Citation: Congcong Wang, Kai Zhang, Bai Yang. Architecting double-shelled hollow carbon nanocages embedded bimetallic sites as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for zinc-air batteries[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(8): 110538. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110538 shu

Architecting double-shelled hollow carbon nanocages embedded bimetallic sites as bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for zinc-air batteries

State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China

zk@jlu.edu.cn

Received Date: 26 August 2024
Revised Date: 9 September 2024
Accepted Date: 8 October 2024
Available Online: 10 October 2024

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Rational design of complex hollow nanostructures offers a great opportunity to construct various functional nanostructures. A novel in situ disassembly-polymerization-pyrolysis approach was developed to synthesize atomically dispersed Fe single atoms (Fe SAs) and tiny Co nanoparticles (Co NPs) binary sites embedded in double-shelled hollow carbon nanocages (Co NPs/Fe SAs DSCNs) without removing excess templates. The Co NPs/Fe SAs DSCNs displayed excellent bifunctional activity, boosting the realistic rechargeable zinc-air batteries with high efficiency, long-term durability, and reversibility, which is comparable to noble metal catalysts (Pt/C and RuO₂). The enhanced catalytic activity should be attributed to as well as the strong interactions between Fe SAs and Co NPs with the nitrogen-doped carbon matrix, the exposure of more active sites, and the high-flux mass transportation. In addition, the confinement effect between the double C–N shells prevented the aggregation and corrosion of metal atoms, thus improving the durability of the Co NPs/Fe SAs DSCNs, further highlighting the structural advantages of carbon nanoreactor. This work provides guidance for further rational design and preparation of complex hollow structure materials with advanced bifunctional air cathodes.
- Double-shelled hollow carbon nanocages,
- In situ polymerization,
- Bimetallic sites,
- Bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst,
- Zn-air batteries
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