Electronic Structure Tunable Metallosupramolecular Polymers as Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Rechargeable Zn-Air Battery
Rui-Lin Chai
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
College of Sciences, Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorShi-Bo Han
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorLi-Wei Wang
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
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Sheng-Hua Li
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorHui Pan
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorHao-Bo Zhang
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorXian-Yi Tu
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorZi-Ying Wang
College of Sciences, Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorXiaocong Wang
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorGuang-Yue Li
College of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063210 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorJin Zhao
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
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Lifeng Zhang
College of Sciences, Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 P. R. China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorXin Li
Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300192 P. R. China
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Qian Zhao
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorRui-Lin Chai
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
College of Sciences, Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorShi-Bo Han
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorLi-Wei Wang
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Sheng-Hua Li
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorHui Pan
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorHao-Bo Zhang
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorXian-Yi Tu
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorZi-Ying Wang
College of Sciences, Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorXiaocong Wang
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorGuang-Yue Li
College of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063210 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorJin Zhao
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Lifeng Zhang
College of Sciences, Institute of Molecular Plus, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072 P. R. China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorXin Li
Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300192 P. R. China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Qian Zhao
College of Sciences, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457 P. R. China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
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Metallosupramolecular polymers (MSPs) have shown great potential in the area of oxygen electrocatalysis due to their tunable electronic structure, and predictable coordination environment. Further exploration of structure−performance relationships of oxygen electrocatalysts is crucial for designing highly efficient catalysts. Herein, a strategy is proposed to prepare MSP-based bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts with different oxygen electrocatalytic preferences (Co-AQ and Co-AN) by adjusting the electronic structure of organic linkers. The electronic effects of organic linkers significantly influence the adsorbate evolution mechanism. Co-AQ, with an electron-withdrawing linker, demonstrated superior OER activity among the two with an overpotential of 280 mV at 10 mA cm−2 and 340 mV at 50 mA cm−2. In contrast, Co-AN, with an electron-donating linker, exhibited outstanding ORR activity with a large limiting current density of 6.14 mA cm−2. Furthermore, the Co-AQ-based Zn–air battery showed a high power density (135 mW cm−2) and excellent cycling stability of 100 h. This work presents a novel approach for adjusting bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis performance and further reveals the structure−performance relationships of oxygen electrocatalysts.
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