酸素還元と進化のための硫黄-エナミンの共ポリマー化による階層的に多孔なチューブのSとOの調整されたMo単一サイト
Yongzhi Zhao1, Zili Zhang1,2, Luan Liu1
1Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|November 4, 2022
まとめ
研究者は,ユニークな共ポリメリゼーション戦略を使用して,新しい二機能モリブデン単原子触媒 (SAC) を開発しました. この触媒は,高性能の充電可能な亜鉛空気電池の酸素減少と進化反応を大幅に強化します.
科学分野:
- 材料科学
- 電気化学
- キャタリシス
背景:
- 高性能の充電式Zn空気電池は,酸素減少 (ORR) と酸素進化 (OER) のための効率的な二機能触媒を必要とします.
- 非貴金属単原子触媒 (SAC) は低コストで高原子利用率ですが,高度に活性な二機能型は依然として稀です.
- 先進的な触媒の開発は,エネルギー貯蔵技術の改善に不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 新しい二機能モリブデン単原子触媒 (SAC) を合成し,ORRとOERの活性性を向上させるための最適化されたO/S調整を行う.
- 再充電可能なZn-空気電池における新しいMo SACの触媒性能を調査する.
- 触媒の性能を商用基準と比較する
主な方法:
- O/S調整 (Mo-O2S2-C) を持つ Mo SAC を生成するために,ナノ空間限定の硫黄-エナミンの共ポリマー化戦略が採用された.
- 活性部位の露出と質量移転を改善するために,触媒は多層,階層的に多孔の空洞チューブに支えられました.
- 電気化学的試験はORRとOERの活性を評価するために行われ,触媒は性能評価のためにZn-airバッテリーに組み込まれました.
主要な成果:
- Mo-O2S2-C触媒は優れたORR活性と低OER超電位 (10 mA cm-2で324 mV) を示し,報告された多くのMoベースの触媒を上回った.
- 階層的な多孔構造は,質量移転を容易にし,より活発なサイトを暴露しました.
- 製造されたZn-air電池は,高出力密度 (197.3 mW cm-2) と長い使用寿命 (50 時間) を達成し,商用Pt/C+IrO2触媒を上回った.
結論:
- 開発されたO/Sの調整によるMo SACは,エネルギー用途のための非貴金属触媒の重要な進歩を表しています.
- 独特の合成戦略と触媒構造は,高効率の電気触媒の設計に有望な経路を提供します.
- この研究は,次世代の再充電可能なZn-空気電池のための貴金属触媒の有効な代替手段を提供します.
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