Rational Design of Spinel Oxide Nanocomposites with Tailored Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions for ZincAir Batteries
The unique physical and chemical properties of spinels have made them highly suitable electrocatalysts in oxygen evolution reaction and oxygen reduction reaction (OER & ORR). Zinc–air batteries (ZABs), which are safer and more cost-effective power sources than commercial lithium-ion batteries, h...
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| author | Gnanaprakasam Janani Yujin Chae Subramani Surendran Yelyn Sim Woosung Park Jung Kyu Kim Uk Sim |
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| description | The unique physical and chemical properties of spinels have made them highly suitable electrocatalysts in oxygen evolution reaction and oxygen reduction reaction (OER & ORR). Zinc–air batteries (ZABs), which are safer and more cost-effective power sources than commercial lithium-ion batteries, hinge on ORR and OER. The slow kinetics of the air electrode reduce its high theoretical energy density and specific capacity, which limits its practical applications. Thus, tuning the performance of the electrocatalyst and cathode architecture is vital for improving the performance of ZABs, which calls for exploring spinel, a material that delivers improved performance. However, the structure–activity relationship of spinel is still unclear because there is a lack of extensive information about it. This study was performed to address the promising potential of spinel as the bifunctional electrocatalyst in ZABs based on an in-depth understanding of spinel structure and active sites at the atomic level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-93247087486b4a9fb6542ece77c592dd2023-11-19T23:16:17ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-05-01109316510.3390/app10093165Rational Design of Spinel Oxide Nanocomposites with Tailored Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions for ZincAir BatteriesGnanaprakasam Janani0Yujin Chae1Subramani Surendran2Yelyn Sim3Woosung Park4Jung Kyu Kim5Uk Sim6Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Engineering Research Center and Optoelectronics Convergence Research Center, College of Engineering and College of AI Convergence, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, KoreaDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Engineering Research Center and Optoelectronics Convergence Research Center, College of Engineering and College of AI Convergence, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, KoreaDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Engineering Research Center and Optoelectronics Convergence Research Center, College of Engineering and College of AI Convergence, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, KoreaDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Engineering Research Center and Optoelectronics Convergence Research Center, College of Engineering and College of AI Convergence, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, KoreaDivision of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 04310, KoreaSchool of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon 16419, KoreaDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Engineering Research Center and Optoelectronics Convergence Research Center, College of Engineering and College of AI Convergence, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, KoreaThe unique physical and chemical properties of spinels have made them highly suitable electrocatalysts in oxygen evolution reaction and oxygen reduction reaction (OER & ORR). Zinc–air batteries (ZABs), which are safer and more cost-effective power sources than commercial lithium-ion batteries, hinge on ORR and OER. The slow kinetics of the air electrode reduce its high theoretical energy density and specific capacity, which limits its practical applications. Thus, tuning the performance of the electrocatalyst and cathode architecture is vital for improving the performance of ZABs, which calls for exploring spinel, a material that delivers improved performance. However, the structure–activity relationship of spinel is still unclear because there is a lack of extensive information about it. This study was performed to address the promising potential of spinel as the bifunctional electrocatalyst in ZABs based on an in-depth understanding of spinel structure and active sites at the atomic level.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/9/3165spineloxygen reduction reactionoxygen evolution reactionzinc–air batterybifunctional electrocatalysts |
| spellingShingle | Gnanaprakasam Janani Yujin Chae Subramani Surendran Yelyn Sim Woosung Park Jung Kyu Kim Uk Sim Rational Design of Spinel Oxide Nanocomposites with Tailored Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions for ZincAir Batteries Applied Sciences spinel oxygen reduction reaction oxygen evolution reaction zinc–air battery bifunctional electrocatalysts |
| title | Rational Design of Spinel Oxide Nanocomposites with Tailored Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions for ZincAir Batteries |
| title_full | Rational Design of Spinel Oxide Nanocomposites with Tailored Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions for ZincAir Batteries |
| title_fullStr | Rational Design of Spinel Oxide Nanocomposites with Tailored Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions for ZincAir Batteries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rational Design of Spinel Oxide Nanocomposites with Tailored Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions for ZincAir Batteries |
| title_short | Rational Design of Spinel Oxide Nanocomposites with Tailored Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution and Reduction Reactions for ZincAir Batteries |
| title_sort | rational design of spinel oxide nanocomposites with tailored electrochemical oxygen evolution and reduction reactions for zincair batteries |
| topic | spinel oxygen reduction reaction oxygen evolution reaction zinc–air battery bifunctional electrocatalysts |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/9/3165 |
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