Citation: Jing Tian, Depei Liu, Jingsha Li, Dan Sun, Hongtao Liu, Haiyan Wang, Yougen Tang. Cu/Cu₂O nanoparticles co-regulated carbon catalyst for alkaline Al-air batteries[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2021, 32(8): 2427-2432. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.01.022 shu

Cu/Cu₂O nanoparticles co-regulated carbon catalyst for alkaline Al-air batteries

Jing Tian ^a ,
Depei Liu ^b ,
Jingsha Li ^{a, c} ,
Dan Sun ^a ,
Hongtao Liu ^a ,
Haiyan Wang ^{a, d, *,} ,
Yougen Tang ^{a, *,}

a.
Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Power Sources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
b.
Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
c.
Institute of Materials Science and Devices, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215011, China
d.
Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmental Friendly Materials of Ministry of Education, Jilin Normal University, Changchun 130103, China

wanghy419@csu.edu.cn

ygtang@csu.edu.cn

Received Date: 14 November 2020
Revised Date: 28 December 2020
Accepted Date: 29 December 2020
Available Online: 15 January 2021

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Developing high-efficiency, inexpensive, and steady non-precious metal oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts to displace Pt-based catalysts is significant for commercial applications of Al-air battery. Here, we have prepared the Cu/Cu₂O-NC catalyst with excellent ORR performance and high stability, due to the synergistic effect of Cu and Cu₂O nanoparticles. The half-wave potential (0.8 V) and the limiting-current density (5.20 mA/cm²) of the Cu/Cu₂O-NC are very close to those of the 20% Pt/C catalyst (0.82 V, 5.10 mA/cm²). Besides, it exhibits excellent performance with a maximal power density of 250 mW/cm² and a stable continuous discharge for more than 90 h in the Al-air battery test. The promoting effects of Cu₂O towards Cu-based ORR catalysts are illustrated as follows: (i) Cu₂O is the major ORR active site by the redox of Cu(Ⅱ)/Cu(Ⅰ), which provides excellent ORR activities; (ii) Cu can stabilize the location of Cu₂O by assisting the electron transfer to Cu(Ⅱ)/Cu(Ⅰ) redox, which is conducive to the high stability of the catalyst. This work provides a useful strategy for enhancing the ORR performance of Cu-based catalysts.
- Cu/Cu₂O,
- Oxygen reduction reaction,
- Al-air battery,
- Stability,
- Synergistic effect
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