygen reduction of well-dispersed CoP/V(PO3)3 sites via geometric and electronic engineering for flexible Zn–air batteries

Possessing electron-rich phosphorus and metal sites, transition metal phosphides are expected to break through the reaction kinetics barrier of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) for Zn–air batteries (ZABs). Herein, well-dispersed CoP/V(PO3)3 heterojunction nanoparticles were decorated on hollow ca...

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Published in:Inorganic chemistry frontiers 2023-12, Vol.10 (24), p.7333-7342
Main Authors: Luo, Zuyang, Fengli Wei, Gong, Junlin, Wang, Lixia, Huang, Zhiyang, Tayirjan Taylor Isimjan, Yang, Xiulin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical reduction
Dispersion
Electronic engineering
Heterojunctions
Inorganic chemistry
Metal air batteries
Oxygen reduction reactions
Phosphides
Reaction kinetics
Stability
Transition metals
Zinc-oxygen batteries
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Summary:Possessing electron-rich phosphorus and metal sites, transition metal phosphides are expected to break through the reaction kinetics barrier of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) for Zn–air batteries (ZABs). Herein, well-dispersed CoP/V(PO3)3 heterojunction nanoparticles were decorated on hollow carbon spheres (CoP/V(PO3)3@HCS) via bi-surfactant template tactics. Experimental and theoretical investigations synergistically confirmed that multi-component coupling induced a charge redistribution and a moderate d-band center, which optimized the adsorption of intermediates and activation energy barrier. Because of the above features, the resultant CoP/V(PO3)3@HCS exhibits eminent ORR activity (E1/2 = 0.81 V, jL = 5.6 mA cm−2) and stability (10 h, ∼98%), surpassing those of most previous reports. Impressively, a CoP/V(PO3)3@HCS-based aqueous ZAB achieves a high power density (182 mW cm−2) and an extremely long life (710 h), being 1.4 and 1.6 times those of the commercial Pt/C, respectively, and its assembled flexible counterpart features extraordinary bending stability.
ISSN:2052-1545
2052-1553
DOI:10.1039/d3qi01815f