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A Mass Transfer-Enhanced Pyrolysis-Free Bifunctional Catalyst to Boost Ultralong Lifespan Zinc-Air Batteries
Energy Material Advances 2023, 4: 0061
Published: 12 October 2023
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The development of efficient and low-cost bifunctional oxygen catalysts is essential yet a challenge for zinc-air batteries (ZABs). Here, we prepared a pyrolysis-free 3-dimensional hybrid catalyst (COP-Fe@3D-LDH) with bifunctional oxygen-catalytic activity by integrating layered double hydroxides (3D-LDH) and a fully conjugated iron phthalocyanine-based covalent organic polymer (COP-Fe). More hierarchically porous and larger specific surface area (170.4 m2 g−1) can effectively enhance the mass transfer process and active site exposure of cathode, allowing COP-Fe@3D-LDH to exhibit an outstanding peak power density (148.5 mW cm−2) and an ultralong lifespan (over 400 h at 10 mA cm−2) in ZABs. Accordingly, this work provides a new perspective to enhance the performance of pyrolysis-free catalysts in ZABs.

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