Recent progress in porous carbon-supported materials as efficient oxygen electrocatalysts for zinc-air batteries

S Cai, Y An, Y Feng, L Duan, H Zhang, M Zhang… - Science China …, 2023 - Springer
The urgency of the energy shortage has intensified, and the emission of carbon dioxide from
conventional fossil fuels has significantly led to global warming in recent years. Zinc-air …

Mechanically rechargeable zinc-air batteries for two-and three-wheeler electric vehicles in emerging markets

A Kongara, AK Samuel, G Kapadia… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Mechanically rechargeable zinc-air batteries are considered promising for powering electric
vehicles due to their high theoretical energy density, but a few practical hurdles impede their …

Valorising lignocellulosic biomass to high-performance electrocatalysts via anaerobic digestion pretreatment

J Yang, S Tang, W Mei, Y Chen, W Yi, P Lv, G Yang - Biochar, 2024 - Springer
Anaerobic digestion (AD) was initially evaluated as a potential preprocessing method for
preparing biomass-based carbon electrocatalysts in this study. The AD pretreatment …

Molten salt-directed synthesis of strontium manganese perovskite oxide: an active electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction

CM Enoch, S Ingavale, P Marbaniang, I Patil… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a molten-salt pathway for the synthesis of strontium manganese perovskite oxide
(SMO), its phase transition with the variation of temperature, and demonstrate the intrinsic …

F-Doped Nickel Cobalt Oxide-Carbon Composite Electrocatalysts Paired with Mechanically Robust Anion-Conducting Chitosan Membranes for Flexible and …

M Kurian, SP Ranganath, V Vijayakumar… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2024 - ACS Publications
High-performing, cost-effective electrocatalysts and anion-conducting polymer electrolyte
membranes are essential for realizing commercially affordable zinc–air batteries (ZABs). In …

Insights on Prussian Blue Analogue Cathode Material Engineered with Polypyrrole Surface Protection Layer for Aqueous Rechargeable Zinc Metal Battery

PP Puthiyaveetil, A Nair, S Dilwale, M Kurian, K Joshi… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
One of the key intricacies against using Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) in aqueous
batteries is their gradual dissolution in aqueous electrolytes, resulting in inadequate cycling …

In situ self-assembly of molybdenum carbide and iron carbide heterostructures on N-doped carbon for an efficient oxygen reduction reaction

S Ingavale, M Gopalakrishnan, P Marbaniang… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Identifying highly stable, cost-effective, platinum-free, and efficient electrocatalysts for the
oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) remains a formidable challenge. The ORR is important for …

Recent Advances in Catalyst Design and Performance Optimization of Nanostructured Cathode Materials in Zinc–Air Batteries

H Shi, S Gao, X Liu, Y Wang, S Zhou, Q Liu, L Zhang… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This review focuses on the advanced design and optimization of nanostructured zinc–air
batteries (ZABs), with the aim of boosting their energy storage and conversion capabilities …

Eggshell‐Like Carbon Microspheres with Curvature Scheme: Distorted Energy Band and Atomic Charge Waves‐Driven High Performance for Zinc–Air Battery

Q Wang, R Li, W Feng, M Liu, P Li, J Liu - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A metal‐free nanocarbon with an eggshell structure is synthesized from chitosan (CS) and
natural spherical graphite (NSG) as a cathode electrocatalyst for clean zinc‐air batteries and …

Advanced 3D Network of N‐Doped Graphitic Carbon with FeNi Alloy Embedding for High‐Performance Rechargeable Zn‐Air Batteries

A Pandikassala, M Kurian… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the significant progress in Zn− air batteries (ZABs), their widespread use in the
rechargeable sector is hindered due to the scarcity of efficient bifunctional oxygen catalysts …