Boosting Oxygen Electrocatalysis in CoN-CoSe2 Heterogeneous Hollow Nanocages with Engineered Build-In Electric Field for Zn–Air Batteries
Tiantian Tang
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Physics and Electric Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150025 China
Search for more papers by this authorHanwen He
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Physics and Electric Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150025 China
Search for more papers by this authorYukun Liu
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Physics and Electric Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150025 China
Search for more papers by this authorHongrui Yang
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Physics and Electric Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150025 China
Search for more papers by this authorJiabei Yu
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Physics and Electric Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150025 China
Search for more papers by this authorXinshuang Lin
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Physics and Electric Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150025 China
Search for more papers by this authorYang Song
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Physics and Electric Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150025 China
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Sen Zhang
College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
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Chao Deng
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Physics and Electric Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150025 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorTiantian Tang
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Physics and Electric Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150025 China
Search for more papers by this authorHanwen He
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Physics and Electric Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150025 China
Search for more papers by this authorYukun Liu
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Physics and Electric Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150025 China
Search for more papers by this authorHongrui Yang
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Physics and Electric Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150025 China
Search for more papers by this authorJiabei Yu
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Physics and Electric Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150025 China
Search for more papers by this authorXinshuang Lin
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Physics and Electric Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150025 China
Search for more papers by this authorYang Song
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Physics and Electric Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150025 China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Sen Zhang
College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150001 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Chao Deng
Key Laboratory for Photonic and Electronic Bandgap Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Physics and Electric Engineering, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150025 China
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
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The exploration of oxygen catalyst with superior behaviors in a wide temperature range is a key issue for Zn–air battery. Herein, the CoN-CoSe2@C hollow cages with a built-in electric field (BIEF) on heterointerface are explored as the oxygen electrocatalyst for Zn–air battery (ZAB). Based on the theoretical analysis, the large work function difference (∆WF) of CoN-CoSe2 heterostructure propels the interfacial electron redistribution, which results in the strong BIEF and facilitates high catalytic activities. In addition, the CoN-CoSe2 nanocrystals are embedded in the hollow carbon nanocage to fully realize its performance. The central hollow structure of the carbon based nanocages provides the facile electron/ion/mass pathways and endows fast kinetics. Taking the advantages of both the strong BIEF and the well-designed substrate, the CoN-CoSe2@C hollow cages achieve the superior bifunctional electrocatalytic behaviors and good cycling performance even down to low-temperature such as −30 °C. Moreover, the full ZAB with CoN-CoSe2@C hollow cage cathode shows the superior performance and high reliability in diverse working conditions. Therefore, it is a promising power source candidate for the electronics in practical applications.
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