Activating Ru nanoclusters for robust oxygen reduction in aqueous wide-temperature zinc-air batteries

IF 17.3 1区材料科学 Q1 MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Matter Pub Date : 2024-11-06 DOI:10.1016/j.matt.2024.08.005

Rupeng Liu (刘如鹏) , Chunhuan Jiang (姜春环) , Jinhan Guo (郭金函) , Yue Zheng (郑月) , Leting Zhang (张乐婷) , Xiaolong Liang (梁晓龙) , Huimin Gao (高慧敏) , Jiancheng Zhao (赵建成) , Yunhang Fan (范云航) , Qing Chen (陈庆) , Wenhui He (何文辉) , Lehui Lu (逯乐慧)

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Abstract

Aqueous wide-temperature zinc-air batteries (AWT-ZABs) have the potential to meet the fast-growing energy demand in extreme climates (−60°C to 60°C). However, cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics are susceptible to temperature fluctuations. Herein, we present a highly active and durable ORR catalyst composed of Ru nanoclusters and neighboring Mn-N₄ moieties (Ru_NC@Mn-N₄). The Ru_NC@Mn-N₄ achieved a half-wave potential of 0.925 V, surpassing known Ru-based electrocatalysts, with minimal decay after 50,000 cycles. In AWT-ZABs, the Ru_NC@Mn-N₄ delivered a peak power density (P_max) of 320.6 mW cm⁻² at 60°C and a 1.5- to 3-fold higher P_max at −20°C to −60°C compared to Pt/C. Our mechanistic investigations unveil the electron-deficient nature of Ru nanoclusters activated by the Mn-N₄ moieties, which enables the optimized adsorption/dissociation of O₂ and facilitates low-temperature protonation of intermediates, resulting in speedy wide-temperature ORR kinetics. This study sets the stage for the deliberate design of ORR electrocatalysts for optimal AWT-ZAB performance.

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活化 Ru 纳米团簇，在水性宽温锌-空气电池中实现强效氧还原

水基宽温锌-空气电池（AWT-ZAB）有望满足极端气候条件下（-60°C 至 60°C）快速增长的能源需求。然而，阴极氧还原反应（ORR）动力学易受温度波动的影响。在此，我们提出了一种由 Ru 纳米团簇和邻近的 Mn-N4 分子（RuNC@Mn-N4）组成的高活性、高持久性 ORR 催化剂。RuNC@Mn-N4 的半波电位达到 0.925 V，超过了已知的 Ru 基电催化剂，而且在 50,000 次循环后衰减极小。在 AWT-ZAB 中，与 Pt/C 相比，RuNC@Mn-N4 在 60°C 时的峰值功率密度（Pmax）为 320.6 mW cm-2，在 -20°C 至 -60°C 时的峰值功率密度（Pmax）高出 1.5 至 3 倍。我们的机理研究揭示了由 Mn-N4 分子激活的 Ru 纳米团簇的缺电子特性，这使得 O2 的吸附/解离得以优化，并促进了中间产物的低温质子化，从而产生了快速的宽温 ORR 动力学。这项研究为精心设计具有最佳 AWT-ZAB 性能的 ORR 电催化剂奠定了基础。

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Matter MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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26.30

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2.60%

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367

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