journal article·2022-12Open access

Tailoring the spin state of active sites in amorphous transition metal sulfides to promote oxygen electrocatalysis

Xiaopeng Li, Hong Zhang, Yang Wang, Haozhi Wang, Jiajun Wang, Jinfeng Zhang, Liuzhe Qiu, Yida Deng, Xiaopeng Han, Wenbin Hu

Science China Materials· Volume 65· Issue 12

Abstract

调控活性位点的自旋态是提高氧电催化性能的重要研究方向. 然而, 在非晶电催化剂中, 提升催化活性的自旋调控机制尚不清楚. 本 工作通过一步水热法合成了一系列杂原子掺杂的非晶态过渡金属硫化 物材料, 其中在钼(Mo)掺杂的硫化钴(CoS)中, 部分Co2+的电子构型由 高自旋态HS(t2g5eg2)转变为低自旋态LS(t2g6eg1), 优化了各种中间体的吸 附自由能, 从而加速了氧化还原反应动力学. 以Mo-CoS为阴极催化剂 组装的锌-空气电池具有优异的循环稳定性(超过100 h). 大模具锌空气 电池(100 cm2)在大电流(0.5 A)下仍表现出高放电电压(1.25 V)和高质 量能量密度(93 W h kg−1), 可以点亮2.5 m的发光二极管条带持续7天以 上. 这项工作为理解非晶材料中自旋态调控对氧电催化活性影响的机 理提供了借鉴.
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