Constructing FeS and ZnS Heterojunction on N,S-Codoped Carbon as Robust Electrocatalyst toward Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Highly active and cost-efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are significant for developing renewable energy conversion devices. Herein, a nanocomposite Fe/ZnS-SNC electrocatalyst with an FeS and ZnS heterojunction on N,S-codoped carbon has been fabricated via a facile one-step sulfonating of the pre-designed Zn- and Fe-organic frameworks. Benefitting from the electron transfer from FeS to adjacent ZnS at the heterointerfaces, the optimized Fe/ZnS-SNC900 catalyst exhibits excellent ORR performances, featuring the half-wave potentials of 0.94 V and 0.81 V in alkaline and acidic media, respectively, which is competitive with the commercial 20 wt.% Pt/C (0.87 and 0.76 V). The flexible Zn-air battery equipping Fe/ZnS-SNC900 affords a higher open-circuit voltage (1.45 V) and power density of 30.2 mW cm-2. Fuel cells assembled with Fe/ZnS-SNC900 as cathodic catalysts deliver a higher power output of 388.3 and 242.8 mW cm-2 in H2-O2 and -air conditions. This work proposes advanced heterostructured ORR electrocatalysts that effectively promote renewable energy conversions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) - 13(2023), 19 vom: 30. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pei, Fenglai [VerfasserIn]
Li, Min [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yifan [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Qiuyun [VerfasserIn]
Song, Kunming [VerfasserIn]
Kong, Fantao [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Xiangzhi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Electron transfer
Heterostructure
Journal Article
N,S codoped
Oxygen reduction reaction
ZnS/FeS

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Date Revised 20.10.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/nano13192682

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363292845