Research summary
A critical review covered the electrochemistry and air-electrode materials chemistry of metal-air batteries, framing them as candidate power sources for next-generation electronics, electrified transportation and grid storage based on the combination of a high-energy-density metal anode with an open-structure air cathode [1]. A cation-deficient spinel ZnMn2O4 cathode in Zn(CF3SO3)2 electrolyte showed facile charge transfer and Zn insertion in a structurally robust spinel host with small particle size and abundant cation vacancies, characterized by XRD, Raman, synchrotron XAS, FTIR and NMR [2]. A review of self-supported transition-metal-based electrocatalysts for hydrogen and oxygen evolution covered chalcogenides, phosphides, carbides and nitrides as earth-abundant alternatives to noble-metal catalysts, with freestanding electrode architectures preferred over conventional coated powders for kinetics and stability [3]. An aqueous zinc/sodium vanadate battery employing simultaneous insertion of dual carriers retained 82% capacity over 1000 cycles, and a quasi-solid-state variant was demonstrated for flexible storage [4]. A Chemical Reviews account on spinels covered solid-, solution- and vapor-phase synthesis methods and applications in oxygen reduction/evolution catalysis and beyond [5]. A 2011 review of functional materials for rechargeable batteries surveyed thermodynamic and kinetic constraints on anodes, cathodes, electrolytes and separators across applications from portable electronics to electric vehicles and smart-grid storage [6]. A tutorial review of materials chemistry for rechargeable zinc-ion batteries detailed properties and strategies for metallic zinc anodes and classified cathode materials by structural and electrochemical properties, including specific failure modes and remedies [7].
Recent publications
- Metal鈥揳ir batteries: from oxygen reduction electrochemistry to cathode catalystsDOI
- Cation-Deficient Spinel ZnMn2O4 Cathode in Zn(CF3SO3)2 Electrolyte for Rechargeable Aqueous Zn-Ion BatteryDOI
- Rechargeable aqueous zinc-manganese dioxide batteries with high energy and power densitiesDOI
- Self鈥怱upported Transition鈥怣etal鈥怋ased Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen and Oxygen EvolutionDOI
- Aqueous rechargeable zinc/sodium vanadate batteries with enhanced performance from simultaneous insertion of dual carriersDOI
- Spinels: Controlled Preparation, Oxygen Reduction/Evolution Reaction Application, and BeyondDOI
- Functional Materials for Rechargeable BatteriesDOI
- Materials chemistry for rechargeable zinc-ion batteriesDOI
- Rapid room-temperature synthesis of nanocrystalline spinels as oxygen reduction and evolution electrocatalystsDOI
- Prospects of organic electrode materials for practical lithium batteriesDOI
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