MnO@N-C双功能氧电极催化剂的制备与电化学性能Preparation and electrochemical performance of MnO@N-C bifunctional oxygen electrode catalysts
阮艳莉,王天宇,顾祥顺
摘要(Abstract):
为了解决锰氧化物氧电极催化剂导电性差的问题,并进一步提高其催化活性,引入沸石咪唑酯骨架结构(ZIF8)材料与二氧化锰(MnO_2)材料复合,经高温煅烧后,制得具有高稳定性和双功能催化活性的MnO@N-C催化剂。采用SEM、XRD、XPS对MnO@N-C催化剂进行表征,并将其用于锌空气电池,考察该催化剂的催化性能和电池性能。结果表明:ZIF8的加入为材料提供了丰富的氮(N)源和碳(C)源,增加了催化活性位点,提高了催化剂的导电性和活性,同时,通过2种材料之间的协同作用,使MnO@N-C催化剂实现了较高的双功能性能;催化剂在碱性电解液中的氧还原(ORR)半波电位为0.78 V,与Pt/C催化剂(0.81 V)相接近,同时MnO@N-C催化剂还具有较低的Tafel斜率(113.74 mV/dec);在10 mA/cm~2下催化剂的氧析出(OER)电位E_(j=10)为1.66 V,与贵金属催化剂Ir O_2(1.66 V)相当;使用MnO@N-C催化剂组装的锌空气电池峰值功率密度达到121 mW/cm~2,在10 mA/cm~2下可稳定循环80 h,显示MnO@N-C催化剂具有优异的电化学循环稳定性,是一种非常有前途的高性能锌空气电池氧电极双功能催化剂。
关键词(KeyWords): 锌空气电池;双功能氧电极催化剂;ZIF8;氧化锰;氧还原(ORR);氧析出(OER);电化学性能
基金项目(Foundation): 国家自然科学基金资助项目(21403153)
作者(Author): 阮艳莉,王天宇,顾祥顺
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