Abstract

Highlights

General principles for designing atomically dispersed metal-nitrogen-carbon (M–N-C) are briefly reviewed.

Strategies to enhance the bifunctional catalytic performance of atomically dispersed M–N-C are summarized.

Challenges and perspectives of M–N-C bifunctional oxygen catalysts for Rechargeable zinc-air batteries are discussed.

Rechargeable zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are currently receiving extensive attention because of their extremely high theoretical specific energy density, low manufacturing costs, and environmental friendliness. Exploring bifunctional catalysts with high activity and stability to overcome sluggish kinetics of oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction is critical for the development of rechargeable ZABs. Atomically dispersed metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-N-C) catalysts possessing prominent advantages of high metal atom utilization and electrocatalytic activity are promising candidates to promote oxygen electrocatalysis. In this work, general principles for designing atomically dispersed M-N-C are reviewed. Then, strategies aiming at enhancing the bifunctional catalytic activity and stability are presented. Finally, the challenges and perspectives of M-N-C bifunctional oxygen catalysts for ZABs are outlined. It is expected that this review will provide insights into the targeted optimization of atomically dispersed M-N-C catalysts in rechargeable ZABs.

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Title
Atomically Dispersed Transition Metal-Nitrogen-Carbon Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts for Zinc-Air Batteries: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives
Author
Dong, Fang 1 ; Wu, Mingjie 2 ; Chen, Zhangsen 3 ; Liu, Xianhu 4 ; Zhang, Gaixia 5 ; Qiao, Jinli 6 ; Sun, Shuhui 7 

 Institut National de La Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Varennes, Canada 
 China University of Geosciences, Engineering Research Center of Nano, Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.503241.1) (ISNI:0000 0004 1760 9015); Institut National de La Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Varennes, Canada (GRID:grid.503241.1) 
 Institut National de La Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Varennes, Canada (GRID:grid.503241.1) 
 Zhengzhou University, Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold, Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.207374.5) (ISNI:0000 0001 2189 3846) 
 Institut National de La Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Varennes, Canada (GRID:grid.207374.5) 
 Donghua University, State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Innovation Institute for Materials, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.255169.c) (ISNI:0000 0000 9141 4786) 
 Institut National de La Recherche Scientifique (INRS)-Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Varennes, Canada (GRID:grid.255169.c) 
Pages
36
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Dec 2022
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
23116706
e-ISSN
21505551
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2610663647
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.