Citation: Xinxin Zhang, Zhijian Liang, Xu Zhang, Qian Guo, Ying Xie, Lei Wang, Honggang Fu. Electronic modulation of VN on Co_5.47N as tri-functional electrocatalyst for constructing zinc-air battery to drive water splitting[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(5): 109935. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.109935 shu

Electronic modulation of VN on Co_5.47N as tri-functional electrocatalyst for constructing zinc-air battery to drive water splitting

Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China

xieying@hlju.edu.cn

wanglei0525@hlju.edu.cn

fuhg@vip.sina.cn

fuhg@hlju.edu.cn

Received Date: 6 March 2024
Revised Date: 2 April 2024
Accepted Date: 28 April 2024
Available Online: 29 April 2024

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Developing effective strategy for constructing the electrocatalysts enable tri-functional electrocatalytic activity of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is the premise to achieve both the zinc-air battery (ZAB) and overall water splitting. Herein, we utilize density functional theory to calculate the cobalt nitride (Co_xN, x = 1, 2, 4, 5.47) system, revealing that the Co_5.47N maybe exhibits a tri-functional activity due to the diverse valence states and high-density d-electron state of Co site. Furthermore, the electron of Co site is further delocalized by the electronic compensation effect of vanadium nitride (VN), thus improving the intermediates absorption and electrocatalytic activity. Accordingly, the Co_5.47N/VN heterojunction is designed and synthesized via an electrospinning and a subsequent pyrolysis route. As expected, it displays excellent HER, OER, and ORR activity in alkaline electrolyte, which can be applied to assemble ZAB with a high power density of 207 mW/cm² and overall water splitting system only requires a lower voltage of 1.53 V to achieve 10 mA/cm². The electron regulation effect of VN makes the Co valence state decrease in the reduction reaction whereas increase in the oxidization reaction as evidenced by quasi-operando XPS analyses. Importantly, two ZABs connected in series could drive overall water splitting, indicating the potential application in renewable energy technologies.
- Tri-functional activity,
- Electronic compensation effect,
- Heterojunction,
- Zinc-air batteries,
- Water splitting
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