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Ag is a potential low-cost oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)catalyst in alkaline condition,which is important for the zinc-air batteries.Here,we report that an Ag based single atom catalyst with heteroatom coordination.Ag1-h-NPCISC,has been synthesized and shown much improved performance towards ORR by manipulating the coordination environment of the Ag center.It shows a high half wave potential(0.896 V)and a high turnover frequency(TOF)(5.9 s-1)at 0.85 V,which are higher than the previously reported Ag based catalysts and commercial Pt/C.A zinc-air battery with high peak power density of 270 mW·cm-2 is fabricated by using the Ag1-h-NPCISC as air electrode.The high performance is attributed to(1)the hollow structure providing good mass transfer;(2)the single atom metal center structure providing high utility of the Ag;(3)heteroatom coordination environment providing the adjusted binding to the ORR intermediates.Density functional theory(DFT)calculations show that the energy barrier for the formation of OOH*,which is considered as the rate determine step for ORR on Ag nanoparticles,is lowered on Ag1-h-NPCISC,thus improving the ORR activity.This work demonstrates that the well manipulated Ag based single atom catalysts are promising in electrocatalysis.
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纳米研究(英文版)
ISSN: 1998-0124
Year: 2022
Issue: 9
Volume: 15
Page: 7968-7975
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